Yeah - Electric notice just came in email - 71.00 will be September's bill - I had budgeted for 76.00 and am tickled it isn't more as we are in a heat-bath wave here and with days upon days of 105+ days I was sure it would be more than last months which was 74.00.
So - we're down! Good! This bill is on the average pay plan, but it keeps cycling down? Gosh I love that!! AC here is electric. Heat, stove, water & dryer are all natural gas - my gas bill is on average as well.
I moved the extra 5.00 from the electric budget over to prepaying on the mortgage - twas tempted to move it to groceries as my grocery budget could sure use some padding, BUT just think how much better the grocery budget will look when I no longer owe on my house! So, to the mortgage it goes and we'll have beans* again next month!
-LuxLivingFrugalis
*Oink- There will go the last of the $2.25 hamsteak that I've stretched to cover 5 meals - 3 so far w/leftovers!!