some tips for saving money (47)

Mar 21, 2013 3:33 AM CST some tips for saving money
wash2u
wash2uwash2uMelbourne, Victoria Australia79 Threads 1 Polls 3,768 Posts
This should be my last bill $165.55 due to GST $18.73 and supply charge $21.91? For the next 25 years? quote]

Blizz, your supply charge is currently $21.91. My other charges for electricty usage are currently $90 running everything including my 2 mega aircons over summer.

Okay, it does add a lot of value to your home having solar power and solar hot water. But should I go out and buy it now? Big NO for me. For a brand new built home, I would demand it but not for retro-fitting.

Okay, I have bought electricty running my power system, and have gas hot water and cooking. And use the gas for heating during the week but have a wood fire for weekends.

Assume that the cost for electricity and for my gas consumption averages out about the same over the whole year. Comes to about $80 per month = $1,000 per annum (excluding service fees - have to have that connection just in case).

Then you have to think about the power companies having to have the service available just in case it is needed while most people are going solar but it might be cloudy. The power companies have simple choices...do they charge the users who need power $20,000 a year because they are the few who always rely on them providing power or do they up the ongoing maintenance charge for those who may want it on occasion ........... but they need to have to have the power plant running just in case. If you want a service available on demand, expect to pay.

Then it comes down to how you have 'purchased' the solar power units and what it cost you to service the loan or the loss in 'buying power' when you don't have that cash to buy what you want.

Okay, in 6.3 years you will be on par with me regarding today's cash cost. By then old timers will probably be well and truly taking over and I will forget to pay the power bills and my daughter will definitely put me in the nursing homerolling on the floor laughing
Mar 21, 2013 6:46 AM CST some tips for saving money
Blizzard14u
Blizzard14uBlizzard14uGosnells, Western Australia Australia67 Threads 2 Polls 1,430 Posts
Wash2u.
I have only given advice as to what I am doing and recommend, but not too everyone? We all have our own situation that we find ourselves in,

I built the house and the solar hot water came with it, but the solar power system was offered to me at the shops interest free?

You have lived your life with your decisions, I support that!

Now let me live my life with my choices and too share my experience with others?

I never recommend things unless I have been there done that,

We are not in competition with each other! We live at opposite sides off the continent,
professor cheers
Mar 21, 2013 11:46 AM CST some tips for saving money
Godsgift
GodsgiftGodsgiftEnnis, Clare Ireland251 Threads 13 Polls 10,040 Posts
I have run a cable under the floor to my neighbours power supply. I have also plumbed my central heating into his boiler and once I convince him to have bread, milk and yogurts delivered to his back door, life will be just perfect. Have to go. The Pizza Hut van has just pulled up outside his door. grin
Mar 22, 2013 1:25 AM CST some tips for saving money
Lookin4missright
Lookin4missrightLookin4missrightmelbourne, Victoria Australia400 Threads 24,032 Posts
Godsgift: I have run a cable under the floor to my neighbours power supply. I have also plumbed my central heating into his boiler and once I convince him to have bread, milk and yogurts delivered to his back door, life will be just perfect. Have to go. The Pizza Hut van has just pulled up outside his door.






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rolling on the floor laughing Was thinking to save myself a few dollars on buying a new dog dancing dog

I would cut a little hole in neighbors and my fence and share their dog (without them knowing) and they can cop all the vet bills rolling on the floor laughing

Yeh yeh i realise in time i would have to make hole bigger if we are both feeding it rolling on the floor laughing elephant pizza burger pizza burger
Mar 23, 2013 1:04 AM CST some tips for saving money
eumundibabe
eumundibabeeumundibabesunshine coast, Queensland Australia30 Threads 486 Posts
angel angel

Want beautiful sun flowers in the garden?........cheap..dont buy the garden packets of seeds...buy A whole kilo of sun flower parrot seeds for only $3.....they are the samewow wow

you can make a small casting worm..set up urself for as little as $5....buy a 90 cents bucket from the supermarket or bunnings....sit a plastic kitchen colander on top..sheet of newspaper on that.....put some worm castings in that....and keep putting ur kitchen scraps in there to feed the worms.......keep a lid on like an old large saucepan lid or similuar....cup of water everyday to keep moist.............you will end up with nitrogen worm juice in the bucket......PLANTS LOVE it

peace peace
Mar 23, 2013 1:06 AM CST some tips for saving money
eumundibabe
eumundibabeeumundibabesunshine coast, Queensland Australia30 Threads 486 Posts
eumundibabe: Want beautiful sun flowers in the garden?........cheap..dont buy the garden packets of seeds...buy A whole kilo of sun flower parrot seeds for only $3.....they are the same

you can make a small casting worm..set up urself for as little as $5....buy a 90 cents bucket from the supermarket or bunnings....sit a plastic kitchen colander on top..sheet of newspaper on that.....put some worm castings in that....and keep putting ur kitchen scraps in there to feed the worms.......keep a lid on like an old large saucepan lid or similuar....cup of water everyday to keep moist.............you will end up with nitrogen worm juice in the bucket......PLANTS LOVE it


sorry forgot one thing...cut a small round piece of shade cloth and put on the sheet of newspaper before u put ur worms in
Mar 31, 2013 3:39 AM CST some tips for saving money
eumundibabe
eumundibabeeumundibabesunshine coast, Queensland Australia30 Threads 486 Posts
Godsgift: I have run a cable under the floor to my neighbours power supply. I have also plumbed my central heating into his boiler and once I convince him to have bread, milk and yogurts delivered to his back door, life will be just perfect. Have to go. The Pizza Hut van has just pulled up outside his door.









theif lol......lol
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