Ive been spending about $90/month on gas recently. That is because I bought a house much closer to where I work, I try to bicycle for petty errands, and I drive efficient cars. It is higher than it ought to be because Ive had to take a few extra trips that were ~100mi. Without those, Id guess Id be at about $60-75/month.
It used to be about 3x that much.
12 mile vs 34 mile commute each way is a lifesaver, even if Im paying bigtime for the house now...
JMH
Wow, the post about electrical costs is amazing! My old 1200 sq ft apartment with central air (on the sunny side of a brick building, mind you) was just over $100 for the month of may. I bought my house April 28, so I have the bill for the house in May too... $48... thats a 3BR two story house with a walk-up attic. June was just slightly more than that, $54 IIRC. The downside? gas for hot water and our dryer (our stove is electric) is about the same cost... and there is typically only ever one person living in the house!
IMO the biggest difference is that the house, which also gets pelted hard with afternoon hot sun, has window AC's, not a central system (I wanted real radiators in my house for the period-specific look). We only have the AC on in the rooms where we sleep and in the living room when we're home. The living room can be closed from both sides by french doors and the heat goes up the staircase and sucked out the attic by a vent fan. We use ceiling fans everywere that we are, and try to keep the windows open for breeze as much as is possible in western NJ. So far it has worked, fortunately. I guess I should be glad I didnt want a home wth central air!
[ June 27, 2006, 01:11 PM: Message edited by: JHZR2 ]
