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hotsauce345
my love, my life, my son
Member since 1/09 4169 total posts
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Melody
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homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
approximately. I just feel like these bills are astronomically high...maybe it's because my only comparison was my studio apartment.
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Reese32
LIF Adult
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
I do balanced billing, and it's under $140 a month for a 4 bedroom expanded cape.
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| Posted 12/6/12 6:30 PM |
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evrythng4areason
And then there were 4
Member since 1/10 5224 total posts
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Kayla
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homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
somewhere around 120
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| Posted 12/6/12 6:31 PM |
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hotsauce345
my love, my life, my son
Member since 1/09 4169 total posts
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Melody
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
 We have been paying $400+ per cycle
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| Posted 12/6/12 6:31 PM |
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BargainMama
LIF Adult
Member since 5/09 15660 total posts
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homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
is your bill for one month or two?
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| Posted 12/6/12 6:42 PM |
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hotsauce345
my love, my life, my son
Member since 1/09 4169 total posts
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Melody
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
2 months...Ijust feel like we are very good about shutting off lights etc. We do however keep my laptop plugged in and DH's computer on. but we generally all hang in the same room and 1/2 the house rarely even gets used.
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| Posted 12/6/12 6:45 PM |
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MaZz
* Lovin my baby girl!!! *
Member since 2/09 6243 total posts
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Gina
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homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
My house is all electric so my figure is prob higher but I pay right now $178 balanced. And this is for a 2 floor 1300sq ft condo
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| Posted 12/6/12 6:52 PM |
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hotsauce345
my love, my life, my son
Member since 1/09 4169 total posts
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Melody
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
we have gas dryer, gas stove and oil heat
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| Posted 12/6/12 6:57 PM |
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gdubs
This baby is awesome!
Member since 11/10 2467 total posts
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Gina
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
We do balanced billing, we just got the renewal and it's going to be $124/month for a 4br 2.5bath house approx 2k sq ft.
ETA: We have gas heat, stove and dryer... we do leave the AC on downstairs 24/7 during the summer months bc of the pups.
Message edited 12/6/2012 7:00:07 PM.
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| Posted 12/6/12 6:58 PM |
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luvmyReese
Hello Kitty
Member since 1/08 7542 total posts
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Catt
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homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
All electric home (no oil or gas) 3 bedrooms 2 full baths $276 monthly balanced billing.
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| Posted 12/6/12 7:00 PM |
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BargainMama
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Posted by MrsMeloyellow
2 months...Ijust feel like we are very good about shutting off lights etc. We do however keep my laptop plugged in and DH's computer on. but we generally all hang in the same room and 1/2 the house rarely even gets used.
So it's $200 a month, that seems normal. Ours is like $240 a month on the budget plan, and we have a lot of stuff running all the time. (we do have gas heat, hot water, dryer and stove, so those aren't added in)
Message edited 12/6/2012 7:02:55 PM.
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| Posted 12/6/12 7:02 PM |
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hotsauce345
my love, my life, my son
Member since 1/09 4169 total posts
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Melody
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by MrsMeloyellow
2 months...Ijust feel like we are very good about shutting off lights etc. We do however keep my laptop plugged in and DH's computer on. but we generally all hang in the same room and 1/2 the house rarely even gets used.
So it's $200 a month, that seems normal. Ours is like $240 a month on the budget plan, and we have a lot of stuff running all the time. (we do have gas heat, hot water, dryer and stove, so those aren't added in)
ok this makes me feel a little better although it still seems we are on the high side compared to the others who responded.
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| Posted 12/6/12 7:10 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
I've been tracking my LIPA bills in my Expense spreadsheets for many years. I have a 4-bedroom high ranch and I am mostly home during the week. Here's our yearly averages:
2009: $157.85/month
2010: $183.01/month
2011: $199.98/month
2012: (so far) $196.33/month
We run central air from about May through October.
I'm pretty sure our usage hasn't increased all that much in the past 4 years. If anything, all our new energy saving appliances and light bulbs should have decreased it. LIPA's rates have definitely gone up.
Message edited 12/6/2012 7:14:17 PM.
