Homesteading: A Woman's Journey

Our Electric Bill

We have had so many inquiries from those who read my husband's and my blogs about our electric bill that I wanted to post.  Yesterday, we received our first bill that has a full month of the limited usage.  Last August, when we started this journey towards cutting out the majority of our electricity usage, our electric bill was $250 for 1 month of usage!  That was the bill which had my Beloved reaching the point where enough was enough.  So, we started making changes.  These changes have paid off greatly.  We removed the air conditioners, TV, VCR, DVD, many of the small appliances from the kitchen, and much more. Granted, the air conditioners were the major contributor to our bill, but the other things also had an effect. 

So, what was the new amount for the current bill?  It was $51 for the month!  What a blessing it was to see that the changes are having such a pronounced effect.  The lower bill gives us also the drive to try and take it further, lower our usage even more.

Thank you to all who have emailed, sent messages, or left comments about our changing to a more simple lifestyle.

Wow

06:04, Saturday, October 4, 2008 .. Posted by Sweetmama2

I wish that I could do that.
Sweetmama (Peg)

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07:53, Saturday, October 4, 2008 .. Posted by gabbie427

Congrats on doing such a wonderful job keeping the electric bill down. WOW!!!

I don't know that we could give up all those things, but we are certainly trying.

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo

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10:24, Sunday, October 5, 2008 .. Posted by haflinger

WOW.... that is great.. We also try to do everything to save on electric..Our bill is around 85.00 a month with no AC here in Maine we don't need it as this point. We do have a outdoor furnace and have three circulators that does take most of it. But we heat our hot tub and heat plus hot water and I do run my dish washer some..
Blessings Sister Brenda

After reading your previous post...

11:51, Wednesday, October 8, 2008 .. Posted by Happyhomemama

and this one we are trying our own experiment. Though I still use the stove,dishwasher and washing machine. Lights are off limits and I would have typically stopped using the clothes line by now I am keeping it up and DH is going to put a line up in the basement. We have a game with the older kids and whenever you accidentally turn on a light you get a mark and the one with the least marks at the end of the month wins.