Which BILL worries you the most??

@arun687 (517)
India
December 20, 2006 2:27pm CST
At the end of the month, which bill is the one that you're most worried about?? is it the phone bill, internet, electricity, water, credit card statements or some other bill?? do you feel that you're being charged more than you what you had to be in some cases???well i'm always worried about my electricity bills here in mumbai, india because even with very restricted usage the minimum amount that we've to pay is atleast 30$/month...and it keeps fluctuating even when the usage is the same...
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• United States
20 Dec 06
We budget our money every month to where we do not have to worry about what needs to be paid. Most of our bills are the same every month. The bill that we get the most worried about is our electric bill because we never know what it is going to be and living in south texas sometimes in the summer it can be very outrageous.
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@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
Budgeting is really a good thing...and that really handles a lot of hassles of the expenses and savings per month...but exactly as you said, i think, electric bills are the one that we do not have any control at all...i really dont know how they calculate the bill..i heard the scale changes every month with respect to something...electric power is an issue here in mumbai thou, they're running short in power production.
• Romania
21 Dec 06
I think that the bill of electricity and the bill of phone. Those two are so big.
@ljmc24 (413)
• United States
21 Dec 06
I know the feeling, we live in Southeast texas and it can get outrageous. We got one over $300, there is no way. But my electric is what I worry most about. All my other ones are carefully budgeted. And when we lived in Florida, our power never broke $100, now here we are lucky if it is anywhere near that.
• United States
20 Dec 06
The propane bill here in the winter worries us the most. It is about $400 every six weeks or so. It is our only source of heat and hot water. It is a heavy burden in the winter months, especially when it is really cold out, like it is now.
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@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
that is a horrendous amount i would say...but what exacly is a propane bill??
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@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
all right, thank you for the information, but 400$/6 weeks..that come to around 270$/month..thats too much i think!
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• United States
20 Dec 06
Propane is a type of refined gas, used for heating, cooking, and other sources, usually in homes, mobile homes or grills.
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• United States
20 Dec 06
Mine are the credit cards. I seem to never have much left to pay more than the minimum. So basically I'll be in debt for the rest of my life. I hate cc bills.
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@arun687 (517)
• India
21 Dec 06
yaa credit card bills really seem to be the worry for most of them as far as i see in this discussion!
@mkirby624 (1598)
• United States
20 Dec 06
Our bills are the same every month (rent, cable, electricity, credit card bill, computer loan, student loan) and we budget an amount for each thing so they are taken care of. The only time I get worried or stressed is when something comes up that we didn't budget for.
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@arun687 (517)
• India
21 Dec 06
the private providers are not much here and not available in all areas..the service is govt based and hence too many plans are not offered....so no chance but to continue paying..esp it has increased after they've installed new meters...
@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
good for you that the bills remain pretty much stable..in my case the electricity bill keeps fluctuating heavily and for no valid reason i see...
@medooley (1873)
• United States
20 Dec 06
Have you talked to your electric company about this. Our electric company has a program where the allow you to budget your bill... basically it is one amount every month no matter what your usage is. And four times a year they look at how much you used and how much you were charged and ajust it accordingly. It is very nice... expecially during the summer so you dont have to pay out the nose for running the air conditioner.
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• Canada
20 Dec 06
At the moment, I have one bill and that is my cell phone, which worries me most.
@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
ok..try to use the add-ons offered by the service providers which will help you cut your costs..i think a bit of research with all the plans offered can reduce your phone bills..
• United States
20 Dec 06
All my bills scare the poo out of me. I hate being poor.
@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
actually everybody hates being poor....its all about managing the money you have the right way to get ahead in life...hope you'll get richer through mylot..hehe...a lot of referrels i think will get you richer
@kesfylstra (1868)
• United States
20 Dec 06
Credit card, definately. We are generally within $500 of our limit by the end of the month, if not closer.
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@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
ok...but i'm not a credit card user for the same reason..i use debit card as it gets debited the same time we purchase stuff, and there are no hassles in it..no need to worry about excessive usage too since it gets debited only if there' s money left in the account
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@milagre (1272)
• Portugal
20 Dec 06
im always trying tospend as less as possible in everything. my worries are going to credit card, which im trying to solve every month, paying it and not spending on it, its decreasing slowly but im getting my targets and hopefuly, it will be over one day.
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@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
surely you'll meet your targets..i suggest you to use debit card as it is much more transparent and all your purchases debits money from your account instantly..so that you know what your balance is..rather than getting a mind blowing bill at the end of the month
@teresebry (128)
• United States
20 Dec 06
My house payment worries me the most. I budget carefully, but once in awhile my husband gets laid off. When we are able to refinance in a couple years, then it won't be such a struggle.
