re: Monthly mortgage payment based on a median existing home is now at a record $2,322

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Looking at data from 2021, I understand it is 18 months old. Entertainment spending was up 22%, Apparel and services up 21%, alcohol up 16%, transportation up 11%,

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I don’t know if you are right or wrong, but spending up in those categories in 2021 compared to spending during the lock downs of 2020 is not surprising and probably not the stats to use to support your claim.