Rent: $525.00/month, one-bedroom downtown apt.

Utilities: (electricity only) w/ radiant heat ~$20.00

Transportation: I commute for work, about an hour a day, so gas is an expense, but I live in walking distance of everything downtown. ~$120.00/month

Food: $100.00/ month on groceries. Restaurants avg. $8-24 for a good meal, $4-8 for a drink.

Entertainment: Movie ticket- 6.50 matinee, 8.00 regular. concerts- less than $10-50.00. gym membership- ~30.00/month. day pass to ski at bogus basin (30 min. drive)- $48.00.