If a formal job was not enough to make a living I would do what many people around here do and I would try to start an independent project where I can use my skills as freelancer.
Here in Venezuela, those who have a formal job in the public administration can earn as little as 5$ per month, so they earn the rest of the money they need by purchasing and reselling things from abroad, baking cakes and making food, reparation services, tutoring services, etc.
I would dare to say this is a country that a good percentage of it's economy is kept by the informal businesses. I have myself considered to start something similar, but I have not yet.
$5 a month?! You work for a month and your income is only $5? Isn't something fishy about the payment to workers in your country? Maybe some part in your government is corrupt that they pay less to their employees, because if they care to people of your country they wouldn't pay with that amount. You can't even live in a week with just $5 with your essential needs. Hope you didn't typo with that number of income. If that's true it would be better to find opportunities abroad, of course it wouldn't be easy but they pay equally fair than in your country. Don't settle for less if you work hard for a month. If you think business could help you to earn more money then go for it, but don't work yourself out with just $5.
If a formal job was not enough to make a living I would do what many people around here do and I would try to start an independent project where I can use my skills as freelancer.
Here in Venezuela, those who have a formal job in the public administration can earn as little as 5$ per month, so they earn the rest of the money they need by purchasing and reselling things from abroad, baking cakes and making food, reparation services, tutoring services, etc.
I would dare to say this is a country that a good percentage of it's economy is kept by the informal businesses. I have myself considered to start something similar, but I have not yet.
Well, a formal job in the public administration earns only $5 per month ? That's too little to live on. If most people can only survive by having informal job hustles or businesses, that is a real problem for the government, or simply admit it, your government is the problem. However, most people are still trying to grab any working opportunity to make ends meet, which is quite a good thing for your country. I respect all those who work hard to fulfill their responsibilities. Hope you'll find a side business to offer you a sizable profit. Good luck.
What country is this? It is very low; you can't live on $5 a month even if you have no family. That was really an exploit to the employee; having this kind of salary is not worth it. The government or authority should be taking action on this, but again, for sure, this country is third world or full of corrupt officials in the government, which is why they don't care at all about their employees or other people.
As I mentioned, It is a problem that we have here in Venezuela. You can easily find more information about it if you search on internet news about the minimum wage here. There you have an example:
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-03-07/venezuelans-struggle-to-survive-on-the-lowest-minimum-wage-in-latin-america.htmlThe minimum legal salary here is now 175 Bs, which is around 7$. That is the min wage for a month of work, not per hour or per day, per month.
That wage calculation is mostly used for the government and public companies to calculate the wage of everyone working for them, an experienced worker usually gets more than the min wage, but it does not matter anyways, since the base is too low, so they get 10-15$ monthly for having a better position.
Added to that, our currency is so unstable that all the goods and services here are tagged in USD, not in local currency.
So a hamburger can cost 10$, that would be two months of work if you work for the government and do not have another job which pays better.