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14. My oil doubled

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Sat Jan 29, 2022, 09:04 AM

Jan 2022

in price for a tank fill up from last year. My electric is way up also. As for food I seem to get shocked every time I check out.

I’ve lived in less expensive times 🙁

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Got my December gas bill. Holy cow! Seniors on fixed [View all] leftyladyfrommo Jan 2022 OP

Ouch, that's quite an increase. Emile Jan 2022 #1

And everyone is saying the same thing. Bills leftyladyfrommo Jan 2022 #2

You talk to people around here Biden is jacking Emile Jan 2022 #4

My utility company allows you to spread out your utility payments over 12 months. TheBlackAdder Jan 2022 #3

My utility company is owned by a government agency...natural gas prices just dropped 15%. Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2022 #7

I do level billing on my electric True Blue American Jan 2022 #8

Ours also. It's a coop, so the fees stay fairly aligned with costs, Hortensis Jan 2022 #26

My coop is the way also. They are now stringing fiber everywhere for internet. LiberalArkie Jan 2022 #27

:) Marvelous! Reminds me of friends we lost track of over time Hortensis Jan 2022 #38

We're burning lots more gas for electrical generation, instead of coal and nuclear Klaralven Jan 2022 #5

On Top Of That... ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #51

Look for another supplier...I have cut my bill that way. Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #6

Same here. True Blue American Jan 2022 #9

Unlike oil, electric and natural gas utilities are usually monopolies. FailureToCommunicate Jan 2022 #13

Look for another supplier?????? Farmer-Rick Jan 2022 #23

Less reaction, more checking it out maybe? You may well be able Hortensis Jan 2022 #33

Less assumptions, more understanding Farmer-Rick Jan 2022 #42

We pay nothing to switch utilities and we have a coop which I belong to. Our bills have been pretty Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #47

Do you have competing water and septic services you can switch to? Farmer-Rick Jan 2022 #53

We don't have that option. 2naSalit Jan 2022 #30

Where do you live? Also, consider a pellet fireplace. Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #48

wow. barbtries Jan 2022 #10

$190 last year; $250 this year, same usage. twodogsbarking Jan 2022 #11

Wow! That's robbery! n/t rainin Jan 2022 #34

Half the homes in Pa rely on natural gas for heat. twodogsbarking Jan 2022 #37

Wait, so the oil and gas extracting billionaires lied when they told us we would Snarkoleptic Jan 2022 #12

My oil doubled Tickle Jan 2022 #14

Curious how it compared year on year? JT45242 Jan 2022 #15

That's quite the jump richdj25 Jan 2022 #16

I'm wearing my Carhartts around the house now. multigraincracker Jan 2022 #17

that is a big increase.. Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #18

I have a 2 BR house with total electric. My latest bill was for $247 and last month it was $157. doc03 Jan 2022 #19

As I get older Woodwizard Jan 2022 #20

Huh, mine was low Johnny2X2X Jan 2022 #21

Please have that new furnace checked by the installer Wicked Blue Jan 2022 #22

It's the whole neighborhood. Bills just got to people leftyladyfrommo Jan 2022 #24

Older home? Takehikes Jan 2022 #25

I use wood for heat. I have for many years. panader0 Jan 2022 #28

Same here in Minnesota NickB79 Jan 2022 #35

Shocking gas bill. Tracer Jan 2022 #29

Mine is nearly the same... 2naSalit Jan 2022 #31

Our propane has doubled over the winter RainCaster Jan 2022 #32

It was very high here too, something about the 2020 Historic NY Jan 2022 #36

Our bill was $100 higher. shrike3 Jan 2022 #39

325 here in Wisconsin, we had quite a few single digit temp days. sarcasmo Jan 2022 #40

Ours doubled as well Meowmee Jan 2022 #41

Same here wryter2000 Jan 2022 #43

Sam here with SDGE FreeState Jan 2022 #52

Mine doubled. moondust Jan 2022 #44

Here it is being blamed on that huge mess in leftyladyfrommo Jan 2022 #45

Maybe in Texas but moondust Jan 2022 #46

Wow! iemanja Jan 2022 #49

$133... myohmy2 Jan 2022 #50