Double check the meter reading! This happened to me once, and that month they happened to 'estimate' instead of taking an exact reading. I think I already had several panic attacks prior to calling the company and having them suggest this, I read it back to them on the phone and they re-figured it for me.
Otherwise, ugh, you have my utmost sympathy! I'm also sick to death of constant financial stress. If it's not one thing, it's another.
Mine was a shock this month, too. Not as bad as yours, but bigger than I was expecting. :( Between this and the much higher cost of my commute to work, my budget is tighter than it's ever been.
I started making a list of the ways I could cut costs or increase income so that I could put some money in the college fund. I found myself writing "Donate plasma" in all seriousness...although it was fairly far down the list.
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Date: 2008-06-20 11:57 pm (UTC)Otherwise, ugh, you have my utmost sympathy! I'm also sick to death of constant financial stress. If it's not one thing, it's another.
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Date: 2008-06-21 02:57 am (UTC)I started making a list of the ways I could cut costs or increase income so that I could put some money in the college fund. I found myself writing "Donate plasma" in all seriousness...although it was fairly far down the list.
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