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We're on level pay so our bill doesn't vary very much.
Electric right now is $81/month
Gas just jumped from $77 to $88/month.
No, we don't live in the dark. Total square footage of our house if around 2,300 sq. ft with 1,300 sq. foot upstairs and 1,000 finished sq. ft. downstairs. There is a total of 5 bedroom, 3 baths, two fireplaces and a wet bar with mini-fridge. When we built the home, total cost including putting in the lawn, privacy fence, deck and hot tub (we've since gotten rid of the hot tub and saved $30 on our electric bill), it cost us $125,000 all in.
What can I say. When you don't have an ocean or mountain range nearby, prices are more realistic. I'm not paying for a view. I'm paying for a home. I use my timeshares to provide me with the occasional view.
For a year I did travel nursing. I was more profitable for me to remaining living here and flying back and forth to work. Now there were certain things I needed to make that work like working 6 nights in a row (essentially two weeks worth of work) so that I only had to fly twice per month but, at that time, I could make $19/hour more than I was making at that time back home. Things have changed and now the wage difference for me would only be $12/hour. The additional cost of travel and loss of things like paid vacation and defined contribution pension plan make not worth the effort. Besides, sometimes it's just better to sleep in your own bed rather than on a cheap matress rented for you by your travel company.
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