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Instead of feeding the What on this bleak day, I figured it might be more interesting to start a discussion about utility bills. You got high bills or low bills? How do you even know until you compare stories with other people?

Right now we are one couple living in a 2-family brownstone. We’re in the middle of renovations, so we are living in the garden apartment.

Our water bill seems delightfully low: $68 this quarter. But our gas bills seemed high this summer: around $150 a month for two people. I can’t tell how much money I am spending on electricity, because Con Edison is ridiculous. I overpay every single month because I can’t remember to phone in my meter numbers.

What are your utility bills like? How did you lower your utility bills? Anyone else think my gas bill is outrageous?