Peaks at the middle. Trend of US food consumption by age, 2016. Comparison of age vs what we eat shows food consumption peaks around 50 years of age, that’s much later than the peak of our metabolism. If we follow the saying, ‘we are what we eat’, then we are at the peak of our… Read More »
Oct 17. 2017. The biggest cut from your pay check. US annual cost of housing, 2016. US households spend one-third of their paycheck on housing, and the biggest expenses are mortgage, utilities, interest & property tax–in that order. On an average, a US household spends $1574 on housing every month. This includes everything one needs to… Read More »
Oct 16, 2017. How do your expenses add up? US annual household expenses for key items, 2016. Out of the annual expenditure of $57,311, housing makes up almost a third of household expenses followed by transportation (16%) and food (13%). After paying taxes, US households spend almost all of their annual income of $57,319 mainly in… Read More »
Oct 18, 2017. Cheap and plentiful. US annual household food expenditure, 2016. On an average, a US household spends $600 on food per month, almost half of which goes in eating out. Out of the $57,311 annual expense for an American household, only about 13% ($7,203) is spent on food. Every month, the 125 million US… Read More »