{
  "label": "Four possible Boston household months: start with what remains",
  "units": "Hypothetical inputs · USD per month · no city price or salary claim",
  "categories": [
    "Housing and utilities",
    "Transport",
    "Food and household basics",
    "Care and insurance",
    "Other continuing essentials and Boston visits"
  ],
  "cases": [
    {
      "label": "Current Boston arrangement",
      "income": 7800,
      "expenses": [
        2850,
        550,
        1050,
        900,
        1250
      ],
      "remaining": 1200
    },
    {
      "label": "Lower housing, less dependable pay",
      "income": 6800,
      "expenses": [
        2100,
        850,
        1050,
        900,
        1050
      ],
      "remaining": 850
    },
    {
      "label": "A funded change with a better fit",
      "income": 8200,
      "expenses": [
        2400,
        450,
        1050,
        950,
        1350
      ],
      "remaining": 2000
    },
    {
      "label": "Lower housing, more paid support",
      "income": 7600,
      "expenses": [
        2250,
        1250,
        1050,
        1700,
        1050
      ],
      "remaining": 300
    }
  ],
  "lesson": "The lower housing payment leaves $850 in the second example, compared with $1,200 now. The third leaves $2,000 after allowing for every chosen expense. Begin with that result, then decide whether the home, time and practical support around it serve the life you want.",
  "input_limit": "These invented household amounts illustrate a method. They are not observed Boston rents, destination quotes, employment offers or a forecast. Replace them with the actual terms and keep the same categories in every option.",
  "baseline_remaining": 1200,
  "improved_remaining": 2000,
  "unrecoverable_transition_allowance": 12800,
  "recovery_months": 16,
  "transition_lesson": "An $800 monthly improvement would take sixteen continuing months to recover a chosen $12,800 of unrecoverable transition spending. Moving, travel, temporary housing and setup belong in that separate allowance. A refundable deposit still ties up cash, while an emergency reserve remains available for its own purpose. Do not count either as money already recovered."
}