Originally Posted by Huggles

Today a heavy equipment operator / class 1 with air brakes driver job pays like $22-$26 an hour in Canada, at least in the Okanagan where I am... that is like $1500 every 2 weeks...

BUT

A meager 1-bedroom apartment is $1500 a month... utilities, food, car insurance, gas... probably add another $800 a month... so you're basically looking at $600 a month left over for investing, fun, etc etc...