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@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
house rents can be a big burden in big cities...its just too expensive here in india in metro cities...dont know about other countries, might be cheaper i guess in developed countries as there are a big number of cities!
@matlgal (1686)
• United States
20 Dec 06
"BILL" Clinton! he worries me alot, the fact he is still alive and walking this planet worries me. He disgusts me to the point of revulsion... That is my "BILL" Worry... :)
@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
hehe..that's really very well said..and what about Bush? another worry huh??
@arun687 (517)
• India
21 Dec 06
yaa thats too much...but you must be doing it in a very expensive university and that too a higher course i think...
• Canada
20 Dec 06
The bill that worries me the most is the University tution bill!!!! approximately $6000 per semestar!!!!
@sac_d2000 (155)
• Finland
20 Dec 06
I am not worried about the bills unless i amsure that my salary is credited to account.I can only pay my bills after my salary which is not done on fixed pay day but still i can manage my bills well
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@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
good that you manage all your bills very well...and yes...all of us need salary to pay the bills, unless there's some good amount collected in saving..
• Philippines
20 Dec 06
yes, a lot. I need to earn much money to pay all the bills that we have and will have. I need to be rich
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@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
yes but the question was which of the bills do you worry the most about??
• India
20 Dec 06
I'm all ways worried about my pone bill.Because that is postpaid connection.So its bill very more in every month.
@arun687 (517)
• India
21 Dec 06
i use prepaid for my cell so that i can keep track of how much i'm using...never go for prepaid, they do put in a lot of hidden costs!
@arun687 (517)
• India
21 Dec 06
sorry..i meant never go for postpaid...typing mistake
@grace1045 (115)
20 Dec 06
council tax! evil evil evil! like a mini mortgage. horrid.
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@arun687 (517)
• India
20 Dec 06
ohh yes....taxes are a great pain too...i wonder why do they keep so many taxes..like income tax, sales tax etc...any 1 would have been enough
• United States
21 Dec 06
I worry most about paying our rent. It just worries me that we might not have enough left at the end of the month when our landlady cashes the check. Something always goes wrong and our finances end up all out of whack. Our rent is most important because we need a place to live. Last year it was our gas bill. When it started getting cold we started turning our heat up. Big mistake. We got our first cold weather bill and it was $180 (up from $25 in the summer months). The next month it was almost $400! We are now on the budget plan so I know how much it will be and we keep our heat very low. It is always cold in the house but we aren't freezing. You just get used to bundling up and having numb fingers and noses.
@arun687 (517)
• India
26 Dec 06
ok...thats a lot of money ur paying for the heating....budgeting is the best thing to do in such a case
• India
28 Dec 06
At the end of the month, power bills worries are the one that I am worried about. I pay around $20-30 per month. all my other bills like water bill, gas bill, maintenance bill, cell phone, phone bill(land line) are cheaper than power bill.
@arun687 (517)
• India
29 Dec 06
ok..so you're not alone...most of them are having problems with power bills...lets hope one day power will be cheaper
@thediesel (287)
• Philippines
28 Dec 06
The electric bill worries me the most. Since I don't have any credit cards yet, this bill is the most expensive. It is like 20 times more expensive than our water bill. Pain in the pocket but its a necessity.
@arun687 (517)
• India
28 Dec 06
yes electricity is the main worry...apart from credit cards...since i dont have one, electricity is the most annoying bill....
@adnan007 (1083)
• India
23 Dec 06
It is the telephone bill which worries me a lot because my internet is connected to my telephone so whenever I sit on internet it always worries me about my bill.
@arun687 (517)
• India
26 Dec 06
ok...i would suggest you to take up broadband as it is 24 hrs connected in most of the plans and much cheaper than dial up which you use from your telephone...and yes much faster too!
@jackf501 (853)
• Malaysia
27 Dec 06
just electric bill because i used my pc a lot..im not worry about the other bill because it flat rate every month so im already know it..
@arun687 (517)
• India
27 Dec 06
ok...but does pc take up a lot of power?? i think pc is one of the devices that use the minimum power
@meeshee1 (188)
• United States
28 Dec 06
This is a good topic. I would say the electricity bill right now since I never know how much it will be from month to month. I am looking for a house, so the mortgage payment will eventually be the bill I dread every month!
@arun687 (517)
• India
28 Dec 06
hey thanks for the compliment....and yes this is my most successful discussion... mortgage is a lot of amount...my dad has just bought a home and from next month we need to pay mortgage too which will be around 50% of his income...but we can spare the rents..