I'm on the warpath against high utility bills and have succeded in lowering our water and electric bills. I'm not sure of the gas bill because it was estimated last month.
Its nice to see your efforts paying off. Last month's electric bill was the lowest since we've lived in this house--$86!!!! Usually it runs about $175 in winter months, $400+ in summer months.
I've declared war on the water bill. It was running around $120 month, until I started our "water conservation act". Last month's bill was $65! However, this month's bill was $76
Don't know where the extra usage came from, I think it was a leaky toilet I just discovered a few weeks ago.
Were a family of four, two adults, two kids, boy and girl. We have three full baths, run the dishwasher every night, everyone takes a shower every night, etc. We just started some simple things to save water, like not letting the water run while brushing your teeth, shaving, etc. Its amazing how much water is wasted right there! Other things, like not letting the kids play in the bathroom--ds would get in there and forget to come out! I found he was taking tub baths every night, despite me telling him not to, it wastes water. So, we just removed the stopper thingie from the drain! Also, trying not to run so many laundry loads, dh used to figure out what he wanted to wear every night, then throw it in the laundry. We now do laundry 2x week. Also, everyone is issued one towel and one wash cloth 2x week, I only wash towels once a week (seems before I was running towels almost every day!).
So, I'd be interested in what others water bills run and the things they do to save. I'm dreading the summer months, with watering the lawn and ac, our utilities are going to wipe us out!
Its nice to see your efforts paying off. Last month's electric bill was the lowest since we've lived in this house--$86!!!! Usually it runs about $175 in winter months, $400+ in summer months.
I've declared war on the water bill. It was running around $120 month, until I started our "water conservation act". Last month's bill was $65! However, this month's bill was $76
Don't know where the extra usage came from, I think it was a leaky toilet I just discovered a few weeks ago. Were a family of four, two adults, two kids, boy and girl. We have three full baths, run the dishwasher every night, everyone takes a shower every night, etc. We just started some simple things to save water, like not letting the water run while brushing your teeth, shaving, etc. Its amazing how much water is wasted right there! Other things, like not letting the kids play in the bathroom--ds would get in there and forget to come out! I found he was taking tub baths every night, despite me telling him not to, it wastes water. So, we just removed the stopper thingie from the drain! Also, trying not to run so many laundry loads, dh used to figure out what he wanted to wear every night, then throw it in the laundry. We now do laundry 2x week. Also, everyone is issued one towel and one wash cloth 2x week, I only wash towels once a week (seems before I was running towels almost every day!).
So, I'd be interested in what others water bills run and the things they do to save. I'm dreading the summer months, with watering the lawn and ac, our utilities are going to wipe us out!
What water bill?
Actually the only plus to having a well is the fact that it's free
I do at least one full load of laundry every day. We only run the dishwasher when it is full. We have only one bathroom. Our water/sewer bill is around $120 quarterly. Our trash removal is not included in our taxes or water bill. We need to hire our own independent trash hauler. We pay $60 quarterly for trash removal (that is for ONE can a week!! What a rip-off!) Our electric bill runs between $70-90 a month. We have oil hot water radiator heat. We just had our oil tank filled today...185 gallons for $375...cha ching. We are on the auto-delivery plan, so they come every 6 or so weeks, give or take. 
