I have to live check to check, making less than  $1200 a month.  I live on a strict budget and pay all my bills on time, but there's nothing left over at the end of the month.  The PFD is my only chance to try to better my life.  I was planning on moving from the substandard housing I'm living in with this year's check, but $1000 will not cover the moving expenses of deposits for rental unit, utilities and hiring a vehicle to haul my possessions to another place.