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		<title>Your Questions About Average Electric Bill For 2 Bedroom Apartment</title>
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<h2>How much is the average electric bill for 2 bedroom apartment in Austin, TX?</h2>
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<p class="dtm-content">Uhmmm i would say no less than 100 no more than 180</p>
<p>so around 160 a month should do it&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
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<h2>What is the average electric bill for a 2 bedroom apartment during the summer, fall, and winter?</h2>
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<p class="dtm-content">Ours runs about 175 dollars per month.</p>
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<h2>how much would an electric bill be for a 2 bedroom apartment in florida?</h2>
<p>my friend and i are planning on renting a small <strong>2</strong> <strong>bedroom</strong> <strong>apartment</strong>, and we are trying to figure out our bills. my question is what is the <strong>average</strong> <strong>electric</strong> <strong>bill</strong> <strong>for</strong> a <strong>2</strong> <strong>bedroom</strong> <strong>apartment</strong></p>
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<p class="dtm-content">You can easily keep it under $80 a month year-round if you let it get a bit hot in summer.  If you want to be cool in summer, it will be $180 but the rest of the year it can get as low as $50..</p>
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<h2>What is the average water and electric bill for 3 bedroom apartment in Florida?</h2>
<p>I know it is hard to give an exact amount, but based on an <strong>average</strong> what would you think.</p>
<p>Our air is usually on 80 all the time and we run the washer and dryer maybe <strong>2</strong> times a week.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Mine is only around $50. With all the rain water Florida gets I&#8217;m surprised that people don&#8217;t capture it from roof runoff. On many of the Islands that&#8217;s what they do. Why pay for something that&#8217;s free?</p>
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<h2>How much is the average electric bill for a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment in Altamonte Springs Florida?</h2>
<p>And by any chance how much water and cable costs? Your answer will be greatly appriciated, Thank you.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">No one can answer this.  It&#8217;s how much of ANYTHING you used, multiplied by cost per unit of the utility.</p>
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<h2>How much is your average electric bill for a 2 bedroom apartment?</h2>
<p>Me and my boyfriend just moved into our new <strong>apartment</strong> yesterday and we were wondering what we can expect to pay <strong>for</strong> our <strong>electric</strong> <strong>bill</strong>? We live in southern california so im sure that means its going to be more expensive lol we have a wall AC and our stove runs on gas. We dont use the air very often since we both work and dont get home till about 6 monday &#8211; friday. We would like to keep this <strong>bill</strong> as low as possible so if anyone has any suggestions on how we could do that it would be great <img src='http://electricbillslashed.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p class="dtm-content">My 2-bedroom apartment in San Antonio usually cost me around $80.00 to $100.00 a month, but I kept the air on during the summer so the apartment would stay at 72 degrees.  I can&#8217;t imagine electricity in California being THAT expensive, so I don&#8217;t think you&#8217;d be paying more than $100.00 a month.  If you want to save money, you can do the common-sense stuff like turning appliances off when you&#8217;re not using them and using energy-efficient light bulbs.  You can also save money by turning the air up to 78 during the hot season when you leave for work, then turn it back down when you get home.  That way you won&#8217;t spend as much keeping the place cool, but you won&#8217;t have the A/C running for 4-5 hours straight to cool the place back down once you get home.</p>
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<h2>What is the average electric bill for a 2 bedroom 935 sq ft apartment for two people?</h2>
<p>In portland</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Around $60 depenging how warm or cool yu like</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Betty asks… How do you extract electricity from sperms? Its for my school science project.My idea is since we use lots of energy to produce them and make them move,we can extract energy(electricity) from them due to conservation of energy.So,did Einstein or some other scientist make a theory about this or am I the first [...]]]></description>
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<h2>How do you extract electricity from sperms?</h2>
