For those interested in house bill costs
Apr 23rd 2006, 3:51 am
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sunshinesarah
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For those interested in house bill costs
Just did a quick tally the other day of our 'housy/car' outgoings and thought it may help some people in their planning....
These are monthly outgoings but some are not necessarily required to be paid monthly. I live on Sunshine Coast with my partner, no kids, 1 car (Corsa) and 1 Vespa 50cc, large 4 bed home and no satellite TV to give you an idea...
I have excluded food as this varies massively if you read other threads, especially ones that talk about lettuce prices!
Rates (equivalent to council tax) - $185 / month (can work out cheaper if you pay the year up front!)
Electric bill - $35 / month
Phone - $100/month average
Internet dial up - $19.95
Petrol for both vehicles - $160 / month ($35/week for car and $5/week for scooter).
Car & Scooter registration - $80/month for both average
Hoorah for no gas and Tv licence. Rates include: water (we paid something like $50 for 6 months consumption last time!!!!), sewerage, wheely bins and ambulance cover.
If you're planning on renting when you arrive, your rent will include rates normally so you only really have to pay for electric and phone bills.
Hope this helps anyone trying to figure out their budgets
Sunshine Sarah
These are monthly outgoings but some are not necessarily required to be paid monthly. I live on Sunshine Coast with my partner, no kids, 1 car (Corsa) and 1 Vespa 50cc, large 4 bed home and no satellite TV to give you an idea...
I have excluded food as this varies massively if you read other threads, especially ones that talk about lettuce prices!
Rates (equivalent to council tax) - $185 / month (can work out cheaper if you pay the year up front!)
Electric bill - $35 / month
Phone - $100/month average
Internet dial up - $19.95
Petrol for both vehicles - $160 / month ($35/week for car and $5/week for scooter).
Car & Scooter registration - $80/month for both average
Hoorah for no gas and Tv licence. Rates include: water (we paid something like $50 for 6 months consumption last time!!!!), sewerage, wheely bins and ambulance cover.
If you're planning on renting when you arrive, your rent will include rates normally so you only really have to pay for electric and phone bills.
Hope this helps anyone trying to figure out their budgets
Sunshine Sarah
Apr 23rd 2006, 7:17 am
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Nice one, thanks.
Apr 23rd 2006, 7:38 am
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Originally Posted by sunshinesarah
Just did a quick tally the other day of our 'housy/car' outgoings and thought it may help some people in their planning....
These are monthly outgoings but some are not necessarily required to be paid monthly. I live on Sunshine Coast with my partner, no kids, 1 car (Corsa) and 1 Vespa 50cc, large 4 bed home and no satellite TV to give you an idea...
I have excluded food as this varies massively if you read other threads, especially ones that talk about lettuce prices!
Rates (equivalent to council tax) - $185 / month (can work out cheaper if you pay the year up front!)
Electric bill - $35 / month
Phone - $100/month average
Internet dial up - $19.95
Petrol for both vehicles - $160 / month ($35/week for car and $5/week for scooter).
Car & Scooter registration - $80/month for both average
Hoorah for no gas and Tv licence. Rates include: water (we paid something like $50 for 6 months consumption last time!!!!), sewerage, wheely bins and ambulance cover.
If you're planning on renting when you arrive, your rent will include rates normally so you only really have to pay for electric and phone bills.
Hope this helps anyone trying to figure out their budgets
Sunshine Sarah
These are monthly outgoings but some are not necessarily required to be paid monthly. I live on Sunshine Coast with my partner, no kids, 1 car (Corsa) and 1 Vespa 50cc, large 4 bed home and no satellite TV to give you an idea...
I have excluded food as this varies massively if you read other threads, especially ones that talk about lettuce prices!
Rates (equivalent to council tax) - $185 / month (can work out cheaper if you pay the year up front!)
Electric bill - $35 / month
Phone - $100/month average
Internet dial up - $19.95
Petrol for both vehicles - $160 / month ($35/week for car and $5/week for scooter).
