Thursday, November 8, 2012

Gratitude Challenge ~ Day 8

Electric Bill

Now I am sure you are wondering why I am grateful for a BILL but I am...for the past 6 months our electric bill has been huge ($400-$600). It was our first summer in a new house so we had no idea how inefficient our air conditioner was. We live in Arizona where summers can get hot (like 120 degrees hot) and a/c is a must. So we have been taking measures to lower our bill but the break in the weather is really the only thing that allows us to turn off our a/c. So getting an electric bill around $150 today is something to be grateful for! Now I am off to pay bills and save the extra for a new, more efficient air conditioner!

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4 comments:

  1. Yikes...those are crazy electricity bills! Glad it's come down some. There have been times when my husband screened the bill ahead of time, just to prepare me a bit. :)

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    1. That is funny Christy, I have to prepare my husband for the bills! ;)

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  2. I live in SC and we have both extremes here as well. The highest ours ever was was $400 a few summers ago when the prices of fuel were astronomical and I totally freaked. When we replaced both our units it has been significantly better. The highest was this summer at about $225. I am definitely grateful when the bill is under 200.

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    1. I would be in heaven if our highest bill during the summer was $225! We have been in houses here where, even in the heat of the summer, the highest bill was $300 so a bill of almost $600 in this little house (just over 2000 sq ft) we about died!

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