{
  "label": "Four possible household months, using chosen inputs",
  "units": "Illustrative monthly USD; take-home income after tax. These are planning examples, not quotations or city averages.",
  "categories": [
    "Housing and basic utilities",
    "Food and household supplies",
    "Full transport costs",
    "Health and insurance",
    "Care and scheduled activities",
    "Debt and other commitments",
    "Columbus contact and return visits"
  ],
  "cases": [
    {
      "label": "Current Columbus home",
      "income": 6100,
      "expenses": [
        1850,
        850,
        650,
        425,
        700,
        425,
        300
      ],
      "remaining": 900
    },
    {
      "label": "Nearby home; more driving",
      "income": 6100,
      "expenses": [
        1750,
        850,
        925,
        425,
        700,
        475,
        325
      ],
      "remaining": 650
    },
    {
      "label": "Regional home; workable routes",
      "income": 6200,
      "expenses": [
        1600,
        850,
        600,
        425,
        700,
        400,
        325
      ],
      "remaining": 1300
    },
    {
      "label": "Farther home; higher daily costs",
      "income": 6400,
      "expenses": [
        2200,
        925,
        800,
        500,
        850,
        450,
        275
      ],
      "remaining": 400
    }
  ],
  "unrecoverable_transition_allowance": 10800,
  "lesson": "The regional example leaves $1,300 a month, compared with $900 today. The nearby example saves $100 on housing but leaves $250 less overall because the rest of its month costs more. A move helps when the arrangement as a whole gives you the room you need.",
  "input_limit": "Every figure is a chosen input for the same household needs. Replace the numbers with your actual take-home pay, address-specific housing offer, complete transport, care and insurance. Census gross rent is historical context and does not supply these hypothetical home payments.",
  "transition_lesson": "An illustrative $10,800 of unrecoverable transition spending would take 27 months to recover from a dependable $400 monthly improvement. Keep refundable deposits, money temporarily tied up and an emergency reserve separate; they still affect the cash needed at the start.",
  "baseline_remaining": 900,
  "improved_remaining": 1300,
  "recovery_months": 27
}