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Ang-Rich
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Bills - what am I missing
Sorry if this has been asked before.
There's a big difference between a co-op and house so I know that I am not taking a few things into consideration...can you all help me fill in the blanks. For an average home on LI (I know they vary - but just for a sense):
Oil - $350/month
LIPA - $150/month
Water - ?
Am I missing something? Are the numbers about right?
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
2 water bills if you have city sewer - 1 is about $30 a month and the other is $30 a quarter
Cable - $139
Phone - $80 (a lot of overseas calls)
Insurance - $1,200 a year
LIPA - $200 p.m. Summer and Winter (we have CAC)
Keyspan - $300 p.m. Winter - $60 in Summer
Termite Control contract - $350 a year
Boiler contract - $230 a year
ETA: Cost of and additional bills
Message edited 5/31/2006 3:55:32 PM.
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| Posted 5/31/06 2:45 PM |
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
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Susan
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
For us oil is about $450/mo..Lipa is about $130 and water is $6 quarterly.
Add in landscaper about $120/mo alarm system if you are having one.
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| Posted 5/31/06 2:46 PM |
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Bebalina
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
any luck with the sale of your place yet Ang?
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| Posted 5/31/06 2:54 PM |
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Diana1215
Living on a prayer!!!
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Diana
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Oil is different than gas. I have gas - so here are my monthly bills:
LIPA - 194
Keyspan - 133
Cablevision phone, cable, TV - 145
Water - like 10 a month
I think that is all. We have an alarm - so I have that payment. Home insurance.
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| Posted 5/31/06 2:54 PM |
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schnapy
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Diana
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Posted by Ang-Rich
Sorry if this has been asked before.
There's a big difference between a co-op and house so I know that I am not taking a few things into consideration...can you all help me fill in the blanks. For an average home on LI (I know they vary - but just for a sense):
Oil - $350/month
LIPA - $150/month
Water - ?
Am I missing something? Are the numbers about right?
oil we pay $250 a month
lipa is every 2 month we pay $75
Water cant remember
Cable- $100 amonth
phone and internet $60 month
Landscappin $100 a month
home owners ins $800 year
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SweetT
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Ali
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Mortgage-have your 1 payment include your insurance and taxes, so easy.
Water (dirt cheap)
LIPA
Cable
Internet
Phone
OIL-expensive
I think that's it!
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| Posted 5/31/06 2:58 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
not to hijack- but my LIPA bill for a one bedroom apartment is more then some peoples houses
are you guys on the budget plan? and can I get that if I rent?
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| Posted 5/31/06 3:33 PM |
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Diana1215
Living on a prayer!!!
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Posted by Beth1210
not to hijack- but my LIPA bill for a one bedroom apartment is more then some peoples houses
are you guys on the budget plan? and can I get that if I rent?
I am on the budget plan. I had to pay about 600 at the end of last year.
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| Posted 5/31/06 3:35 PM |
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Is that oil even for the summer months?
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| Posted 5/31/06 3:43 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Posted by Bebalina
any luck with the sale of your place yet Ang?
Awww - thanks for thinking of me. Things are moving fast! 
Message edited 5/31/2006 3:45:20 PM.
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Posted by architectnycity
Is that oil even for the summer months?
No-I pay that maybe for 5 months.
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| Posted 5/31/06 3:46 PM |
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princess99
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Oil $900.00 or so
Electric $ 150.00 varies on season
Cable $88.00
cell phones $80.00
Telephone $50.00
Home owners insurance not sure what we pay?
Mortgage $2000.00
lawn $100.00 without any add on's
Car Insurance not sure?
Water $70.00 vaires by season
Plus student loans/car loans, credit card bills, groceries, home repairs /improvements.
HTH
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| Posted 5/31/06 4:58 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Thanks so much everyone - this all helps me so much! 
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| Posted 5/31/06 5:15 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Posted by Diana1215
Posted by Beth1210
not to hijack- but my LIPA bill for a one bedroom apartment is more then some peoples houses
are you guys on the budget plan? and can I get that if I rent?
I am on the budget plan. I had to pay about 600 at the end of last year.
yikes- I will stick to the regular monthy bill I get- I don't like surprises
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| Posted 5/31/06 5:36 PM |
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hazeleyes33
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
WOW, why is everyone's oil bills soooo high?? I am on budget and pay 12 months out of the year. I pay $140/month.
