But a lot of employers test candidates now

that's what i realized when i was at CMU

there was one other white dude there

everyone else was chinese or indian

this was around 2006

I like rice based foods more than corn based foods

Better on the digestive system

Have you set up a savings acct?

Put 10-20% of your earnings in there?

Id recommend something like Merrill Lynch but they were acquired by Bank of America

But putting some money into savings is good to do. You'll forget about it and it'll build up

$500 is pretty hard to survive on nowadays

How's your property tax?

Does it increase each year?

Sorry to probe too much

With that kind of salary, it's difficult to plan for the future

Can't really afford having kids and such (if you wanted them)

I set up a savings last year that was deducted from my pay

I only accrued $600 in it, but that's $600 that I would've blown on trivial stuff

Like beer

I didn't notice it being gone from my pay

500$ in USA has to be pocket change

I had days when i would be penniless and would get outside to see how the day goes without any money, and those usually turned out to be funny days

well i had this cafe where i would aways get free coffee and shit

and i wuld start from there

people still keep slapping me with miserable offers for my synth

and so on

You played synth in public?

Like on a sidewalk?

Nope

I played a guitar on sidewalk but i suck at guitar

I don't actually know many melodies on keys, but i improvise whole day

It's completely doable to live on $500 a week, but it's hard to chart out long-term plans

And if something unexpected comes up, you might be in a bind

ah ok, 500$ a week is ok

thats average monthly salary here

I survived on $12 / hr for a long time

Had a nice apt on some swamps in tampa

Nature preserve

It's doable

Very nice, but i hate combination of humidity and warmth