Daily Life
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Phone, internet, schools and childcare.
Getting a phone and internet connectedPostpaid phone plans run a credit check — which a newcomer will fail. Prepaid gets you a working US number the same day, with no credit needed.
Schools and childcare in the USPublic school is free and your child has the right to enrol regardless of immigration status. Which school you get is decided by your home address — childcare, on the other hand, is expensive.
The public library — America's best free resourceUS public libraries are far more than books: free internet and computers, free English classes, free tax-filing help in spring, and a library card usually needs nothing more than proof of address.