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Jimbeam3678

Jimbeam3678

Jimbeam3678

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Moving into a 2 bed flat soon I've got most things budgeted for by looking through past threads.

But, assuming there are 2 of us full time working would you say budgeting £100 a month for both electric and gas is realistic ?
 
You're well below average ^^, £100 a month seems like a decent starting figure for your circumstances.
 
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Greatly depends on usage, so it's hard to give accurate estimates even based on similar properties, it's easy to say you can live off £x amount of food for example, but you don't want to budget too little and then find your electric shower and supercomputer has used 1000KWh!
 
£100? Give over. If it's over £70, you're doing it wrong, given that my monthly direct debit for a 3 bed semi is £69 or thereabouts.
 
I'm in the same situation as the OP, 2 FT ppl in a 2 bed flat. Over the summer months we've paid a combined bill of £47 a month, however this will increase in winter due to central heating being on more, lights on more etc.
 
£66 on DD here for a 1 bed flat but I'm also running a 100 gallon marine tank with MH lights over it and a lot of pumps!

I think £75 should cover you though...
 
2 bedroom house and my first electric bill came to £41.62 for 3 months. I do live by myself but I have 3 TV's, one being a CRT, loads of game consoles plus 6 PC's running in my house, which are on for a lot of the time.
 
2 people, 1 bed new build flat, all electric.

£100 a month electric to average the peaks and troughs of winter and summer.

42" Plasma, computer, laptop, 3kWh a day for boiler, and oven are the main power draws.
 
I pay £72 a month combined for a 3 bed semi and have a credit built up for the winter, so depending on useage/insulation/blubs etc I'd say £100 is more than enough to cover it if you want a little leway (with winter coming I'd be tempted to go higher for a few months, see what you are actually using and adjust accordingly).

Incidentally, why are people up in arms about energy prices so much - I dont feel £70 is much to harp about, not compared to the £400+ a month going out on shopping :(
 
I feel £100 a month starting point is good, semi detached 3 bed 3 adults at home we pay £140 a month combined.
 
£60 a month in winter, £20 a month summer, all electric 4 bed detached 3 people. Are some of you lot just on a bad tariff?
 
My last bill (this month paid quarterly) was £92.67, that is for 2 of us in a 3 bed terraced house.

Although tbh it is usually around £190. You will be fine budgeting £100 a month, you won't spend that unless you are doing something drastic like growing a weed farm.
 
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£60 a month in winter, £20 a month summer, all electric 4 bed detached 3 people. Are some of you lot just on a bad tariff?
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I work from home so my wife and I are at home a lot more than people who go to work elsewhere. We are on the best tariff we could find. We always shop around for the best rates.
 
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£60 a month in winter, £20 a month summer, all electric 4 bed detached 3 people. Are some of you lot just on a bad tariff?
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Who are you with and what plan?

I'm on EDF Fixed 2 until September next year, and it is now the cheapest for me since the other providers have jacked up their prices.
 
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