A simple method of calculating take home wages is to multiply the mileage rate by 8,000miles, that is roughly what you’ll get after the tax man takes his cut, you’ll be doing around 12,000miles a month on long haul, any less and you’ll have spent a lot of time hanging around and unfortunately that’s most often in a truckstop, rather than at home.
As for living costs, that depends on what you’re used to, you can live out in the boonies for very little, but if you’re not a country boy at heart, I wouldn’t recommend it, you’re miles away from shops to get even the basics and in winter that can be a lot more than an inconvenience, especially for the wife who will be the one going to the shops while you’re away, the kids will also be virtual prisoners at home, although most kids nowadays seem to prefer to be in their room on a computer game than actually going out, but still, it’s a very different way of life.
In Winnipeg there are lots of, shall we say multicultural areas, probably best avoided. There’s also the north end and that’s a proper hole, full of drugs and crime. It’s quite an expensive city to live in, there are quite a few towns within a half hour drive or less that can be a good compromise though, La Broquerie, Niverville, Stonewall and Steinbach for example.
Jimmy is bang on with the car, get an ex cop car, plenty of room, bulletproof running gear and a lot of fun in the snow if you are that way inclined, they also have the benefit of making lane hoggers move over as you catch them up lol
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