Rent: 3000 monthly

Utilities run roughly 385 per month

food, roughly 250 -300 per week for a family of 2 adults and 5 children

Gas and commuting cost is around 100 per week

cable, phone, utilities, cell about 375 per month

recreation about 100 per month usually on movie rentals and eating out, with five kids we usually do pizza on Friday or Saturday nights and rent movies.

Laundry and dry cleaning about 75 per month.

miscellaneous, for prescriptions about roughly 150 per 90 days. No health insurance.

Childcare roughly 1400 per month for two children