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Originally Posted by Hitch
That's directly to the power company? That's obscene. Those rates are positively obscene. You're paying (I did some very fast math, hope I didn't screw the pooch here), about $0.40/sf/month, for your (winter) rates. I'm paying about 00.10/sf/month.
Your house should be dramatically more efficient than ours; apartments ALWAYS are, gas, electric, or otherwise. You should, unless by "apartment" you mean stand-along bungalow, or a duplex, maybe, be insulated at least on the sides, possibly top/bottom as well, which should keep your rates down for everything, whether it's heating or cooling.
My last bill was $146.00. We reside in a standalone home which is significantly larger than your apartment. My bill would be more than triple the rate, if I were paying what you are, at LEAST. Quintuple the rate. More.
That's bloody insane. Have you ever had an energy assessment? To see if you're leaking power like crazy? Do other people in your complex/other side of the duplex, etc., pay that much? And yes, we are 100% electric. (n.b.: we do have a fully-propane fireplace, which we've used once this year. Long-Haired and very inquisitive Cats+Fireplace...well, you get the idea. I didn't count that as a power/heat/energy source, given the scenario.)
Absolutely crazy.
P.S.: I'm sure that your mother means well, but jeeezzzzzze, that is really pushing my buttons. It sounds SO manipulative and controlling to me. (BT, DT). Just out of curiosity--does she try to Dead Hand you? Tell you how she's going to leave you this or that item (or someone else), when she dies, BUT, you have to agree that you'll then do X with it? Or leave it to a grand-niece 3x removed, or somesuch? Dictate what you'll do, with things she bequeaths you?
Given her reaction with the Vacuum, that's what it sounds like. You should tell her that actual gifts do not come with strings attached. If she wants to give you something, with strings, she can call it anything she wants, but not a GIFT. When it comes to a gift, you should be able to do anything you want with it. Dictating what you do with it is uber-controlling.
Hitch
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Yes we pay directly to Ameren. We live on the second floor of an apartment complex. It's a tiny apartment. Two rooms with one small bathroom and a utility room/closet. The only closet in the place. The kitchen and living room are separated by a half wall. We made the living room into the bedroom because the back room has no air.
Mom is a puzzle. She is super bossy and very unreasonable. She lives in a world normal people do not and she loves to lay guilt trips on people. She loves materials things above all else. Something I'll never understand. She's very wasteful. Not good with money wouldn't know what a budget is.
She designates anything she gives. She gets very upset if you go against her wishes. She even tries to tell us what to do with our own things and money. Hubby is fed up and when he gets fed up with her he takes it out on me. She has meltdowns, He has meltdowns. They are so similar when it comes to handling stress. They make mountains out of a molehills. Sometimes I feel I'm the only sane one in this mess. I'm counting the days I can leave this state and go far away from it all.
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