<p>Its for my school science project.My idea is since we use lots of energy to produce them and make them move,we can extract energy(<strong>electricity</strong>) from them due to <strong>conservation</strong> of energy.So,did Einstein or some other scientist make a theory about this or am I the first one to think about this?Please help if you have any idea about Physics.Thank you.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">I wouldn&#8217;t say electricity. Sperm are composed of cells, like everything else in our bodies, which contain mitochondria. These harvest our body&#8217;s energy and produces ATP, the main source of energy for body functioning. Through means of chemistry you could defer the energy reserves in respect of sperm, but II don&#8217;t think you can extract electricity. The conservation of energy is relative to this assumption about sperm by evaluating the stored energy (potential) of the sperm before they&#8217;re released from the testes. They then release energy (exothermic reaction) to move towards the oocyte (egg), like they&#8217;re programmed to do. So, I don&#8217;t think electricity has much to do with this; it is more ATP.</p>
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<h2>How to extract electricity from sperms?</h2>
<p>Its for my school science project.My idea is since we use lots of energy to produce them and make them move,we can extract energy(<strong>electricity</strong>) from them due to <strong>conservation</strong> of energy.So,did Einstein or some other scientist make a theory about this or am I the first one to think about this?Please help if you have any idea about Physics.Thank you.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">You are the 1st one to do this.. GO ahead..<br />
And let me know also once you achieved it&#8230;</p>
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<h2>Slogans on conservation of electricity, land, air and water.?</h2>
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<h3>rel323 answers:</h3>
<p class="dtm-content">What do the forests bear…<br />
Soil, water and pure air.<br />
But that terrible axe,<br />
The trees it hacks;<br />
And down slips the soil,<br />
The rivers flood and boil.<br />
Oh, save the trees,<br />
Save them all . . .<br />
Save the environment&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
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<h2>What costs more to bring to your home: Electricity or Water?</h2>
<p>I&#8217;ve been having an issue with a co-worker about water usage. While I understand <strong>conservation</strong> is an issue, he allows <strong>electricity</strong> use to go unchecked.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">My electric bill is 4x more than the water bill. 75% of my water bill is for sewage, not for the water.</p>
<p>Best answer is to conserve both, minor measures like turning things off consistently can be effective, and take little time or effort.</p>
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<h2>can any1 tell me abt the site where i can get the points for energy conservation of electricity?</h2>
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<p class="dtm-content">No<br />
Pl. Give more details.</p>
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<h2>What is a good conservation plan that i can use for my family for my electric meter?</h2>
<p>I&#8217;m doing a project for physics and I have to come up with a <strong>conservation</strong> plan that I can used to save <strong>electricity</strong> on my electric meter thing. What are some examples of things that i can do to conserve energy used?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">- I have a low-flow shower head. It uses less hot water, so my hot water heater uses less energy.<br />
- If your fridge is more than 5 years old, get a new energy efficient one. With ice and water in the door. <img src='http://electricbillslashed.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<h2>Laptop or desktop computer? Which eats more electricity?</h2>
<p>Laptop or desktop computer? Which eats more <strong>electricity</strong>?</p>
<p>I am asking this question because I have both of them but, depending on your answers, i might favor either one of them for <strong>electricity</strong> <strong>conservation</strong> purposes</p>
<p>Thank you so much .</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Laptop gives less performance but WAYYYYYYYYYYYY better on eelctricity consumpution. You either sacrifice performace for electricity or electriciy for performace. Guess they haven&#8217;t made the best of both worlds yet, but it totally depends on what you want to do versus electricity conscious. U want to play half way decent games u can&#8217;t get a laptop, if you don&#8217;t play games then laptop is fine&#8230; For ever performace thing u want E.g. Graphics cards etc they all suck Watsts of power, I have both laptop and desktop my desktop does suck power out but i haven&#8217;t turnedon my laptop in a year. To me performance of my many years old desktop is better than energy saving laptop. You want a computer to play games look at desktops with enegery friendly power supply&#8217;s, you don&#8217;t need games get a laptop, no matter what they are more power friendly.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<h2>how can me and my fiancé save up some money to go spain?</h2>
