The conversation between human and AI assistant.
[|Human|] Given a sample of financial data, calculate the total monthly expenses.
[|AI|] The total monthly expenses in this case would be the sum of the values given for each category: Housing + Food + Transportation + Entertainment = $1,500 + $600 + $250 + $400 = $2,750.
[|Human|] 
Given a sample of financial data, calculate the total monthly expenses.