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  1. 07-09-2008, 06:50 AM #1
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    Default Well, they said they were raising the electric...

    rates and they sure did!!!! My bill jumped from $151 to $198.

    I've been unplugging more, not running dryer, etc.... I don't think we will ever get ahead!
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  2. 07-09-2008, 06:53 AM #2
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    Yikes, that's terrible!
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  3. 07-09-2008, 07:23 AM #3
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    That stinks.

    Here my electric is usually really low in june/july BUT my basement been very damp with all the rain so been running dehumidifier daily and that upped it at least $30!
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  4. 07-09-2008, 07:39 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by LexTysMommy View Post
    That stinks.

    Here my electric is usually really low in june/july BUT my basement been very damp with all the rain so been running dehumidifier daily and that upped it at least $30!
    I feel THAT pain. I just cringe everytime the dehumidifier kicks on.
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  5. 07-09-2008, 08:04 AM #5
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    my bill last month was $150 this months was $275 So heavy blankets went up on all windows, lights are shut off or taken out so they cant be used. Dryer is not being used and dh is making me a solar hot water heater! i hope it goes down next month!
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  6. 07-09-2008, 11:28 AM #6
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    wow that is a big increase.

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    mortgage - 56,140.96 pay off date 11/2017
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  7. 07-09-2008, 11:34 AM #7
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    That's a big increase, mine also went up last month about $25, and I have been unplugging things, using candles, etc.... nothing ever works these days.
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    Mine increased $75.00 this month. I about died when I saw it. I know one reason why it was higher (besides the rate increase). Early in the summer, I plugged in another (older) freezer for stockpile items. I'm going to unplug it again. It does me no good to stockpile freezer items if I have to pay through the nose for electricity...GRRRR!


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  9. 07-22-2008, 08:58 PM #9
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    it's crazy lately .. i still have to get power bars to turn off things that are auto on ... hope that will make a difference .. can't get them yet, but hoping maybe in september
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    Our utils were up close to $100 this last billing cycle too. It's been hot, and this old 1940's house doesn't have good air circulation, so we have window units we run on the top floor in addition to the household AC. Sucks the money right out of the budget.
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    Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"

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  11. 07-23-2008, 09:40 AM #11
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    Ours is running around $250 right now that's up about $75 from last year, next month should hit $300 according to the readings. Every time I walk outside and walk past the meter seeing it spin like a flying saucer about to take off i cry a little on the inside. We've started turning up the house a/c and just running one window unit in the living room during the day. I'm just thankful we live in the country and are on co-op power, the people living in town are suffering from $500+ electric this summer.


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