Monthly Expenses: Chuck Hunches

Calculator Dept: Chuck hunches over the calculator each month at his kitchen table, tallying up the expenses. And the numbers don't look good, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Annual: $24,500 $1,750 net a month EXPENSES The numbers don't add up for a single dad trying to live on $1,750 a month, but with monthly expenses of $1,806, including payments on a student loan and a raft of credit card debt. He needs a strict budget. "I spend more than I earn," says the auto worker in his early 40s. Chuck's finances INCOME (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.