<p>l am 17 and my boyfriend is 18. We have a one year old baby <strong>on</strong> benefits. we want <strong>to</strong> get away for a while so is there anyway we can actually <strong>save</strong> up some money <strong>to</strong> go abroad? I get child benefits weekly, my house is paid for and all of my bills, such as <strong>electric</strong> and gas and council tax &#8211; i just have <strong>to</strong> buy food and clothes! me and my boyfriend are at college and we get £30 a week so whats the <strong>best</strong> way <strong>to</strong> get saving?? l&#8217;ve saved up the maternity grant <strong>to</strong> put that towards the holiday &#8211; we also have another baby <strong>on</strong> the way so just wondering is it safe <strong>to</strong> fly? thanx!<br />
my fiancé is 18 l mean. we&#8217;ve been together for 3 years! <img src='http://electricbillslashed.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
no i&#8217;m not 19, l put the wrong date and i dont bother with my profile!</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">You&#8217;re getting money handed to you on a plate, and another baby on the way? Stop fxcking reproducing! Our country and the world is in debt enough as it is.</p>
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<h2>Air Conditioner vents &#8211; point toward outer wall or toward center of room?</h2>
<p>We recently had our carpets cleaned and they tried <strong>to</strong> convince us <strong>to</strong> pay them $500 <strong>to</strong> clean our air ducts.  We declined.</p>
<p>The guy inspecting them told us that several of our vents (registers?) are pointed the wrong way and we could <strong>save</strong> <strong>on</strong> our <strong>electric</strong> <strong>bill</strong> if I turned them.  He failed <strong>to</strong> tell us which ones were correct and which were not.</p>
<p>Many of them (they are in the ceiling) point toward the outside wall of the house.  An equal number point away from the outer wall and toward the center of the room.</p>
<p>Some of our rooms have 12 <strong>to</strong> 18 foot vaulted ceilings, but most of our house has flat 10 or 12 foot ceilings (in case that matters).  Some vents are located near walls with windows, others are not.  We have thick wood blinds over all the windows.</p>
<p>Please let me know if the orientation of A/C vents really matters, and which direction is <strong>best</strong>.</p>
<p>THANKS!</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">They need to be pointed towards the center of the room, to help distribute the cool air.</p>
<p>If they are just pointed at the wall, it will cause more cool air to escape from the room.</p>
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<h2>My best friend, my boyfriend and I?</h2>
<p>My <strong>best</strong> friend and I were talking <strong>on</strong> break. We work at the same place. We were talking about being roommates. She will be 18 in Nov. and she planned <strong>on</strong> moving out in January. She likes that I live close <strong>to</strong> work. We were talking about splitting the bills. My boyfriend pays his truck loan, <strong>electric</strong>, cable/internet, phone, food and other small bills as of right now. I pay my car loan, and rent in full. I also help with food when I can. I think it would be fun <strong>to</strong> have her live with us. I would be saving money and have someone <strong>to</strong> talk <strong>to</strong> and hang out with.  We talked about <strong>ways</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>save</strong> electricity, and that we would both split the food <strong>bill</strong>, and get a &#8220;family like&#8221; plan for cell phone and split that. Even rent we would split. Does this sound like a good idea? I am all for it and so is my boyfriend but I wanted <strong>to</strong> hear what others thought. Also, any other suggestions/thoughts <strong>on</strong> living with a roommate would be apperciated. Should I like assign duties as in chores <strong>to</strong> all of us and make it fair? What should I do?<br />
I am 19 and living <strong>on</strong> my own.<br />
I moved out of my parents at 17 with their permission</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Inviting a friend to live with you, when you already live with your boyfriend can get messy. First of all see to it that your friend is ok when you and your boyfriend engage in intimate activities. Loss of privacy is another factor you need to consider. Make sure you have separate bedrooms and if possible bathrooms. I have been living with roommates for like 3 years now. You need to let your roommates know if they are causing problems for you , cause if you let the small things slip by they can add up and cause big problems. But, you have to be subtle in telling them that, as if you complain about every small thing they can get upset. Keep your stuff clean and expect the same. Assigning chores usually doesn&#8217;t work out well for students due to their schedules. But if you can get all of them to agree on it then make a schedule for when each person should clean what things. If you fight over something, take some time and don&#8217;t wait for the the other person to apologize first, remember you need to live with them. Also get her to sign a joint lease is possible, to give financial security.</p>
