I now have $1,250 per month to pay for rent ($600), daycare ($500), other utilities (phone, maybe cable TV), food and household items, my car and car insurance payment (so I can get to work), and basic needs for myself and my child such as clothing.You may have caught on that my rent and daycare alone totaled $1,100???leaving only $150 for the entire month to pay for telephone; food for myself and