water bills

Sure, it's been a scorching summer on the East Coast, but even in this heat some residents of Brockton, Massachusetts were dumbfounded to receive water bills as high as $100,000. If the residents of Brockton are paying what I'm paying for water in Ohio, $.0031 per cubic foot, then $100,000 would...

Every month when its time to pay my gas, electricity and water bills, I'm curious to see how much I've used my utilities and how that compares with what my household used for the same month a year ago. I'm always looking to save money, and the usage comparison is a quick look at if we're doing...

If you've been reading Walletpop for a while, you've already come across some of our tips for conserving water. However, as we face a long, hot summer with drought conditions across much of the country, this would be a good time to reconsider how much of the old H2O you use and how much it costs...

One of the problems with suggesting ways to drop one's energy bill is that the savings are generally small and incremental. Consequently, many money-saving methods can end up costing you more (at least in the first year) than they save. That having been said, there are many reasons to invest a...