I think new immigrant with his wife can earn good and save money.
If both do odd jobs for a year for about say $15 an hr. So in a 40 hr week. Weekly earning is around $600 multiply it by 4 so it makes $2400 add one or two more days as there are 21-22 working days in a month so it is roughly around $2500. Both husband and wife are earning so make it $5000 a month. So it makes $60,000 a year. Cut 20% tax. After tax $48000 remains. Monthly rent of an 1 bedroom apartment $1000, Grocery for 2 peoplre $300-400, transportation cost, $300, Outdoor dinners and going out for month $300, Shopping and other costs, $400. So roughly expenses of a month is $2500, multiply it with 12. Yearly expenses are $30,000.
So looking at this income is $48,000 less expenses $30,000 = savings $18,000
So in the first year even after doing survival jobs savings are $18,000. Which is not bad.
If both do odd jobs for a year for about say $15 an hr. So in a 40 hr week. Weekly earning is around $600 multiply it by 4 so it makes $2400 add one or two more days as there are 21-22 working days in a month so it is roughly around $2500. Both husband and wife are earning so make it $5000 a month. So it makes $60,000 a year. Cut 20% tax. After tax $48000 remains. Monthly rent of an 1 bedroom apartment $1000, Grocery for 2 peoplre $300-400, transportation cost, $300, Outdoor dinners and going out for month $300, Shopping and other costs, $400. So roughly expenses of a month is $2500, multiply it with 12. Yearly expenses are $30,000.
So looking at this income is $48,000 less expenses $30,000 = savings $18,000
So in the first year even after doing survival jobs savings are $18,000. Which is not bad.