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Original poster

We're paying £90 a month for electric alone and it's still not covering it, is anyone else paying this kind of amount?

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LoveMyGirls · 04/10/2008 09:56

We have gas as well which is costing about £100 a quarter. I just don't understand how our electric bill can be so high?

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aGalChangedHerName · 04/10/2008 09:58

Ours is £123 for leccy a month and our gas has gone up from £77 a month to £124 a month and

Have given my gym membership up and will cancel my cleaner next week.

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LoveMyGirls · 04/10/2008 09:59

It's really shocking i was hoping it was a mistake

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Cocolepew · 04/10/2008 10:00

Holy moly! That's tons . I have a keypad meter and buy it as I need it, at the moment I'm using £40 per month and that's for everything I don't have a gas cooker.

twinsetandpearls · 04/10/2008 10:00

Our gas and eletric combined are about 100 a month and we were in credit with electric bt about £100.

That is in a 3 bed house with a dd who leaves lights on. It will increase as dp is working from home but I hope not to that much.

twinsetandpearls · 04/10/2008 10:01

But my gas is quite low as we try really hard not to put the heating on.

cupsoftea · 04/10/2008 10:01

we're tracking ours at the moment but heating not on!!

aGalChangedHerName · 04/10/2008 10:02

We have a 4 bed and 4 dc. I have stopped using the tumble dryer and we are nagging the ds's to switch off tv's/lights etc to see if it makes a difference. I am a CM so the heating HAS to be on when i am at home.

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LoveMyGirls · 04/10/2008 10:02

Is this their way of forcing us to go green?

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cupsoftea · 04/10/2008 10:04

am using tumble dryer as things would take ages to dry with heating not on

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LoveMyGirls · 04/10/2008 10:05

I'm a cm'er too AGCHN I can't not have the heating on either and I've tried hanging washing out on dry days but it just doesn't dry because it's too cold, I'm going to have to invest in some more clothes horses i think.

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aGalChangedHerName · 04/10/2008 10:05

It's taking ages to dry washing with the heating on cupsoftea. Mainly because there's tons of the flipping stuff.

Have told the ds's not to use so many clothes too lol. Like pj's etc.

Original poster
LoveMyGirls · 04/10/2008 10:06

cupsotea is it cheaper to use the tumble dryer than to have the heating on and the clothes on airers and rad's? (genuine question btw)

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LoveMyGirls · 04/10/2008 10:06

I'm going out now but I'll be back later, thanks everyone.

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aGalChangedHerName · 04/10/2008 10:08

I have 2 clothes horses LMG. We got a good one from Argos,has 40m of drying space,it's bulky but you can get loads on it. Got one of those little peg thingys and i put undies/socks on it and hang it inside the airing cupboard.

Was £30 i think.

piratecat · 04/10/2008 10:08

i so live in a different world, re the gym membership and cancelling the cleaner

cupsoftea · 04/10/2008 10:09

don't know lovemygirls - good question. I have a room for the washing & drying with windows that I open so get air going through. Things like towels never really dry if the radiator isn't on. I put them outside (when not raining!!) to drip as much as poss before the drier.

onceinalifetime · 04/10/2008 10:11

Ours has shot up - was £99 a month (no gas, two bed flat) and after the annual review, they want to change it to £400 a month (!!!!!!!!!!!!) to cover the shortfall. I think we should be paying £150-200 a month which is horrendous.

ohdearwhatamess · 04/10/2008 10:11

Ours has just gone up to £62 per quarter, based on actual readings not estimates. 3 bed house, use dishwasher and washing machine and tumble drier a lot, pc on all day, electricity for cooking.

£90/month seems incredibly high (unless you live in a stately home).

aGalChangedHerName · 04/10/2008 10:12

Piratecat I got the cleaner cos i work 7am till 7pm and i hated making DH do all the work on his days off and she is really cheap(just starting out)

The gym? My friend and i figured it was cheaper than going to the pub 2x a month. Don't go enough to justify it now.

LaDiDaDi · 04/10/2008 10:12

I'm paying a total of £250/month for both.

It's partly our fault as we relied upon estimates for too long so ended up massively in debt to them but it's still ridiculous.

We have a 4 bed semi but it's very open plan downstairs. We are getting the massive loft re-insulated next week.

cupsoftea · 04/10/2008 10:13

agal - same here - I took a pair of trousers out of the washing basket this morning as thought they weren't dirty enough!!

piratecat · 04/10/2008 10:13

oh dear, what's your's based on? Is that your direct debit, based on recent usage, or is it estimated>

I don't gethow different these charges are.

piratecat · 04/10/2008 10:15

agal, no need to explain, i am a sahm/single mum now, and do very little cleaning, so i am just being silly.

I had a scarf on in the lounge yesterday.

jollyoldstnickschick · 04/10/2008 10:15

i live in a small terraced house with dh and 3 dc my electric bill last quarter was £210 but my gas is at least £90 a month thats with no fire on !!.

my electric bill is mostly washer and dryer im sure, altho my oven is electric my hob is gas.

piratecat · 04/10/2008 10:17

so thats 90 a month for your hob ?

this is geting ridiculous. it makes me so angry.

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