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<h2>5 months prego, living with inlaws and want to move out but problems&#8230;?</h2>
<p>My husband and I have been living with our inlaws for almost a year now.  We both work minimum wage jobs, and Im currently 5 months pregnant with our first <strong>on</strong> the way <img src='http://electricbillslashed.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  We decided <strong>to</strong> stay here because his parents dont mind us staying and  want <strong>to</strong> help with our child, plus we could <strong>save</strong> for our own place.  My husband was just helping <strong>to</strong> pay the water <strong>bill</strong> and food (approx. 250 a month).  I still pay for our cell <strong>bill</strong> and car insurance (totaling around 200 a month)  We are trying <strong>to</strong> <strong>save</strong> up the <strong>best</strong> we can and we both have kind of been looking for a place but havent made it official.</p>
<p>We live with just his parents, my husband, me and my husbands cousin who is a marine.  </p>
<p>Well about 2 weeks ago his parents decide <strong>to</strong> have a &#8216;family talk&#8217; and tells us that their mortgage hasnt been payed in about the past 4 months and they owe over $2000.  Which just got raised <strong>to</strong> around $5000 for not being payed.  They havent been paying for their van either which is around $600 late.  My FIL says he been laid off the past months and JUST NOW got a job.  My MIL doesnt work at all.  My husband&#8217;s cousin offered <strong>to</strong> take out a loan <strong>to</strong> help pay for the house so they dont lose it.  Then my inlaws had the nerve <strong>to</strong> tell my husband that his job isnt cutting it and that he should get a second job.  wtf?!  Theyve known I was pregnant ever since we first found out and not once did they mention getting another job until they cant afford <strong>to</strong> pay their own bills?  Then my MIL asks me if Im going back <strong>to</strong> work after the baby is born and suggests I help pay the <strong>electric</strong> <strong>bill</strong>&#8230; <strong>on</strong> top of my own bills I have been paying.  I wanted <strong>to</strong> stay home and breast feed our child and then go back <strong>to</strong> work around a year later doing full time.</p>
<p>It makes me so upset, we can barely afford <strong>to</strong> <strong>save</strong> up, I had <strong>to</strong> ask my own dad for help with paying for our babys stuff which I feel I shouldnt have <strong>to</strong> do because we are married and should be indepedant.  I have helped buy things like a carseat/ other neccessities for the baby with my own money but my inlaws constantly ask my husband for extra money now (gas/ help with <strong>electric</strong> <strong>bill</strong>, more food) so he barely has money <strong>to</strong> spend/saved up now.  </p>
<p>I told him I want <strong>to</strong> move out <img src='http://electricbillslashed.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' />  I feel so depressed&#8230; I never felt at home here. My MIL is constantly asking us things and in our business.  She talks like my baby is going <strong>to</strong> be her baby and Im already starting <strong>to</strong> feel smothered/becoming possessive with my unborn child.  My FIL doesnt talk <strong>to</strong> me and the cousin is just plain rude/mean a lot <strong>to</strong> me. I even have <strong>to</strong> be quiet <strong>to</strong> make love <strong>to</strong> my husband which is a shame.  My husband has been busting his butt doing overtime the past weeks now so  hes barely home.  I dont even want <strong>to</strong> leave the room when hes gone. I just agreed <strong>to</strong> stay here so we could <strong>save</strong> up and because he told me we would have it easy.  Dont get me wrong, my inlaws are nice people and I love them, but were both ~20 years old.  Were married and have a baby onthe way and I feel we shouldnt be staying here. now it just seems like were just stuck here.  I feel like his parents are just keeping us here <strong>to</strong> pay their bills.  Id rather be out paying for our own place, even if it has <strong>to</strong> be low income, then be stuck paying for their stuff.  My husband says he doesnt understand me</p>
<p>Am I wrong for feeling this way?  What should I do&#8230;?<br />
Wow Little J, do you not read?  My husband and I are basically paying his parents bills now.  Were far from lazy. And we live in a military town and its ridiculous <strong>to</strong> find a decent job here that doesnt pay minimum wage.</p>
