Huh... That's harsh living... I remember when I lived in the former Yugoslavia, and we had hyperinflation in the country... My uncle would send us around 10DM (Deutsche Marks), which was around $10, and we could survive a month with that! 4-member family! I have no idea how my parents managed to get through that...

But there wasn't that social pressure that you are writing about... Pressure on 1 person in the family to fight for everyone else... The pressure was equal for everyone: my mother and father, and on myself when I was studying in those days... also working to NOT ask for money from my parents... and for my sister too...

It's not easy to work under such pressure... I hope you will get out of those chains and have a decent salary for your job!