You can live pretty comfortably off of $1000 a month (as a single person) in the Midwest. If you are in some sort of relationship, you have an effective $2k (no

You can live pretty comfortably off of $1000 a month (as a single person) in the Midwest. If you are in some sort of relationship, you have an effective $2k (not including the savings from not having to pay for rent again). If you need more money, save some money up over time and put it into a mutual fund or another financial device.