New survey finds remote workers paying more for electric bills and other costs

Many members of the pandemic era”™s remote workforce have been paying more for products and services during their homebound labor, according to a new survey by Business.org.

In a poll of 700 employed adults, 56% of work-from-home respondents reported spending more on their electric bills since their residence doubled as their office, while 49% said they were spending more on groceries since being moored at home and 47% were spending more on their internet bills.

Furthermore, 52% said their child care costs were higher since they”™ve been working from home, while 27% have spent more on their own office supplies. As for turning the home into a workplace, 21% of respondents said spent more on either their rent or mortgage in order to have a dedicated workspace within their residence.

However, that”™s not to say working in an office is without its expenses: 60% of respondents said they spent more money eating out when in the office, while 53% spent more on coffee and 46% spent more on buying clothing for the work environment.