<p>Have some respect.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">You all have made hugely bad decisions, and tho you are all adults, likely it is because we in public education never taught you such things as how to handle money, how to know what to buy, how to find out if you really can afford a home, etc., etc. This inclues all of you under that roof.</p>
<p>YOUR error, as anyone will tell you, is becoming pregnant so soon in your marriage.  As well, living with inlaws is always a stress, and inlaws can be invasive, as you are finding out.</p>
<p>Unless you and your husband can move, yes indeed, you are stuck there.  Personally, I&#8217;d live in a closet before I&#8217;d live with inlaws, or even with my own parents&#8230;. No privacy, and when there is no privacy, one&#8217;s marriage suffers.</p>
<p>In your place, seriously, I think you and he ought to find the smallest place you can afford, even if it is someone&#8217;s garage with a cook plate and a heater.</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t have very many choices hon.. You either stay and put up with this or leave&#8230;simple as that.</p>
<p>You can&#8217;t make people kind.   And with 5 adults living under one roof???????????  I&#8221;ts hard for even nice people to be kind&#8230;. Too much togetherness.</p>
<p>As well, in your place, 5 months preggo or not 5 months preggo, I&#8217;d have a job&#8230;even if it were cleaning houses.  At least you&#8217;d be outa there, and earning some money.  A win, win situation.</p>
<p>Should he get a second job?  Sure, and you get a job too.  In these times, it takes being creative to make ends meet.  And with a second job, maybe you guys can get the hell outa there.</p>
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<h2>Why is my best friend acting like this to me? (TWO different VERY long stories) Please read tho! Going Crazy!?</h2>
<p>okay these are going <strong>to</strong> be two different long stories about the same friend.<br />
My <strong>best</strong> friend, lets call her Emily, is 22 and I am fixing <strong>to</strong> turn 22 in June.</p>
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Well Emily still lives at her parents house far, far out of town. Since she has two jobs in town she stays with me alot of the time in my apartment. She pays for nothing and I have only asked her once in the year I have been at these apartments. Okay so, she has two jobs. She works nights from like 6-11 or 12 with her mom and they clean big businesses. Then she works with me at a hotel in the day time. Emily has no bills, her car is completely paid for, her insurance is <strong>on</strong> her parents which they pay, her cellphone is paid by her parents since shes <strong>on</strong> their plan and she has no rent payments. She has NO children either. She gets paid bi-weekly by both jobs. Which is about 800-1000 a month in checks. So last week I asked her <strong>to</strong> help with the water <strong>bill</strong> I got because we just got paid. It would be 30$ from both of us and she said she didnt have the money <strong>to</strong> do that. Then one day after we got done working at the hotel one of the woman that worked with us asked for a ride home and Emily said okay. This woman lives seriously right behind my apartments. She lives 30 seconds away from me and her apartment is even <strong>on</strong> the way <strong>to</strong> my apartment! you have <strong>to</strong> pass her apartment <strong>to</strong> get <strong>to</strong> mine. Well, this woman has only this one job and is struggling really bad, has trouble getting food in the house and all that and she has two kids. She is a single mom too and Emily asked her for gas money when we stopped at the gas station <strong>on</strong> the way home. So the woman gave Emily her last two dollars she has <strong>to</strong> eat <strong>on</strong>. When Emily went inside the store <strong>to</strong> pay, I gave two dollars of mine back <strong>to</strong> the woman and told her <strong>to</strong> not give Emily any gas money because she is not going out of her way <strong>to</strong> take her home at all and she works two jobs and has NO responsibilities whatsoever! She is always like that though, greedy with money. She asks like she has no money at all but when we went <strong>to</strong> get our checks cashed the other day she pulled out an envelope out of her purse with about almost 400$ in it and said she forgot she had it. Recently I almost got evicted because my financial aid for college got messed up (which is how i pay my rent) well i asked her if she could help me out with 100$ for now so i could have some money <strong>to</strong> give my landlord and still have money <strong>to</strong> buy my baby diapers and wipes and she said no and this is the same day she found the 400 in her purse. I have NEVER borrowed money from her before but I have my other family members and she know I ALWAYS pay back. She stays in my apartment rent free, takes showers and cooks food whenever she wants and has NO bills or children but doesnt help me at all when i am about <strong>to</strong> loose my house and I have a baby!! She constantly acts like I cant do what she can do also. Like I have been really scared about paying my bills because