Author Topic: Can someone give me their monthly bills?  (Read 2210 times)

Shuman4413

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Can someone give me their monthly bills?
« on: September 28, 2018, 06:28:46 AM »
Can people please post monthly bills and detailed breakdown so I can build and compare mine and make sure I'm not missing anything? Thanks

terran

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Re: Can someone give me their monthly bills?
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2018, 06:55:41 AM »
Take a look at the case study section. In fact, you might consider posting your own case study.

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Re: Can someone give me their monthly bills?
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2018, 06:59:19 AM »
I thin Terran means that you should look through other case studies as there are several posters who have used the case study spreadsheet format to give a decently detailed breakdown of their expenses.

Shuman4413

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Re: Can someone give me their monthly bills?
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2018, 07:04:21 AM »
awesome thank you will do

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Re: Can someone give me their monthly bills?
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2018, 11:47:03 AM »
Crap. Saw the topic title and thought you were offering to pay mine.

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Re: Can someone give me their monthly bills?
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2018, 12:53:40 PM »
Crap. Saw the topic title and thought you were offering to pay mine.
Funny, I had the exact same reaction!

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Re: Can someone give me their monthly bills?
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2018, 01:02:05 PM »
This is not going to help you much considering you're not going to find the same sized homes, number of people, regional pricing/cost of living,in a multi family (apartment/condo), type of insulation, weather conditions...

You should post your details like:

Single adult, 550 sq ft apartment, NW Ohio, average temp winter: XX /summer: XX
Gas furnace, left set to 65˚F during cold months, billing average: XXX
Electric A/C, left set to 78˚ during hot months: billing average: XXX

Shower every day, use dishwasher 2X weekly, in apartment washer/dryer. 2 loads weekly

If you give details on your own bills, and make sure you give the details on sizing/usage/temps and other factors, then anyone with similar details can tell you their averages and whether yours are in line with theirs.



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Re: Can someone give me their monthly bills?
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2018, 01:43:34 PM »
Your utility company probably also has similar information about how your usage compares to their other customers. Not always the most useful, but is a starting point.