Talking about increases and decreases

 There are a number of verbs to describe increases. For example:

 

Bad news. Taxes are going up again.

My rent has increased twice in three years.

Oil prices have risen again.

My savings have grown a lot these last few years.

Oil prices have risen again.

There are also a number of verbs to describe decreases. For example:

The cost of transportation has gone down recently.

My savings are decreasing every month. I have to get a better job.

The price of gasoline has fallen again.

Deductions for my retirement plan reduce my salary every month.

Here are ways to describe a situation where there has been no change:

Oil prices remained stable.

There has been no change in the cost of utilities.

We can be more specific describing the changes by modifying the verbs with an adverb. Notice how the adverb can come either before or after the verb.

 

Prices are continually going up.

The cost of living is rapidly increasing.

The cost of technology has gradually decreased.

My taxes have gone up dramatically.

My salary has increased slightly.

Deductions for retirement reduce my salary significantly.

Describing regular expenses

The words daily, weekly, monthly and yearly describe things that happen on a regular schedule.

A monthly budget can help you manage your finances.

We have a weekly meeting in our office.

We pay our rent monthly.

How much do you earn yearly?

Use per or a + time to talk about ongoing income and expenses.

My rent sets me back $1,400 a month.

Her salary is $4,000 per month. That's $48,000 a year.

I pay taxes on my house twice a year.

We get paid two times per month.

   

You can also use the words each and every to describe regular expenses.

   

I pay $2,000 every month in insurance.

Food costs me around $200 each week.

How much do you earn yearly?

Deductions for retirement reduce my salary significantly.