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Take the Tough Choices Challenge
Families usually budget for hard costs first. Rising housing costs affect other expenses as well as food purchases. Take our Tough Choices Challenge to see how each expense is impacted.
Scenario: You are a family of four. You and your spouse are the parents to Sarah who is 9 years old and in the 4th grade, and Bryan who is 3. You work full-time as a warehouse worker and make $12/hour ($1,920 gross/month). Your spouse works as a personal care aid for $10.50/hr where Sarah goes to school. Your spouse makes $10.5/hour ($1,680 gross/month). Your family’s combined total income each month is $3,600, which is about $30,600 per year after taxes. Can you make necessary life decisions on housing, transportation, childcare and household/food needs — and not to run out of money? Take the challenge.
Now, imagine an emergency happened.
Your family has no health insurance:
Average cost of emergency room visit in Texas is $2,318.
Average emergency root canal is $1,000.
Vehicle emergency:
You have a car accident. You have a $500 deductible.
Your alternator goes out, average cost $800.
What was left in your budget?
For many families experiencing tough choices, food insecurity becomes reality. Hard costs like rent, transportation and childcare affect food purchases because those costs have to be paid in full. Food insecurity is the result of high housing costs, low wages, limited healthcare and support. Together we can advocate for #changeforbetterlives. Sign up to Take Action.
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