Do you usually get a big tax refund? Because yeah the difference between your gross and net is pretty high. You shouldnt really be paying much in taxes, if at all, except for FICA (social security). You can check how many deductions you are taking with payroll. Its like youre missing 400 a month?

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Also, theres a MSF kind of one time community chest grant of i think $500 that you can apply for here to help get you over the hump