since they messed up <strong>on</strong> my financial aid check I have <strong>to</strong> give all my money i get <strong>on</strong> my checks <strong>to</strong> my landlord for rent so they dont kick me out. I have no money left for my bills like water and <strong>electric</strong>. So when we were at the mall yesterday I saw a burger place was hiring and I said ohh they are hiring im going <strong>to</strong> get an application. Emily immediately said you already have a job. what are you going <strong>to</strong> do with it? I said keep it. then she said your going <strong>to</strong> have two jobs? I said yea im going <strong>to</strong> get two jobs so i can pay my bills. She then said you cant have two jobs. And i said why not? you do. and then Emily said well i dont have a baby and i dont go <strong>to</strong> school. And then i said so what? people do it all the time emily. i know people who have 4 kids, go <strong>to</strong> school and still have 3 jobs! She constantly puts my ideas down and acts like i cant do them. She was car shopping yesterday and I told her my plan for getting a car (cuz i dont have one yet) I told her in July when I can start saving my work checks again im going <strong>to</strong> <strong>save</strong> 200$ from each check then in October (when my apartment lease it up) I will have about 2000$ <strong>to</strong> spend <strong>on</strong> a car. Emily said you cant do that and i said why not and she said because you have no license and i said october is 5 months away and i have my permit just not my license, so in 5 months i think i can go take the driving test and then she said whatever. Why is she acting like that? Like i cant do anything? Like she is the only one who is strong enough <strong>to</strong> do it all? </p>
<p>SECOND STORY:<br />
Me and Emily work together at the hotel like i said in the first story. We were hired and started <strong>on</strong> the SAME day so neither of us know more than the other. Well usually we work by ourselves and clean but lately since we have been real busy we team up <strong>to</strong> clean rooms. Well Emily has been getting VERY bossy with me. We have these cleaning carts we wheel around with us and the other day I found a dirty set of sheets in the hallway well I stuck them <strong>on</strong> a side of the cart and immediately after I did that Em<br />
She&#8217;s not doing drugs. Shes here with me all the time or at work. I know everything she does. And anyway  her parents make her get drug tested every month <strong>to</strong> stay in that business with them because the boss is strict and also I said in my story that I saw her money, she has it. All of it. In envelopes in her purse. So I don&#8217;t understand why she has a problem with helping me out</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Its possible shes doing drugs, that would explain the fact she is short of money and is stingy with it.</p>
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<h2>How much will heat cost and how can I save?</h2>
<p>Ok, so I&#8217;m looking around <strong>to</strong> rent a house, and I think I&#8217;m going <strong>to</strong> end up having <strong>to</strong> pay heat.  I live in Maine.  Now I don&#8217;t like <strong>to</strong> be really hot, but I need <strong>to</strong> <strong>save</strong> as much money <strong>on</strong> my heating <strong>bill</strong> as possible.  Now if it comes down <strong>to</strong> it I&#8217;m willing <strong>to</strong> keep the thermostat at 55 &#8211; 60 degrees and wear hoodies and sleep with <strong>electric</strong> blankets.  The house is going <strong>to</strong> be a medium sized 2 bedroom house.  I cannot get an apartment in the area because I have a pit bull and no apartments will let me keep her (very adorable and friendly.  I can&#8217;t get rid of her, she&#8217;s my <strong>best</strong> friend).  So living in Maine with the medium 2 bedroom house, keeping it semi cool, roughly how much will i spend A MONTH in heating?  Also, give me ANY tips at all <strong>on</strong> saving money <strong>on</strong> my heating <strong>bill</strong>.<br />
It&#8217;s oil heat, by the way.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">If you will be paying both gas (oil) and electric you should consider changing all the lights to florescent right away.  Then in the fall install what are called insiders on all your windows.  3M makes them and most large building suppliers or Target, Walmart, etc carry them. It is a vinyl type window covering you put over the window frame to prevent air leaks.  You can also get plug in insulators, they are a flat foam type inserts you put under the plug in plates to prevent cold air coming in there, which is very common.  Check your doors for air leaks.  Make sure they close tightly.  Keep your furnace filters changed regularly.</p>
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<h2>Weird to not want to get married or have kids or have a girlfriend (long question)?</h2>
