No. Funny enough, all of our expenses seem to be going down.
It's been kind of refreshing this year. Are you saying I shouldn't get too used to it?
Gas is up, yes. Groceries probably are, but dh shops and we have cut out diapers, formula, milk, etc. this past year so our bills are way down. The kids are also provided meals at school. So it is hard to guage - we have been paying way less for groceries. But I am sure costs as a whole are up. I'll have to ask my dh what he has noticed.
No one else has charged a surcharge. A lot of our bills went down "just because" this year. Cable, utilities, & insurances are all down. OF course saving so much on insurance this year, the rest hardly matters. Insurance is usually the killer for us.