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| Posted 12/6/12 7:10 PM |
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BargainMama
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Posted by MrsMeloyellow
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by MrsMeloyellow
2 months...Ijust feel like we are very good about shutting off lights etc. We do however keep my laptop plugged in and DH's computer on. but we generally all hang in the same room and 1/2 the house rarely even gets used.
So it's $200 a month, that seems normal. Ours is like $240 a month on the budget plan, and we have a lot of stuff running all the time. (we do have gas heat, hot water, dryer and stove, so those aren't added in)
ok this makes me feel a little better although it still seems we are on the high side compared to the others who responded.
Do you have central air? I forgot to add that we do, and it's on all the time in the Summer
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| Posted 12/6/12 7:11 PM |
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hotsauce345
my love, my life, my son
Member since 1/09 4169 total posts
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Melody
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
no, no central air...just window / sleeve units which only get turned on in the bedroom or basement depending which one we are in at the time.
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| Posted 12/6/12 7:12 PM |
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CurlyQ
Member since 6/07 2024 total posts
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
About $200 a month for a 3,200 square ft home. We use central air from May-September. We did notice a decrease of $30 when we replaced one of our older TV's with a new one. All appliances we bought new in the last 3 years.
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| Posted 12/6/12 9:00 PM |
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hotsauce345
my love, my life, my son
Member since 1/09 4169 total posts
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Melody
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Posted by CurlyQ
About $200 a month for a 3,200 square ft home. We use central air from May-September. We did notice a decrease of $30 when we replaced one of our older TV's with a new one. All appliances we bought new in the last 3 years.
wow, big house. my home is only 1556 sf
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| Posted 12/6/12 9:10 PM |
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ElizaRags35
My 2 Girls
Member since 2/09 20494 total posts
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Me
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homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
$124/mo. balanced. Central Air, All Electric except for oil. Pool in the summer.
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| Posted 12/6/12 9:30 PM |
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rojerono
Happiest.
Member since 8/06 13803 total posts
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Jeannie
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Around 150 (a little less) for a 4 bedroom dormered cape with full basement. We do not have central air and only run the room AC's on the hottest of days. My husband also installed motion lights in the laundry room, workshop and outdoors so that I wouldn't forget to turn off the lights!! 
Message edited 12/7/2012 8:08:42 AM.
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aliwnec10
mom of 3 boys
Member since 4/06 11426 total posts
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Ali
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
We don't do balanced billing but ours is typically around $150 a month. 2400sq ft home. 
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| Posted 12/7/12 8:08 AM |
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Hofstra26
Love to Bake!
Member since 7/06 27915 total posts
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Balanced billing........$151/mo for a 3BR 2BA "L" ranch. (1850 sq ft)
ETA - We run 4 window ac's in the summer
Message edited 12/7/2012 8:15:35 AM.
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| Posted 12/7/12 8:14 AM |
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MrsT809
LIF Adult
Member since 9/09 12167 total posts
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homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
We are around $80 a month. I can't believe how high everyone is. We do have a small house and lots of natural light so we rarely have lights on during the day, and most of the bulbs we have are CF or LED. I think most of our appliances are energy star. DH always pays attention to how much energy things use (he's a technology teacher) and even has a gadget that measures how much things are using. I guess his efforts are working.
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| Posted 12/7/12 8:15 AM |
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Shroggie
Don't Worry...Be Happy
Member since 5/06 6261 total posts
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
Balanced billing, $97/month. We both work full time, and have a 4br cape. We don't use the 2 bedrooms upstairs yet though.
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| Posted 12/7/12 8:20 AM |
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peanutbutter2
Carpe diem!
Member since 11/10 5287 total posts
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
$124 per month
Message edited 12/7/2012 8:26:35 AM.
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Ian&EmmesMommy23
My family is complete!
Member since 11/08 12970 total posts
Name:
Diana
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Re: homeowners - how much is your lipa bill each cycle?
i do balanced billing in a 2 bedroom, 5 room apartment, with gas cooking and it's $76 a month.
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| Posted 12/7/12 9:11 AM |
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