A: Looking for a new job
A new Career Builder study found it costs the average person $276 a month to get to work, which is just over $3,300 a year. 84% of us drive, so gas is the biggest expense. And there are a ton of other stats . . .
The survey also found 72% of us bring lunch with us. And 50% of the people who DON’T bring a lunch say it costs them more than $100 a month . . . including 13% who said they spend at least $200 a month buying lunch.
49% said they also buy at least one cup of coffee a week. 71% of them say they spend less than $40 a month on coffee . . . but 25% spend between $40 and $100 . . . and 3% spend over a hundred bucks to get their caffeine fix.
And looking for a NEW job ALSO costs you money. 27% of people said they had to spend over $200 the last time they looked for a job. The top three expenses are new clothes . . . transportation . . . and printing costs for resumes and cover letters.
