Lollie Wants to Know

I recently read an article about a woman living in west Auckland.  She has a secure job she has worked at for many years and yet is struggling to make ends meet.  This situation is close to my heart.  I am a fulltime student but my partner works at what some would say is reasonable paying job.  We try to be carfull with our means, but find that whenever an emergency occurs we have to borrow money just afford school lunches for our children.

The high cost of living and low wages in this country cause me to ponder?   How many of us are there?How do people make it work?  Lollie whants to know?