People who live on their own

[Pier Angeli]

For those who live by themselves (especially those in a one bedroom flat) - how much do you pay for gas/electricity a month, roughly?

Just trying to figure out if I can afford a place on my own.
Credit crunch and that~!

[cowgirl from hell]

i have a one bedroom and i pay about 25 a month..im all electric and the companies will try to tell you it should be about 40 a month but thats nonsense...granted i dont use my heating unless it is totally freezing and i am out alot but yeah

[madvoice]

I've only moved into my flat so not got an idea yet, but set up a monthly payment of £39 (just for electric, not got gas here) to start with to see if that'll cover it, and then change it after a few months. That was the estimate given from scottish power so shall wait and see.

Originally Posted by cowgirl from hell

i have a one bedroom and i pay about 25 a month..im all electric and the companies will try to tell you it should be about 40 a month but thats nonsense...granted i dont use my heating unless it is totally freezing and i am out alot but yeah

I thought it seemed like a lot, but gonna wait and see after the first few months if its too much/too little.

[AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS]

See if you pay that for like say, a year, and it turns out yer bills only £20, do you get some sort of rebate?

Living on your own is definatly the best option out, but it's so damn expensive, especially when renting somewhere decent that isn't a box with a bed, toilet and cooker in.

[Fenntastic]

i know this sounds stupid but are you the type of person that has a stereo, the tv, your computer all going at once. are you going to have a tumble dryer? do you use the washing machine alot? do you leave lights on? do you leave stuff on standby or switch it right off. are you in alot, or out alot?
i stay at home so i dont really know how much i use, but when i am house sitting for my brother or sister i tend to keep everything off and only use what i need. id say i use about a tenner in a week at my sisters.....maybe a little less. theres no gas at ghers, only electric.

[GoddamnElectric]

I pay £40 a month, combined gas and power. It's prob only that much because a) I use hunners of gas (my water heater and over are gas) and b) my PC is a power hungry beast.

[Pier Angeli]

Originally Posted by AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS

Living on your own is definatly the best option out, but it's so damn expensive, especially when renting somewhere decent that isn't a box with a bed, toilet and cooker in.

Yeah, I've been looking into flatshares cos it's cheaper but to be honest I'd rather not live with a stranger (and potential psycho/slob) and I want to be able to have people back to mine after being out without worrying about upsetting someone else. Plus, I love my own space.

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS

See if you pay that for like say, a year, and it turns out yer bills only £20, do you get some sort of rebate?

Yes. You get a letter, then the money turns up in your account around the time you've been with the company for a year.

[Mulac]

Originally Posted by AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS

See if you pay that for like say, a year, and it turns out yer bills only £20, do you get some sort of rebate?

Yeah, you just phone them up and ask for it and they stick it back in the account it was debited from.

[Pier Angeli]

Originally Posted by Fenntastic

i know this sounds stupid but are you the type of person that has a stereo, the tv, your computer all going at once. are you going to have a tumble dryer? do you use the washing machine alot? do you leave lights on? do you leave stuff on standby or switch it right off. are you in alot, or out alot?
i stay at home so i dont really know how much i use, but when i am house sitting for my brother or sister i tend to keep everything off and only use what i need. id say i use about a tenner in a week at my sisters.....maybe a little less. theres no gas at ghers, only electric.

Well, I'm not exactly power efficient at home cos my parents foot the bill, but when it's coming out of my own pocket I'll be making the effort

I rarely watch tv, don't plan on having a tumble dryer, never leave stuff on standby and I'm out a lot. I do however like having lights on as I'm scared of the dark (honestly), I have my computer most of the time and I love a long shower.

[Fenntastic]

Originally Posted by Pier Angeli

Well, I'm not exactly power efficient at home cos my parents foot the bill, but when it's coming out of my own pocket I'll be making the effort

I rarely watch tv, don't plan on having a tumble dryer, never leave stuff on standby and I'm out a lot. I do however like having lights on as I'm scared of the dark (honestly), I have my computer most of the time and I love a long shower.

im the same. i totally notice how much stuff is on when im house sitting. but at home i dont bother about it.
lights hardly use any power, and in a one bed flat theres maybe going to be 5 ceiling lights or something. i doubt it'll be too sky high a month. maybe 25-30 quid or something. though it depends if you get somewhere with gas central heating or electirc storage heating....

[Hammer]

Make liberal use of this site to find the cheapest utilities as well.

http://www.uswitch.com/

[Goth_pixie]

I'd say £40 a month at most. That's more than we pay, and we have two power-hungry computers on a lot of the time.

[JennyPiccolo]

when you live on your own you run about switching everything off. I'm always afraid there's a fire. NOBODY WOULD PUT IT OUT.

[madvoice]

You do! I've noticed I've started doing that!