Car & Scooter registration - $80/month for both average
Hoorah for no gas and Tv licence. Rates include: water (we paid something like $50 for 6 months consumption last time!!!!), sewerage, wheely bins and ambulance cover.
If you're planning on renting when you arrive, your rent will include rates normally so you only really have to pay for electric and phone bills.
Hope this helps anyone trying to figure out their budgets
Sunshine Sarah
Apr 23rd 2006, 8:55 am
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Originally Posted by CathnPaul
Hi SS - why is there no gas bill???? i know its going to be something like there is no gas....but is that in your place/everywhere???
Apr 23rd 2006, 9:13 am
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Thanks for this Sarah.
Very useful info
Julie. x
Very useful info
Julie. x
Apr 23rd 2006, 9:15 am
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Gas does exist but only some areas have mains 'town' gas, like back in the UK.
Range gas cookers are still popular so if you live in an area with no mains gas (like Sunshine Coast), then you have to run off bottled gas ande people do. I believe there are parts of Brisbane on mains gas. It will start to have a bearing on anyone building new homes as after March 1st 2006, all new builds are no longer allowed electric hot water tanks so must go to solar or gas. Bottled gas up here on SUnshine Coast can cost more to run for something like hot water systems than solar.
I still like having one less bill but I really miss my old range cooker I had in UK and wish I had brought it over - they are expensive here in comparison.
Hope that helps
Sunshine Sarah
Range gas cookers are still popular so if you live in an area with no mains gas (like Sunshine Coast), then you have to run off bottled gas ande people do. I believe there are parts of Brisbane on mains gas. It will start to have a bearing on anyone building new homes as after March 1st 2006, all new builds are no longer allowed electric hot water tanks so must go to solar or gas. Bottled gas up here on SUnshine Coast can cost more to run for something like hot water systems than solar.
I still like having one less bill but I really miss my old range cooker I had in UK and wish I had brought it over - they are expensive here in comparison.
Hope that helps
Sunshine Sarah
Apr 23rd 2006, 6:53 pm
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Originally Posted by sunshinesarah
Gas does exist but only some areas have mains 'town' gas, like back in the UK.
Range gas cookers are still popular so if you live in an area with no mains gas (like Sunshine Coast), then you have to run off bottled gas ande people do. I believe there are parts of Brisbane on mains gas. It will start to have a bearing on anyone building new homes as after March 1st 2006, all new builds are no longer allowed electric hot water tanks so must go to solar or gas. Bottled gas up here on SUnshine Coast can cost more to run for something like hot water systems than solar.
I still like having one less bill but I really miss my old range cooker I had in UK and wish I had brought it over - they are expensive here in comparison.
Hope that helps
Sunshine Sarah
Range gas cookers are still popular so if you live in an area with no mains gas (like Sunshine Coast), then you have to run off bottled gas ande people do. I believe there are parts of Brisbane on mains gas. It will start to have a bearing on anyone building new homes as after March 1st 2006, all new builds are no longer allowed electric hot water tanks so must go to solar or gas. Bottled gas up here on SUnshine Coast can cost more to run for something like hot water systems than solar.
I still like having one less bill but I really miss my old range cooker I had in UK and wish I had brought it over - they are expensive here in comparison.
Hope that helps
Sunshine Sarah
Apr 23rd 2006, 7:08 pm
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Originally Posted by sunshinesarah
Just did a quick tally the other day of our 'housy/car' outgoings and thought it may help some people in their planning....
These are monthly outgoings but some are not necessarily required to be paid monthly. I live on Sunshine Coast with my partner, no kids, 1 car (Corsa) and 1 Vespa 50cc, large 4 bed home and no satellite TV to give you an idea...
I have excluded food as this varies massively if you read other threads, especially ones that talk about lettuce prices!
Rates (equivalent to council tax) - $185 / month (can work out cheaper if you pay the year up front!)
