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Sources for “What could you buy with the money you save from #UnlockTheBox?”

Set-top box cost: Average calculated by multiplying $89.16 per set-top box by the average 2.6 boxes per household

Electricity: 2014 Average Monthly Bill – Residential

Water: Circle of Blue’s 2014 Water Pricing Survey (family of four)

Gas: U.S. Energy Information Adminstration, U.S. household gasoline expenditures in 2015 on track to be the lowest in 11 years

Groceries: Official USDA Food Plans: Cost of Food at Home at Four Levels, U.S. Average, July 2016

Cell Phone: Consumer Reports, How to save money on your cell phone bill

Cable: NBC News, Cable and Satellite TV Costs Will Climb Again in 2016

School Supplies: Fox 59, What does it cost to fill a typical school supply list?

Health Insurance: NBC News, Obamacare Doesn’t Cost More Than Other Health Insurance, Report Finds 

Car Insurance: Average Cost of Insurance: Car, Home, Renters, Health, and Pet

Coffee: Coffee Statistics

Lunch: USA Today, $3000 for lunch? Little splurges add up if you’re not careful

Movie Ticket: Adjusting For Ticket Price Inflation 

Flights: Kayak Explore, SFO to LGA: $227, SFO to MCO: $132


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