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Old 06-16-2009, 08:07 AM   #11
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I live in MN and our garbage bill is around $17 every 2-3 months but we go together with my family and split the cost of a dumpster. Gas for us since we are on a budget is $60 and utilities which is water/sewer/electricity is anywhere's from $140-$190 with $140 being in the summer time and $190 being in the winter time.
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Old 06-16-2009, 09:00 AM   #12
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I am in FL. We have an almost 1600 square foot house. Electric is around $150, water around $15, trash is $15, no gas bill.
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Old 06-16-2009, 09:35 AM   #13
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I'm in the midwest so I get hot and cold seasons
we have 2400 sq ft old farm house but has new windows siding roof and attic blown in insulation and well as double house wrapped so that helps.

summer
electric avrg without a/c on $120 month with a/c on $130 a month
water,sewer garbage is $98 buck bi- monthly

winter
electric $150 (run a electric baseboard heater non stop)
water,sewer garbage is $98 bi monthly
fuel oil on average costs us about $800 for the year.
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Old 06-16-2009, 08:16 PM   #14
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I'm in northern NH, so we get extremely hot summers and extremely cold winters. And about 3 pleasant months in the whole year We have an 1100 sq foot late 60s prefab ranch that is horribly inefficient as far as windows and insulation goes.

We have a well, a septic/leachfield, and no curbside garbage pickup - so we have no costs for water itself, no costs for sewage, and $1/year dump permit for trash

Our electric bill is consistently about $80-$90 a month all year. All of our appliances are electric including water heater, range, and dryer. And our water costs are just associated with running our water pump.

We have propane that we use strictly for heating. We keep that off as long as possible, and then keep the thermostat at about 60. Last heating season (approx late September to late March) our cost was about $1200
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Old 06-16-2009, 08:26 PM   #15
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I'm in TX (read very hot! LOL) with a one story 2200 sq foot green home.
These are monthly:
Electric - $70-90 This is very low for my area b/c I'm in a green home. My dad has a two story non-energy efficient house and his runs $450 in the summer months.
Gas (dryer/stove) - $30-40
Water - $40-55 (depending on how often I set the water sprinklers for)
Trash is included in my HOA.
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Old 06-17-2009, 12:46 AM   #16
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Electric--Summer around $40
Winter around $150
Gas -- Summer around $25
-- Winter around $175
water and garbage park pays
I live in a 980 sq ft trailer and have no idea why things are so much lower in the summer the only thing is that the light are on a little more in the winter because of less sunlight. Summer is A/C instead of heat I don't know I am hoping to get it insulated by fall to save more on the electric and gas bill.
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Old 06-17-2009, 01:42 PM   #17
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So Cal 2100 square foot house with vaulted ceilings - 2 story house, new windows. So far we haven't had to use the AC much at all this year so our bills are cheaper than normal - expecting that to change really soon but I am loving the lowest bills we have seen in years.

gas/electric - $200 but I expect it to go up to at least $300 maybe 400 (neighbors say their bills are close to 450 a month)
water/sewer $150 a month
trash $55 every 2 months

Looking at others costs now I know why we always feel so broke.
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Old 06-17-2009, 01:52 PM   #18
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Gas - 0
Electric - $185 on average plan.
Water - who knows. We have well water. We buy salt for the softner which is $20 a month. We have several thousands of dollars in treatment equipment in the basement. Obviously the pump will be expensive when it goes and we have maintenance to the septic when needed.
Trash - $80 a year. dh takes it every other week to the dump.
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Old 06-17-2009, 01:58 PM   #19
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I am on even billing for gas/electric (it's one bill) and it runs about $150 a month. Water, sewer and trash are on one bill which is about $80 every other month. My house is a 2 story traditional with 1800 sq ft; 9 ft ceilings on first floor, standard height ceilings on second. Well insulated, new windows. Central air and all appliances are electric - furnace and water heater are gas.

After seeing what some of you pay I don't feel so bad about my bills! Wow.
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Old 06-17-2009, 02:16 PM   #20
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I have a 3600 sf home and this past bill was a very low one, I try to budget around 300.00 a month.

Water 24.00
Electric 70.40
Gas 32.00
Sewer 45.00
STax 4.15
UTax 7.58
GBS 11.00
GBS fuel none right now but when gas was so high we had to pay extra!
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