Poverty line
That's bollocks. You can't put a definite number on that. It depends on where you live, how many kids you have and how carefully you live your life.

I've always been careful with money, and even as a student always managed to get by without too much trouble.

You don't need Sky television (or indeed any television), a computer connected to the internet, a Playstation or the like. Yes, life is nicer if you can afford them but you can get by without if need be. A car is not essential unless you live out in the sticks, and if you do, chances are the cost of living is lower anyway so you could buy something cheap to run in order to get about.

I'm not trying to make light of real poverty, it's just that some people could be a lot more prudent than they are.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 13:30, Reply)