what is the average cost of
groceries
eating out
rent
electric
gas heat
cell phone
land line phone
car payments
car insurance
gas for car
car maintenance
clothes
entertainment
computer supplies
internet/cable
haircuts
health insurance
co pays
laundry
miscellaneous/ other things
and the total
It's easy to Google each of these, but it really comes down to what it costs over a period of time. Like, for example, do you want the average prices for a single purchase of each thing, or purchases for each week or month?
This is a great question!! Your teacher is asking you to consider these costs to see if you can make enough money to cover your expenses. Things like "skip the dishes" cost a great deal to have your dinner delivered to your house, while buying groceries and cooking at home is MUCH MUCH cheaper.
Great question... lots of good things to look at!
To find the average cost of all these expenses, you would need to gather the individual costs for each category and calculate the average. Let's go through each category step by step:
1. Groceries: Look at your grocery receipts for a month and record the total amount spent on groceries.
2. Eating out: Add up all the money you spent on dining out in a month.
3. Rent: Note down the monthly cost of your rent or mortgage payment.
4. Electric: Look at your electric bill and record the monthly cost.
5. Gas heat: If you have gas heating, check your gas bill and note the monthly cost.
6. Cell phone: Include your monthly cell phone bill.
7. Landline phone: If you have a landline phone, record the monthly cost.
8. Car payments: Add up the monthly payments you make for your car.
9. Car insurance: Note down the monthly car insurance premium.
10. Gas for the car: Calculate the average monthly cost of gas for your car based on your gas receipts.
11. Car maintenance: Estimate your monthly spending on car maintenance (oil changes, repairs, etc.).
12. Clothes: Add up your monthly spending on clothes.
13. Entertainment: Calculate the average amount you spend on entertainment each month (movies, concerts, activities, etc.).
14. Computer supplies: Note down your average monthly expenditure on computer supplies (ink, paper, etc.).
15. Internet/cable: Record your monthly bill for internet and cable services.
16. Haircuts: Calculate your average monthly spending on haircuts.
17. Health insurance: Note down the monthly premium you pay for health insurance.
18. Co-pays: Add up your monthly co-pays for doctor visits or prescriptions.
19. Laundry: Estimate your monthly spending on laundry (including detergent, dryer sheets, etc.).
20. Miscellaneous/other things: Include any other expenses that don't fall under the above categories.
Once you have gathered the individual costs for each category, add them all together to get the total monthly expenses. Then, divide the total by the number of categories to find the average cost.
Please note that these expenses can vary greatly depending on factors such as location, lifestyle, and personal preferences. Make sure to adjust the categories and costs to match your specific situation.