jim8flog
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Being on a meter probably works out around £300 a year cheaper than using rateable values for me.
Council Tax
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Being on a meter probably works out around £300 a year cheaper than using rateable values for me.
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User62651
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We are about £287 in Argyll for the water component of our council tax but with that you have unlimited use, no meterage.
Water is not a thing we are ever short of in Argyll
but it still has to go through all the pre-use treatment etc.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Similar here. Bills are mostly coming out of the missus' account, I just send her a set amount after each payday. So I don't even know what the amount is. What I do know is we just had a new boiler put in, just bought a new bed, and are having the conservatory door repaired, so I seriously doubt there's any money left not accounted for anyway.Is it really bad to say I don't even know how much our council tax is and is we pay over 10 or 12 months
The Mrs set up the DD for it from our joint bills account we each have a SO from our own accounts that goes into bills account each month and everything is paid, I don't even check it just know it ticks over and we have nothing outstanding.
The only thing I am still getting used to is no gas, we have to purchase oil every few months to fill a tank that heats the house as we're in a non gas area and I don't even know how that works or what it costs.. On a brighter note I do know how much my golf costs me so I know priorities are in the right place.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
I’m the opposite , I deal with all bills and finances in the house
The Mrs however provides the food for all of us, and buys everything for our daughter
Seems a good deal to me 👌
Just signing off on a loft extension lol finally paid off the driveway . Bloody houses
Rooter
Money List Winner
Ours goes in the Holiday pot, we are 254 a month council tax, so thats a nice little start to the holiday spending money!
Colonel Bogey
Active member
Ours goes on a 5 day break to Portugal in March.
Colonel Bogey
Active member
Is it really bad to say I don't even know how much our council tax is and is we pay over 10 or 12 months
The Mrs set up the DD for it from our joint bills account we each have a SO from our own accounts that goes into bills account each month and everything is paid, I don't even check it just know it ticks over and we have nothing outstanding.
The only thing I am still getting used to is no gas, we have to purchase oil every few months to fill a tank that heats the house as we're in a non gas area and I don't even know how that works or what it costs.. On a brighter note I do know how much my golf costs me so I know priorities are in the right place.
You need to get together with your neighbours and all buy together. The bigger the order the bigger the discount !!!!
Wolf
Well-known member
Could be difficult though I don't have any neighbours... Could always raid the kids account though
Rlburnside
Challenge Tour Pro
Could be difficult though I don't have any neighbours... Could always raid the kids account though
It’s worth keeping up with oil prices as there can be a big difference at certain times a year, I normally fill my tank when the price is low
A spring fill used to be the cheapest. Not had oil fired for donkey's years.
Wolf
Well-known member
I'm new to it as we only moved here last month so will make sure I take your advice on this and give them a good look over, cheers for the heads up
SatchFan
Q-School Graduate
I'm saving mine to help cover the 4.5% increase for next year's council tax.
Jacko_G
Blackballed
We didn't buy a house due to oil fired heating, lovely house, converted flax store in the country just outside our village.
Same as Bob, got two free months coming up, £530 better off, will put that towards new carpets for upstairs. House is a "work in progress".
