DW likes the "security" of it, and the only benefit I see is if a fire breaks out when we are not home it will notify the authorities.
Cell phone is with Ting and it's for 4 people. I pay for my parents.
Food cost is for two people and a baby. Plus, we do get visitors and we buy food and cook it at home for them.
At the moment, I'm not sure what I am going to do with my first house, and I'm looking at another home to hopefully avoid PMI.
Savings with the move
Goal is 1300 for prinicipal, interest, insurance, HOA, property taxes
It will be an older home so don't know if electricity will be higher.
Gas - easily 100
Tolls - 100 gone
Car repairs - will be reduced
Best of all I get about 45 minutes back each day.