I’ve decided to stop the monthly electric bill overviews. While I still thing energy usage and its cost is important, it doesn’t really warrant a monthly look in my eyes. I’m looking to switch to either quarterly or semiannual overviews instead. Seeing the bigger picture is better overall anyway, rather than stressing over monthly fluctuations. [...]
Just like my 9th electric bill since buying my home was a record-setter, so is the tenth. Record high, that is. Total cost for gas and electricity for August 2008? How about a whopping $244.40? Yowza. That tops the previous $221.36 record from last month. Where did the extra cost come from? Let’s see. Natural [...]
Unlucky number 9. That’s what we’ll call my latest and greatest electric bill. Well, latest and highest, at least. It’s actually 12% higher than June’s bill, which was my previous highest. What was the damage? A whopping $221.36. Unreal. Natural Gas – down, down, down I used 37% less natural gas, which amounted to a [...]
My latest electric bill ( my 8th since buying my first home ) is here, and I won’t beat around the bush. This is the highest electric bill that I’ve ever received – ever. I’m staring at a total of $197.10 – that’s a 59% increase over last month. UGH. Let’s take a look [...]
There are tons of articles with the same topic – how to save money on gas. With gas ( petrol to our British friends ) approaching or exceeding $4 per gallon, that makes sense. Many of these articles offer sound tips, such as drive slower, avoid fast starts, anticipate traffic, among others. Then there are [...]
There are many ways to reduce your gas, electric, and water bills. Some can be pretty expensive – and make you question the viability of them. Sure, “going green” is a good feeling, but will it save you green? Not in all cases. Today, though, I’m going to show you a quick, easy fix that [...]
What month would be complete without Llama Money’s electric bill? Well I for one wouldn’t mind skipping it – the actual bill, that is! Unfortunately I don’t think that’ll happen anytime soon, so we might as well go over the details, and see how things look. My total bill rose by 3.4% over April – [...]
It’s that time of the month again – electric bill time! It’s ok, settle down. Try to hold on to your applause until the end, ok? My April electric bill is the sixth since I purchased a new house last year. I’m happy to say that it’s even lower than March’s bill ( which [...]
Welcome to the monthly installment of my energy costs series. March 2008 marks my 5th electric bill since I purchased my first home last year. Click on the thumbnail to your left for a full-size picture of my cost breakdown. I’m happy to say that my bill came in at $127.10 – that’s the lowest [...]
It’s that time of the month again. No, not that time, but time for my 4th electric bill at my new house. The bill is to your left – just click on the thumbnail to see the information full size. My total bill came to $146.65, or just a hair less than I paid in [...]