Electric bill - $35 / month
Phone - $100/month average
Internet dial up - $19.95
Petrol for both vehicles - $160 / month ($35/week for car and $5/week for scooter).
Car & Scooter registration - $80/month for both average
Hoorah for no gas and Tv licence. Rates include: water (we paid something like $50 for 6 months consumption last time!!!!), sewerage, wheely bins and ambulance cover.
If you're planning on renting when you arrive, your rent will include rates normally so you only really have to pay for electric and phone bills.
Hope this helps anyone trying to figure out their budgets
Sunshine Sarah
These are monthly outgoings but some are not necessarily required to be paid monthly. I live on Sunshine Coast with my partner, no kids, 1 car (Corsa) and 1 Vespa 50cc, large 4 bed home and no satellite TV to give you an idea...
I have excluded food as this varies massively if you read other threads, especially ones that talk about lettuce prices!
Rates (equivalent to council tax) - $185 / month (can work out cheaper if you pay the year up front!)
Electric bill - $35 / month
Phone - $100/month average
Internet dial up - $19.95
Petrol for both vehicles - $160 / month ($35/week for car and $5/week for scooter).
Car & Scooter registration - $80/month for both average
Hoorah for no gas and Tv licence. Rates include: water (we paid something like $50 for 6 months consumption last time!!!!), sewerage, wheely bins and ambulance cover.
If you're planning on renting when you arrive, your rent will include rates normally so you only really have to pay for electric and phone bills.
Hope this helps anyone trying to figure out their budgets
Sunshine Sarah
Thanks for taking the time - K sent
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Apr 23rd 2006, 8:33 pm
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Originally Posted by sunshinesarah
Rates (equivalent to council tax) - $185 / month (can work out cheaper if you pay the year up front!)
Electric bill - $35 / month
Phone - $100/month average
Internet dial up - $19.95
Petrol for both vehicles - $160 / month ($35/week for car and $5/week for scooter).
Car & Scooter registration - $80/month for both average
Hoorah for no gas and Tv licence. Rates include: water (we paid something like $50 for 6 months consumption last time!!!!), sewerage, wheely bins and ambulance cover.
Sunshine Sarah
Rates, Same
Electricity 166 month
Phone home phone same, mobiles one on $80 plan one on $40 plan
Internet dial up unlimited with kids we need that $30
Petrol Partner $560 a month (tradesman) Son not living with us incidently uses similar! Utes.
Me trotting the kids around and working around $240 month small wagon
Pay TV cause the free TV is dire $50 a month
Private health insurance $225 month
Apr 23rd 2006, 9:51 pm
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Wow, looks like sunshinesarah really knows how to manage a household. I can't imagine there's much waste or unnecessary spending at her place!
You go, girl!
You go, girl!
Apr 23rd 2006, 10:06 pm
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Thanks Sarah,
That made for good reading and gives me some idea what we will be in for.
That made for good reading and gives me some idea what we will be in for.
Apr 25th 2006, 3:26 am
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
One of things I just can't justify is the pay TV thing for $80/month.
We go to Video Ezy every Tuesday (Cheapie Tuesday) where you can rent ANY DVD for $1. So we get around 5 per week so we have enough films in case Tv's crap - which it always is and that does us.
Though we're consistently contemplating getting it just for the Footie.
I think I would consider Private Health if I had a family....
Sunshine Sarah
We go to Video Ezy every Tuesday (Cheapie Tuesday) where you can rent ANY DVD for $1. So we get around 5 per week so we have enough films in case Tv's crap - which it always is and that does us.
Though we're consistently contemplating getting it just for the Footie.
I think I would consider Private Health if I had a family....
Sunshine Sarah
Apr 25th 2006, 10:54 am
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Originally Posted by sunshinesarah
Just did a quick tally the other day of our 'housy/car' outgoings and thought it may help some people in their planning....
