snapits, in this part of the world a good job pays $15 an hour. Mom's apartment rents for $350 a month with all bills paid. Most apartments rent for $500 a month plus utilities. A nice, new home will sell for $150,000 more or less. BTW, the windfarm business is, I think, still hiring. It is hard to find folks who want to climb 200 feet of ladders, three or four times a day.