https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/06/25/coronavirus-average-worker-is-spending-more-working-from-home/ > Forget saving money on gas and take-out lunches at the office. Americans on average are spending more money working from home than they were commuting to the office before shelter-in-place rules closed most offices. > Modest savings on gas and restaurant meals are more than offset for the average employee who’s able to work remotely by higher spending on groceries and utilities, according to a new survey from CreditCards.com. Nationally, people are saving about $27 a month on restaurants and takeout, $33 on gas and public transit and $34 on childcare. But that hardly makes up for the extra $121 they’re spending on utilities and an extra $182 on groceries.