I guess I should check my utility bills a little closer - GoFuckYourself.com

baddog · 03-24-2010, 04:47 PM

I admit, when it comes to paying my monthly bills, auto-pay is the way to go. I find it to be much easier for me. Now I wonder how much I am being ripped off for.

I rarely even look at my statements, just pay and forget. For some reason I looked at my most recent SCE bill and was astonished to see that it said I had a balance due of $252.42.

Now, that may be normal for some of you, but my average electric bill is $40-50/mo. I thought for sure that my auto pay must have gotten screwed up when the bank changed all my card numbers, but no, they were suggesting that I had used 1,121 KWH in the last month. That is 35 KWH a day, when I normally use 10-12 over the last two years!

Got them on the phone and they had me read the meter. 8253, with the prior reading being 8026. The bill said I was at 9,147. Obviously, someone was not paying attention. I hate that people are so inept these days that I can't even trust my utility bills to be [at least] close to correct.

Guess the point of this rant is check your bills.

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Sly · 03-24-2010, 04:49 PM

I do auto-pay for everything but I also check the balances every month.

Loch · 03-24-2010, 04:51 PM

I have a wife for that

baddog · 03-24-2010, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loch

I have a wife for that

I think I would rather pay the additional monies.

03-24-2010, 04:47 PM	#1
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,090	I guess I should check my utility bills a little closer I admit, when it comes to paying my monthly bills, auto-pay is the way to go. I find it to be much easier for me. Now I wonder how much I am being ripped off for. I rarely even look at my statements, just pay and forget. For some reason I looked at my most recent SCE bill and was astonished to see that it said I had a balance due of $252.42. Now, that may be normal for some of you, but my average electric bill is $40-50/mo. I thought for sure that my auto pay must have gotten screwed up when the bank changed all my card numbers, but no, they were suggesting that I had used 1,121 KWH in the last month. That is 35 KWH a day, when I normally use 10-12 over the last two years! Got them on the phone and they had me read the meter. 8253, with the prior reading being 8026. The bill said I was at 9,147. Obviously, someone was not paying attention. I hate that people are so inept these days that I can't even trust my utility bills to be [at least] close to correct. Guess the point of this rant is check your bills. </rant>

03-24-2010, 04:49 PM	#2
Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,289	I do auto-pay for everything but I also check the balances every month. __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Wanted: CCBill pay sites for sale

03-24-2010, 04:51 PM	#3
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