<p>So I have this &#8220;master plan,&#8221; so <strong>to</strong> speak, about not getting married or having kids in an attempt <strong>to</strong> <strong>save</strong> money. This might seem a bit irrational, but I don&#8217;t do very well in school, and odds are I&#8217;m going <strong>to</strong> wind up working very hard for very little money. And I figure that spending money <strong>on</strong> food for a spouse and child, as well as whatever else they might need is probably one of the biggest expenses one could think of, not <strong>to</strong> mention what I&#8217;d be saving <strong>on</strong> <strong>electric</strong> and water bills, cutting the use of such luxuries by at least half (I know I must sound completely devoid of social skills right now, but I&#8217;m just trying <strong>to</strong> condense the question).</p>
<p>I originally formulated that plan when I was in 5th grade. I&#8217;m a freshman now, and I still stick with the idea, but I&#8217;m starting <strong>to</strong> think that it might be for different reasons.<br />
You see, I&#8217;ve never had a girlfriend, which is highly unusual for most kids in my school. I still have many female friends, mind you, but nothing past that. And the thing is, I think it&#8217;s better that way. I&#8217;m not the <strong>best</strong> at carrying out conversations, and in my opinion, the &#8216;awkward silence&#8217; is a metaphorical parasite that preys <strong>on</strong> relationships, whether friend relationships, or something more serious. I mean think about it. If your relationship with someone is so poor that you can&#8217;t even carry out a conversation with them, than maybe you&#8217;re not as great friends as you thought. And it is because of my inability <strong>to</strong> carry out a conversation that provokes the idea of remaining single for the rest of forever. It&#8217;s also a reason why I really only hang out with people in groups, and never one-<strong>on</strong>-one. I would just run out of things <strong>to</strong> talk about much too fast, and after that, It&#8217;s all downhill. I&#8217;m aware of a bunch of girls that have like me for two years or maybe more, and I&#8217;m still trying <strong>to</strong> avoid going out with them because of this problem.</p>
<p><strong>To</strong> avoid the not helpful answer of &#8220;just talk about something like school, music, or sports,&#8221; I should probably mention that I basically live under a rock. I don&#8217;t play sports, do <strong>to</strong> my sub-par conversational abilities, I don&#8217;t hang out with my friends that much, I&#8217;m not much of a movie person, and I listen <strong>to</strong> emo-ish music (i.e. Green Day, Metallica, etc.), whereas most of my friends are Lil Wayne and Asher Roth and Drake fanatics (I DO NOT associate with gothic and emo kids, they disgust me). So even if I wanted <strong>to</strong>, there really aren&#8217;t many topics I can bring up that aren&#8217;t creepy. I mean, I COULD talk about my Pokemon obsession, but I&#8217;m not so sure that that would get me anywhere.</p>
<p>It is a combination of these two things, saving money, and avoiding awkwardness and the subsequent break-ups that follow the awkwardness that makes me not want a girlfriend or a wife or children. But mostly the second one. What <strong>on</strong> Earth can I do?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Quite a write up&#8230;wish I had the energy to respond with as much care as it merits</p>
<p>Anyways, the saving money thing: most couples I know both work&#8230;where I live I would even go so far as say it takes two to pull together enough income to buy a house after marriage.  You find ways of making it work&#8230;I&#8217;ve taken the last year off from cable TV, for example, and know several other people watching tv online these days.</p>
<p>Social skills: you have a pretty interesting personality showing through in your writing &#8211; it&#8217;s too bad you feel conversation holds you back from hearing that more often about yourself in general.  I have trouble believing you don&#8217;t do very well in school.  </p>
<p>Re: the girlfriend thing&#8230;people who do well at dating know that it is often marked by potholes, and to a certainty it is a lot of hard work and sacrifice.  Right now you are focused on the linear framework of your life: A leads to B leads to C&#8230;and so on.  A lot of people are like that at your age &#8211; I think I was too &#8211; schools indoctrinate that in you.  Dating is perhaps one of the first milestones you get to where A leads to D, then takes you on a roundabout path to pick up B and maybe C if you&#8217;re lucky (but don&#8217;t count on it.)  It is worth it on so many levels&#8230;an adventure just getting to know someone &#8211; a lot of people never give it that chance until they&#8217;ve matured a bit&#8230;a conscious decision that says throw away the map and just go for it, conversation skills be damned <img src='http://electricbillslashed.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />   It&#8217;s all out there&#8230;just sometimes you just need to put reason aside and feel it down deep.  Trust me&#8230;you won&#8217;t regret it in the long run.</p>
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