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12. Gas water heater, gas furnace, electric central air.

1,700 square foot home.

We are on a budget for our electric and gas. $222/month x 12 months = $2,664/year. But the thing is, we always blow the budget, even when our usage goes down via conserving energy, because the cost of the raw gas and electricity keeps rising.

So in addition to the $2,664, we have to pay a pretty large lump sum at final budget payment #12. So then, they adjust the budget upward for the following year, and we keep blowing past that higher budget payment too. It's crazy.