Electric is about 100 dollars every two months

Gas for hot water and heating is 130 dollars per month

Milk is $4.19 per 4 litres

Bread is about $3.00 loaf for good bread

Cheese is about 10.00 for a good sized brick

Eggs $2.89 dozen for extra large

Apples and oranges range from 89 cents to $1.49 per pound

Broccoli is $1.49 pound

Beef, average for the cuts we buy is approx $8.50 Kilo (I shop specials)

a flat of approx. 16 breakfast sausages is around $3.50

Gas for car is .98 per litre right now in March

Shaw cable/internet and telephone combo bill is about $120.00

my son's bus pass is $37 per month

I have three teenagers and the grocery bill could easily be $1000 per month

my mortgage is at 2.25 percent due to variable rate mortgage at .75 percent under prime in March of 2009

Property taxes for a 5 bedroom house on an 8000 sq ft lot in a decent area is about $2350 before the homeowners grants

My son's minimum wage is $8.05 per hour and he is in grade 9

every three months there is a garbage/water charge to the city of approx. $140.00

A pair of jeans at Walmart for women will be around $29-$39

Rental of a movie at Rogers is around $6

3 bedroom home on lake with 5 acrs with lots of fir, cedar trees $ 1250 canadian dollars
1 leater of gas $ 1.25 canadian dollars
1 gal milk 4.50 canadian
1 doz eggs $ 2.25 canadian
car insurance old pick up liability 1M cost $ 900 per year
medical 1 man 65 cost $60 per mo.