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How much money do you spend on your electric bill for summer versus winter?   email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 49 out of 2,072 in frugal living 4 years ago

During the summer time our electric power bill goes
up to $150 or more.

Some of my friends have said that they spend up to
$300 every month on electricity. And I don't doubt it!
The only reason that we skate by with such a big savings
is that we don't have central ac, so instead use
window air conditioners.

One of our newest window AC units only costs $46 yearly to use!

There's no way to ever cut off the AC during the summer time,
cause it gets so hot and stifling in our house.

To make matters worse, we have bad insulation, so the
heat comes right through the walls.

I save money elsewhere by being more conservative on food
and other expenses. We watch free movies online
instead of having cable.

And, I cut corners during the fall and spring by
not running the AC or heater. And, instead use fans
throughout the house.

It's so nice in our area during those times and rarely cold.
During those times, our electric bill goes down to $85.

So it evens out to less than $100 monthly year round.
I'm still looking for ways to cut costs on electricity.

Do you have any money saving suggestions for cutting the
electric bill? How much money do you spend on electricity
every month?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 94/100. minnie_98214 (4415)   ranked 546 out of 2,072 in frugal living   4 years ago

My electric bill in the winter can get up to $200 a month but summer is way lower as I dont use my central air too much. I have ceiling fans in each room so we use those to cool the house as often as we possibly can. But im sure this year I will need the AC alot more than normal.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 49 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

We should really get some ceiling fans.
I've been trying to get the hubby to install some
for years, but he keeps delaying. Maybe this summer
he finally will!

Fingers crossed!

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2. myLot reputation of 96/100. Shaun72 (11980)   ranked 305 out of 2,072 in frugal living   4 years ago

That sound like great ideas watching free movies and grocery expensises. I understand how you feel with electricity. Ours gets closeto 200.oo sometimes. I am so glad my brother -n law and my sister came last week to move the air conditioner to a window where there is shade above it. It was in a window where the sun was shining on it. So it wasn't doing to much good at all for me. Now it feels wondeful. I have to watch how much I spend on grocieries also. I need to find these free movies. I rent a lot from Netflix. The one movie at a time deal. It is alright for the price.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 49 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

Good news about you AC. I can definitely commisserate
with you on the heat. It's a killer.

We got the new ac for our daughter's room and she is
loving it, so far.

It helps to cool half the house! It's a really good one.


I always put free movies on my movie blog.
I just kept running into all these great
freebies online and everyone wanted to know where
to find them, so I put them on a blog.

You can find the "free movies" banner on my profile page.
I'm always adding more. So check back often.

Let me know what you're looking for, TV or movie wise and I might
be able to get some links to those movies, too.


myLot reputation of 96/100. Shaun72 (11980)   ranked 305 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

I will have to wait untill I go to Staples to get my other computer tower fixed anyhow before i can watch movies. The sound is gone on the one I am using now whicH I hate.I accidently messed up the tower I got from Staples. I messed up the dvd drive. It was pulled out and I accidently hit it. I am glad I got a deal where they will fix it for 2 years.


myLot reputation of 96/100. Shaun72 (11980)   ranked 305 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

I checked out your blog it is Wonderful. Very nice set up.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 49 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

Really! You liked it?
I'm so happy.

Today I found "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind",
with Jim Carrey and am planning to add that one to my
free movie blog.

I've got about thirty movies and TV episodes set to
premeire in the next month or so on the blog.

It's going to be a very busy month!

Thanks for the encouragement.
Be well!

Have a blessed day.


myLot reputation of 96/100. Shaun72 (11980)   ranked 305 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

happyYour welcome.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 49 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

P.S. I added six movies to my free movie blog
the other day.

Just wanted to let you know.
The link is on my profile page.

