Money as always.

So, if I was making half as much money as I am now in a forty hour work-week at a job I have to commute to, doing absolutely nothing, am I losing money?!  I mean I thought my unemployment benefit was extremely sub-par but the difference between having a productive personal life; as in working on my farm, spending time with family and friends, writing, reading, and the occasional odd job to supplement and standing around doing absolutely nothing for $9 an hour is devastating.  At forty hours a week that is only $360, and that is Before Taxes!  $360 a week. Are you shitting me?  I mean I am a MANAGER at a international corporate pizza chain.  Before taxes without bonuses that is only $18,720 a year. Surprisingly, I just read that the federal poverty level is $10,630 a year so I am above that but seriously who can live on these kind of wages and where?  So after I subtract let's say 10% for taxes, which we all know to be more, $4200 for rent, which is way cheap for an annual number,  I am left with a little over $12000.  Now imagine if I had a car payment, children, health insurance, life insurance, any type of social life whatsoever.  I am beyond broke. I have to eat, I have to heat, I have to keep my piece of shit car running and full of gas for the commute.  Now my time is very limited for my much better paying odd jobs, I am stressed over money and have much less time to spend with family and friends.  How is obtaining this job beneficial to me? As far as I can tell it is just one giant pain in my ass.  I miss sleeping in until 10 having a leisurely breakfast and ding about 6 hours worth of work getting paid in cash and not having to share any of it with the government.  Work is so over rated.  Quite possibly the most over rated notion in America.  I don't exactly hate my job.  But I surely don't feel it to be rewarding or productive.  Now I just hope I don't get fat.