Re: Surviving on low income
I agree with these posters who say that 30K is very little to survive on. We are talking about issues with basic survival. As the OP says, there are issues with paying rent month to month. This is what 30 K translates to!!
Atta, oil, plain daal, all of these are expensive as heck now.
You cannot survive in Karachi in 30,000 PKR/Month with two people that excludes CNG for bike. 4 years ago when I came back to Karachi 10,000 PKR/Month would do, but not anymore.
Living with 30k income in Pakistan is not easy. Esp when you have a very costly electricity , petrol in fact everything since our dear government has withdrawn subsidy from everything. Many posters here are taking her problem very non seriously and that is very sad. In a normal house hold of 3-4 person only per day nashta costs more than a 100 rupees. Lunches and dinner meals are separate plus there are hundreds of other expenses.
You need to cut on meat dishes (vegetables and daals are also not cheap but still less expensive than meat) . Adopt a single dish policy.
Best would be to give the food allowance in the hand of your MIL , give her the money in the beginning of the month then let her run the house. Ask her for money every time her daughters and their kids come to visit and you need to buy food. Things will start to come in order I am sure and let her be aware that your husband has a fixed salary. Off course take some money out for your personal expenses. It’s difficult but might work.