Comments on: Electric bill under budget… whew! http://www.paidtwice.com/2007/08/08/electric-bill-under-budget-whew/ Frugal living and debt reduction tips for a better financial future. This is one family's story. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:52:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: paidtwice http://www.paidtwice.com/2007/08/08/electric-bill-under-budget-whew/#comment-1832 paidtwice Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:53:07 +0000 http://www.paidtwice.com/2007/08/08/electric-bill-under-budget-whew/#comment-1832 I live in the midwest, land of the cheap. lol Thanks for the tips! I'd never of thought of the positive pressure one at all. Good luck with your electric bill! I live in the midwest, land of the cheap. lol

Thanks for the tips! I’d never of thought of the positive pressure one at all. Good luck with your electric bill!

]]> By: Kat http://www.paidtwice.com/2007/08/08/electric-bill-under-budget-whew/#comment-1826 Kat Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:54:42 +0000 http://www.paidtwice.com/2007/08/08/electric-bill-under-budget-whew/#comment-1826 Wow....how do you get a $107 bill for 1400 kwh? My 1550 bill (for a 1650 s/f house in SE Louisiana) ran almost $200. What part of the country are you in? Just a little tip: I lived for years in New Orleans with no (yeah, NO!) a/c, and managed to survive. We used to use "New Orleans air-conditioning," a bowl of ice with a fan blowing across it. Only works if you're sitting still, but surprisingly, it can make you feel pretty good. Also, if you have your windows open, try positive pressure: one fan in a window at one end of the house blowing in; the other fan at the opposite end of the house blowing out. It creats a nice draft. I do admit to sleeping on the floor a few times back then, though, and I lived in a raised-up cottage. Surprisingly, though, with those little tricks, only August was truly unbearable, and then I spent a lot of time sitting on the river with my books. Always a good breeze there. Good luck with the electric bill; August has been a killer here, and I'm dreading the next bill in a couple of weeks. Last month's was "only" $178, because we had a few cool rainy days, but the month before was over $200, in an all electric house. But fall is coming! Good luck! Wow….how do you get a $107 bill for 1400 kwh? My 1550 bill (for a 1650 s/f house in SE Louisiana) ran almost $200. What part of the country are you in?

Just a little tip: I lived for years in New Orleans with no (yeah, NO!) a/c, and managed to survive. We used to use “New Orleans air-conditioning,” a bowl of ice with a fan blowing across it. Only works if you’re sitting still, but surprisingly, it can make you feel pretty good. Also, if you have your windows open, try positive pressure: one fan in a window at one end of the house blowing in; the other fan at the opposite end of the house blowing out. It creats a nice draft. I do admit to sleeping on the floor a few times back then, though, and I lived in a raised-up cottage. Surprisingly, though, with those little tricks, only August was truly unbearable, and then I spent a lot of time sitting on the river with my books. Always a good breeze there.

Good luck with the electric bill; August has been a killer here, and I’m dreading the next bill in a couple of weeks. Last month’s was “only” $178, because we had a few cool rainy days, but the month before was over $200, in an all electric house.

But fall is coming! Good luck!

]]> By: Electric bill madness | I've Paid For This Twice Already... http://www.paidtwice.com/2007/08/08/electric-bill-under-budget-whew/#comment-1617 Electric bill madness | I've Paid For This Twice Already... Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:58:38 +0000 http://www.paidtwice.com/2007/08/08/electric-bill-under-budget-whew/#comment-1617 [...] our bill is at a minimum charge of about $19, which leaves about $130 for electric. Last month, we used about 1400 kwh and our bill for electric we received in August was about $107. Our meter is generally read on the 5th of the month, in August it was read on the 3rd because of [...] [...] our bill is at a minimum charge of about $19, which leaves about $130 for electric. Last month, we used about 1400 kwh and our bill for electric we received in August was about $107. Our meter is generally read on the 5th of the month, in August it was read on the 3rd because of [...]

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