$1,200 is not that much money to anyone except NMB and unemployed bums like him.
I feel like hating on NMB is so in vogue people dont even think about what they say. 1,200 dollars isnt life changing money, but its 1-1.5 months worth of pay for me, with the job I have now, so yeah it is a decent chunk of money.
Actually I imagine a lot of people who work would agree. Maybe not to the level they would forgo a toilet, but still.
Talk about not thinking about what you say... $1,200 is a month of pay to you? Jesus, man, get a better job. That's an annual salary of about $14k.
I should though amend my statement to also include students who work minimum wage jobs while going to school. Any adult who works these types of jobs should be embarrassed though. These jobs are meant for kids, not adults. Adults should have an actual career that pays decent money.
I don't know if you're a student or what your situation is, but $1,200 really isn't that much money at all to anyone with an actual career. An average $50k salary comes out to around $1,000 per week, so that $1,200 is about a week's pay for most adults with careers.
The average American makes under 45k a year and is also one paycheck away from homelessness or other financial disaster. You'd be surprised at how many people $1200 is a big chunk of change for. That's a week and a half of pay for the average person.
If you make $45k a year and are nearly homeless, then you're living way beyond your means, and that's your own fault.