We had a $1000 electricity bill earlier this year and had to ring and grovel for an extension to pay it, since we had about $4000 of other bills due the same month (funny how it works out that way) and that is pretty much our entire income gone on bills before food and mortgage Ours was two quarters worth though - we had an estimated bill the quarter before for $32 when it really should have been $350 or so. I rang up and put off so many bills that month it took us into June to get back on an even keel, just in time for me to stop working AND Centerlink to stop paying me. But at least absolutely everything is paid off now.
We have our reverse cycle aircon on ALL day at the moment, plus two column heaters on 24/7, plus a fan heater when it is too cold outside for the aircon to work (it cuts out when it is below 5 outside). I'm expecting this bill to be $600-700 but the way they put prices up it could be even higher But its that or have the house never get above about 8 degrees with a newborn in the house.
That happened to friends of ours, although the electricity company did an estimate not a reading then after they sent the bill went bust so another company bought out that electricity company and is now chasing that amount even tho it is incorrect!
DF was a bit shocked, but then he was like meh..it's just money...i doubt it will have any effect on him! I just think why give all that money to country energy when we could be spending it on stuff for us, or put it away as savings!
Ours was two quarters worth though - we had an estimated bill the quarter before for $32 when it really should have been $350 or so. I rang up and put off so many bills that month it took us into June to get back on an even keel, just in time for me to stop working AND Centerlink to stop paying me. But at least absolutely everything is paid off now.
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omg! How did your DF take the news? Hopefully he thinks a bit more in future.
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