Sunday, February 10, 2013

I Need to Win the Lottery!

The problem is, of course, that I don't play the lottery!  I don't have money to throw away on horrible odds.  This is one of the reasons why the rich continue to get rich, and the rest of us just manage.

I need to be rich.  I don't need money for ME.  I need money because I have things to do to help some people who need it more than I do!  I managed to get through Christmas and was just thinking that I could enjoy a month with just a little bit more than before, but noooo....

My December electric bill was $84.  I was shocked at how reasonable it was.  Well!  This month's bill is $227!  Yes, I had extra people in the house for part of the bill's time period, but I was also gone during some of that time.  Only the clothes dryer, refrigerator, and baseboard heat in the garage room are electric.  The other energy-eaters--furnace, stove, and water heater--are gas...and the gas bill is only $111 for the same period.  Don't quite know what the difference is.  It hasn't been a particularly cold period, and I haven't had controls set up any higher.  Ugh!  Thus, almost $350 of my meager income goes for creature comforts this month.  I can handle it.  I just don't like it very much! 

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