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Originally Posted by mary

Wait..is that saying the average household only spends $ 1783 on electricity and natural gas?

What the hell am I doing wrong?

$ 1764 on meat, dairy and produce?

How do you only spend $ 1800 when buying furniture, appliances and carpet?

That's a survey from 2007?

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, those averages just seem low.

Edit: Upon further investigation, a "household" is actually a "consumer unit" which is 2.5 people. Interesting.

Those are annual totals, right? $150/month seems about right for electricity. Seems low for 2.5 people on the food bill. Seems about right on the property taxes. The clothes and home furnishings are going to vary widely according to individual tastes.