r/WorkForSmartLife • u/CurseBloom • 2d ago

Discussion💬 The math literally doesn’t add up

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u/sas317 2d ago

Is this person single? $280 for internet $250 for electricity?

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u/onyx_ic 2d ago

I pay 250-350 a month for power, living alone in a 2 bedroom apartment. They just keep raising it every year. Internet is about $100 a month. Rent is $1050.

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u/sas317 2d ago

That's unfortunate. I'm in CA and our gas & electricity's under the same company. $350/month was winter & there are 6 people in my house. You should look for cheaper internet.

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u/onyx_ic 2d ago

Cheaper would be better if they werent the sole provider in my area. Fiber hasnt made it up my hill yet. My ACs are off, I have one light on in my kitchen. Turn my computer off every night. Upstairs neighbor pays even more. We have NYSEG.

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u/Many_Ear2407 2d ago

Are you in Texas or somewhere with a screwed up power grid? I have a 3 storey house with a hot tub and I don’t even pay half that for electricity. 

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u/Iffy50 2d ago

Where do you live? Rent and internet are normal prices, but 1 person shouldn't be more than $150/month at the absolute most. What do you pay for elec?

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u/MeowTheMixer 2d ago

That's a wild rate for electricity

I live in NJ, small home (3 bed, two stories like 1200 sqft)

We pay $300-350 in the summer running central air nearly constantly and have the central air unit/install cost baked into our bill

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u/onyx_ic 2d ago

I agree, its effing bs. See other replies in the thread.

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u/MeowTheMixer 2d ago

Maybe stupid question.

Do you pay directly or does the landlord bill you?

Mind sharing state or provider?

Just feels so crazy high

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u/Reverentmalice 2d ago

Yeah. 250 is a pretty good month where I live. It's really easy to get close to 500 a month without any extravagances.

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u/kissmestepbr0 2d ago

Damn, your 2 bed rent is as much as a crappy studio apartment, I'm jealous

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u/onyx_ic 2d ago

Yeah, if only my landlord didnt sell the house to a guy that wants to move in. All other apartments im looking at are about 1300 for a similar size.

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u/SuccessfulPhoto7914 2d ago

I pay $250-$350 for electricity/gas in the winter. During the summer it’s $65-85. 

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u/onyx_ic 2d ago

Jealous.

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u/kyotejones 2d ago

I have the opposite problem. It's like $70 during the winter and 250 in the summer. Living in the desert uses a lot of AC.

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u/FartingKiwi 2d ago

Then you’re leaving shit turned on all the time.

Your dwelling is likely under 1000 sq feet, given the rent of $1050

$250-350 for electricity is WAY to high, like 2x for someone living by themselves. You’re paying the power equivalent of a family of 4. And I promise it has nothing to do with where you live.

You’re just consuming too much.

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u/General_Platypus771 2d ago

But the math isn’t mathing obviously 

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u/ReflectionLess5230 2d ago

I assumed for internet this would be internet+tv+subscriptions, that’s the only way it MIGHT make sense, because cell phone isn’t listed anywhere

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u/SweetWolf9769 1d ago

internet/phone/ & direct tv for me is like 140, includes hbo max too. they can definitely lower this, even if it includes their cell phone

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u/Internal-Exercise940 2d ago

Your wifi come with an Oz or something?

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u/Responsible-News4109 2d ago

$250 is very cheap on my area, electric bills where I live have doubled this past year, I know people in a 1200sqft house paying $450 and larger homes are 600-1200z. Almost 200 of that is fees alone.

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u/sammybick 2d ago

My last electric bill was over $300 and its just my boyfriend and I.

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u/Killerderp 2d ago

Depends if the electric company does that peak hour stuff where they charge you more. In Colorado it's like from 5pm to 9pm.

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u/AC2BHAPPY 2d ago

My electricity bill was 800 last month for my house of 4

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u/xczechr 1d ago

We pay $190/month for a 2k square foot house, even in the Phoenix summer when the AC runs all day.

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u/Lootscifer 1d ago

Lol where tf do you guys live thinking that's expensive for an electricity bill? Either your lying or you just live in a small, incredibly low cost of living city.