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Monthly Energy Bill overview discontinued

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.  [...]

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August 2008 Electric Bill ( Number 10 )

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 [...]

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July 2008 Electric Bill ( Number 9 )

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 [...]

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June 2008 Electric Bill ( Number 8 )

  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 [...]

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Save Money on Gas the Easy Way

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 [...]

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Lower your utility bills without the huge expense

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 [...]

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May 2008 Electric Bill ( Number 7 )

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 – [...]

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April 2008 Electric Bill ( Number 6 )

  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 [...]

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March 2008 Electric Bill ( Number 5 )

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 [...]

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February 2008 Electric Bill ( Number 4 )

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 [...]

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