I'm adding some TV shows, too.


myLot reputation of 96/100. Shaun72 (11980)   ranked 305 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

Thank you I will have to check it out

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3. myLot reputation of 98/100. Ruthep (7334)   ranked 67 out of 2,072 in frugal living   4 years ago

Do you have budget billing where you live.
I am on it and it is nice knowing what the bill will be all the time.
We pay $77 a month. In the summer we average about $120 and in the winter about $60 or so.
My husband is a HVAC tech so he is always on the best ways for efficiency.
Shade trees are good.
Make sure your AC is in good working order before summer starts up. The filter should be clean so the compressor doesn't have to work as hard.
The high efficiency light bulbs are great. We have them all over the house and I think they make a difference. You don't have to keep replacing them and they don't use as many watts to have the same light.
If you or your husband is handy, caulk any drafty places. Seems like a simple thing, but it makes a difference. We live in a drafty old house with not much insulation either.
If you can hang out clothes. I have a clothes line but I don't get to use it much. My honey and daughter have outdoor allergies.
You can get a blanket for your water heater and insulate the pipes.
I would also check with your electric company. Ours has a program where they come and do an inspection of your house and let you know what you can do to save money, especially if your heating company is the same as your electric. Here if that is the case they even give you the blanket for the water heater. We have propane so we don't have that option.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 49 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

Those are really good ideas!

Might sign up for budget billing this year,
cause the price monthly is all over the map.
Never know when it's going to spike.

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4. myLot reputation of 94/100. cheongyc (2348)   ranked 682 out of 2,072 in frugal living   4 years ago

I am living in tropical country so the temperature is kind of consistent through out the year. So, my electricity bill is stable and it is ranging between RM38 to RM49. Our government is planning to increase the charge due to petrol price hike. It's because most of the electricity power are generated using fossil fuel. Therefore, finding ways to save the petrol as well as electricity is the prime concern for everyone. Since we don't have summer here, and as long as I could bear the heat, I won't turn on the air conditioner. I will turn off the light or fan when I no longer need it. The habit is important in saving electricity. I have seen people leave the fans or light on even though they are not at home.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 49 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

I have seen that too.
And it is a shame that others
would waste such a precious energy
resource when they are not actively using it!


myLot reputation of 94/100. cheongyc (2348)   ranked 682 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

I think awareness is the only way to counter such wasting. With the exponential growth of population globally, energy is becoming more and more precious. In other words, more people are sharing small amount of resource. Hopefully the government put more effort in cultivating the culture of saving the precious energy.

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5. myLot reputation of 99/100. lingli_78 (12264)   ranked 507 out of 2,072 in frugal living   4 years ago

i spend around $50 or above per month for my electricity bill... but it never hits more than $55... i always try to use as little electricity as i can... fortunately, me and my hubby are both working full time and we hardly at home... so we don't use much electricity except during weekends when we are not working... take care and have a nice day...

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6. myLot reputation of 76/100. busy_lizzie (1002)   4 years ago

I pay around 65-70 US dollar every month on my electricity bill.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 49 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

That's not bad!

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7. mythreya (90)   4 years ago

Ofcourse the summer bill is always more.bcoz we r most used to cold than heat.and we cant bear heat much.i think u r most conservative in using electricity.u have almost done every thing u can do to cut costs on electricity.
I have a funny suggestion.If u have a roof on top of your house u can place a cot there and sleep on the roof top during nights in summer.Then u dont need to use electricity.believe me it will be very refreshing to sleep on roof top.u wil get fresh air and u can sleep happily in sync with nature.

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8. myLot reputation of 94/100. gemini_rose (10252)   ranked 331 out of 2,072 in frugal living   4 years ago

The winter that we have just had we were spending £100 GBP per month on electric about $200, and now the weather is warmer we are spending £60 GBP which is about $120. The only things that I have done to cut down are to stop using the tumble dryer!


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 49 out of 2,072 in frugal living  4 years ago

The dryer does use up a lot of money!

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9. myLot reputation of 98/100. ladym33 (8109)   ranked 62 out of 2,072 in frugal living   4 years ago

Our last electric bill was $178, I expect this next one to be around $250, that is what it was last year at this time, but I have not gotten it yet, so I can not say for sure, during July and August it is usually between $250 and $290.

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10. myLot reputation of 82/100. lanyoublue2008 (676)   ranked 1,314 out of 2,072 in frugal living   4 years ago

About 100RMB or 150RMB of all my home,because we litlle to open the air-conditioner ,not waste any electricity!

Sometimes, the computer which have been invade by the virus will cost so much electricity because the computer have opened and closed again and again which is so boring me!

Besides, you could find so much ways to save the electricity!

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