http://www.howisavemoney.net/finances/tracking-finances-2010-week-1/ Tips and tricks to save money, manage credit and reduce debt Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:53:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.howisavemoney.net/finances/tracking-finances-2010-week-1/#comment-17382 Jenn Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:58:28 +0000 http://www.howisavemoney.net/?p=3618#comment-17382 New to this site. I'll have to go do some reading to see where you live (climate) and apartment vs house. I guess in a small place in a moderate climate that would be high. All I know is I'd be doing backflips in happiness if I ever had an electric bill of $150. This month I had $1000 budgeted and it was only $945. We're way overdue for another cold snap so the extra will likely be consumed next month. The monster bills should start to taper off after than. I only budget $750/mth in April, $500 May, etc and $300/mth through the summer. All in all it's $5500-6000/yr. In our part of Canada we get both freezing winters and humid summers. Our bill covers normal everyday lighting etc but also heating, and we're in the country and on a well (pump/softener/iron filter etc) so it covers our water bill too I suppose. It's our only utility bill, but still! New to this site. I’ll have to go do some reading to see where you live (climate) and apartment vs house. I guess in a small place in a moderate climate that would be high. All I know is I’d be doing backflips in happiness if I ever had an electric bill of $150. This month I had $1000 budgeted and it was only $945. We’re way overdue for another cold snap so the extra will likely be consumed next month. The monster bills should start to taper off after than. I only budget $750/mth in April, $500 May, etc and $300/mth through the summer. All in all it’s $5500-6000/yr. In our part of Canada we get both freezing winters and humid summers. Our bill covers normal everyday lighting etc but also heating, and we’re in the country and on a well (pump/softener/iron filter etc) so it covers our water bill too I suppose. It’s our only utility bill, but still!

]]> http://www.howisavemoney.net/finances/tracking-finances-2010-week-1/#comment-17212 LuLuGal Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:52:58 +0000 http://www.howisavemoney.net/?p=3618#comment-17212 Yes I almost died when I saw the electric bill but I knew it was going to be high because I was not being frugal. I was running the central heating instead of just using the space heater and using comforters like I did in the past. I have switched back to the more frugal side this time but I know the next bill will still be higher than normal because we are having a colder than normal winter now. Brrrr.....and Grrrrr. Yes I almost died when I saw the electric bill but I knew it was going to be high because I was not being frugal. I was running the central heating instead of just using the space heater and using comforters like I did in the past. I have switched back to the more frugal side this time but I know the next bill will still be higher than normal because we are having a colder than normal winter now. Brrrr…..and Grrrrr.

]]> http://www.howisavemoney.net/finances/tracking-finances-2010-week-1/#comment-17210 Credit Girl Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:57:52 +0000 http://www.howisavemoney.net/?p=3618#comment-17210 wow! the electricity bill skyrocketed from your norm! what I've found worthy to invest in is an electric blanket because it definitely would save you the heating bill... wow! the electricity bill skyrocketed from your norm! what I’ve found worthy to invest in is an electric blanket because it definitely would save you the heating bill…

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