Families Cutting Costs Challenges > Adirondack North Country

• Family of four, two teens
• Middle income, large garden
• Eat at home, 25% from farm, 10% eat out - takeout from Pizza Hut, snacks on the run from Stewarts
• No commute, shop at Price Chopper Ogdensburg
• Heat with fuel oil
• Pickup and SUV - 15000 miles a year each

• Shared apartment in /village with 3 other students, pay for electric and natural gas
• Eat out 50% - on campus and Taco Bell and Cantina
• 2020 Subaru Impreza, 10,000 miles a year, to campus and back
• Interest in climate action

• Parent and two young children in day
• Works at School in food service, lower income
• Rents and pays utilities
• 1998 Ford sedan, 15000 miles a year
• Rarely eats out but serves mostly prepared food from Sav-a-Lot, relies on SNAP

• Small bungalow in City, heats with natural gas, older appliances
• 2022 Chevy sedan with 70,000 miles, 5000 miles a year
• Lives on Social Security
• Shops at Farmers Market in season, Walmart for balance, eats out at Senior Citizen and church dinners

• High Income, 2500 square foot camp, heat pumps for heating and cooling
• Shops at Nori's, 50% prepared food, 50% prepares at home
• 2025 Tesla Model X, 2024 Ford Expedition, tows motorboat
• Parents work remotely, two teens, one  interested in climate action

• Family of 5, middle income but being squeezed by higher costs of truck maintenance and insurance
• 50% of food from gardens, beef cow, and orchards, hunting and fishing by teens
• Older farmhouse heated with fuel oil by aging boiler,  never insulated, back up wood stove
• Teens drive older gas powered ATV, snowmobile, and motorcycle.

• How much do you spend on food?

Breakfasts- Costs & Options

Lunches - Costs & Options

Dinners - Costs & Options

Snacks & Drinks - Costs & Options

• Using Apps to Know Your Food and See Costs per Nutritional Value
• Compare Costs: Price Chopper, Walmart, Aldi's, Local Food
• Local Food as Way to Reduce Costs

• Family Home Energy Tally Sheet -> Scorecard
• Reduce Your Electricity Costs > National Grid
• Reduce Your Natural Gas Costs > St. Lawrence Gas
• Reduce Heating and Cooling Equipment Costs
• Reduce Appliances Total Cost of Ownership
• Air Sealing to Reduce Costs
• Weatherization to Reduce Coss
• Sensors and Controllers to Reduce Costs

• Family Transportation Tally Sheet -> Scorecard
• Reducing Gasoline Costs and Total Cost of Ownership of Vehicles
• Reduce Costs by Sharing Rides
• Reduce Costs by Sharing Equipment
• EV's, EV Charing, other E-mobility, and  Solar vs. Gasoline Costs > NNY