Mortgage-600.00
Taxes-430.00
Insurance-55.00
(I just took my taxes and insurance OUT of my mortgage payment so "I" can get the interest, NOT the bank)
lipa-91.00
oil-140.00
water-7.00
cable/phone/internet-130.00
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| Posted 5/31/06 9:33 PM |
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LSP2005
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
in addition to the regular bills I would add a home "surprise" category. Like surprise the fan for our central air broke and it would have cost us $350 to replace but it is under warranty so I think we will only be charged the $50 for the service guy to show up, hopefully this afternoon  . But if the machine is broken, then it will be 2,500 for a new central air unit.
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ARIELSMOM
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Cable-
COmputer hook up-
Phone-
Probably around 150-200 for that stuff...
Sewer
Just incase it brakes bank...
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| Posted 6/1/06 2:20 PM |
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Jessee
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Posted by princess99
Oil $900.00 or so
Electric $ 150.00 varies on season
Cable $88.00
cell phones $80.00
Telephone $50.00
Home owners insurance not sure what we pay?
Mortgage $2000.00
lawn $100.00 without any add on's
Car Insurance not sure?
Water $70.00 vaires by season
Plus student loans/car loans, credit card bills, groceries, home repairs /improvements.
HTH
$900 A MONTH for oil?! Is that what it costs? 
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| Posted 7/15/06 11:18 PM |
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princess99
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Posted by Jessee
Posted by princess99
Oil $900.00 or so
Electric $ 150.00 varies on season
Cable $88.00
cell phones $80.00
Telephone $50.00
Home owners insurance not sure what we pay?
Mortgage $2000.00
lawn $100.00 without any add on's
Car Insurance not sure?
Water $70.00 vaires by season
Plus student loans/car loans, credit card bills, groceries, home repairs /improvements.
HTH
$900 A MONTH for oil?! Is that what it costs?
No, what we pay when we get a fill up. I negoiate the price every season and we pay in full, we get filled up every few months.
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| Posted 7/15/06 11:57 PM |
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danielleandscott
My new 71 Super Beetle
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Levittown
Oil winter: $400 every 2 months - Spring and Summer in Levittown $150 every 3 months - We used oil for hot water.
Electric $ 150.00 every 2 months except summer
Cable 118 a month - phone/modem/tv
cell phones $80.00
Home owners insurance $550 a year
Mortgage: What ever yours comes to
lawn: $30 a week for a cut or buy a mower
Car Insurance: ?
Water $13 a month - Love Levittown
Car Payment
Credit Card
Stuff to fix around the house
Tips at Christmas time $??
Donations to Police Dept and Fire Dept?
Vacations
Gifts
Spending money
etc....
Make sure you have at least $10k in the bank at all times
and have money left to spend on the house after closing - because you never know what is going to come up.
Scott
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aw29
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
why is everyone's water bill so low?? I paid 60 dollars last month??
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| Posted 7/16/06 10:24 AM |
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Jessee
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Jessee
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Posted by danielleandscott
Levittown
Oil winter: $400 every 2 months - Spring and Summer in Levittown $150 every 3 months - We used oil for hot water.
Electric $ 150.00 every 2 months except summer
Cable 118 a month - phone/modem/tv
cell phones $80.00
Home owners insurance $550 a year
Mortgage: What ever yours comes to
lawn: $30 a week for a cut or buy a mower
Car Insurance: ?
Water $13 a month - Love Levittown
Car Payment
Credit Card
Stuff to fix around the house
Tips at Christmas time $??
Donations to Police Dept and Fire Dept?
Vacations
Gifts
Spending money
etc....
Make sure you have at least $10k in the bank at all times
and have money left to spend on the house after closing - because you never know what is going to come up.
Scott
Thanks for posting this Scott - we're looking at capes in Wantagh, so I'm hoping our bills will be similar to yours!
One question, your homeowner's insurance seems really reasonable - do you you have a rider on that for your wife's jewelry (e-ring, wedding band?) We're in a co-op now and my insurance went from barely anything to a good amt after we added my jewelry 
Message edited 7/16/2006 11:34:16 AM.
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danielleandscott
My new 71 Super Beetle
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
My wifes jewerly is still on my parents policy - I have to take it off - thanks for reminding me.
N Wantagh which is levittown schools water bill is usually higher than Levittown for some reason...
Scott
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| Posted 7/16/06 11:54 AM |
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hazeleyes33
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Ginger
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Re: Bills - what am I missing
Posted by aw29
why is everyone's water bill so low?? I paid 60 dollars last month??
Do you have SCWA?? It is extremely cheap. We pay about $20-25/3 months.
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