These are monthly outgoings but some are not necessarily required to be paid monthly. I live on Sunshine Coast with my partner, no kids, 1 car (Corsa) and 1 Vespa 50cc, large 4 bed home and no satellite TV to give you an idea...
I have excluded food as this varies massively if you read other threads, especially ones that talk about lettuce prices!
Rates (equivalent to council tax) - $185 / month (can work out cheaper if you pay the year up front!)
Electric bill - $35 / month
Phone - $100/month average
Internet dial up - $19.95
Petrol for both vehicles - $160 / month ($35/week for car and $5/week for scooter).
Car & Scooter registration - $80/month for both average
Hoorah for no gas and Tv licence. Rates include: water (we paid something like $50 for 6 months consumption last time!!!!), sewerage, wheely bins and ambulance cover.
If you're planning on renting when you arrive, your rent will include rates normally so you only really have to pay for electric and phone bills.
Hope this helps anyone trying to figure out their budgets
Sunshine Sarah
These are monthly outgoings but some are not necessarily required to be paid monthly. I live on Sunshine Coast with my partner, no kids, 1 car (Corsa) and 1 Vespa 50cc, large 4 bed home and no satellite TV to give you an idea...
I have excluded food as this varies massively if you read other threads, especially ones that talk about lettuce prices!
Rates (equivalent to council tax) - $185 / month (can work out cheaper if you pay the year up front!)
Electric bill - $35 / month
Phone - $100/month average
Internet dial up - $19.95
Petrol for both vehicles - $160 / month ($35/week for car and $5/week for scooter).
Car & Scooter registration - $80/month for both average
Hoorah for no gas and Tv licence. Rates include: water (we paid something like $50 for 6 months consumption last time!!!!), sewerage, wheely bins and ambulance cover.
If you're planning on renting when you arrive, your rent will include rates normally so you only really have to pay for electric and phone bills.
Hope this helps anyone trying to figure out their budgets
Sunshine Sarah
Apr 25th 2006, 11:22 am
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Our are as follows......
Landline $34 - $50 pm (we use skype or go card to phone UK)
Rates $151 pm
Elec ...no bill as yet (per 1/4)
Gas...no bill as yet (per 1/4)
Broadband (512k) $60 pm
Petrol $240 pm
Lotto $28 pm (basic quickpick)
Kindy $710 pm 5 days per week (this is with the minimum from gov of $0.46ish per hour to max of 50 hrs, around $25 per week)
Mobile (for 2) $20 pm
Insurance $155 (life for 2 for $500,000, car ford falcon 2002 fully comp, buildings, contents $90,000 due to art work)
hope this helps, if you need any more details like mortgage or food just PM me
Martin
Landline $34 - $50 pm (we use skype or go card to phone UK)
Rates $151 pm
Elec ...no bill as yet (per 1/4)
Gas...no bill as yet (per 1/4)
Broadband (512k) $60 pm
Petrol $240 pm
Lotto $28 pm (basic quickpick)
Kindy $710 pm 5 days per week (this is with the minimum from gov of $0.46ish per hour to max of 50 hrs, around $25 per week)
Mobile (for 2) $20 pm
Insurance $155 (life for 2 for $500,000, car ford falcon 2002 fully comp, buildings, contents $90,000 due to art work)
hope this helps, if you need any more details like mortgage or food just PM me
Martin
Apr 25th 2006, 11:30 am
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Re: For those interested in house bill costs
Originally Posted by sunshinesarah
Just did a quick tally the other day of our 'housy/car' outgoings and thought it may help some people in their planning....
These are monthly outgoings but some are not necessarily required to be paid monthly. I live on Sunshine Coast with my partner, no kids, 1 car (Corsa) and 1 Vespa 50cc, large 4 bed home and no satellite TV to give you an idea...
I have excluded food as this varies massively if you read other threads, especially ones that talk about lettuce prices!
Rates (equivalent to council tax) - $185 / month (can work out cheaper if you pay the year up front!)
Electric bill - $35 / month
Phone - $100/month average
Internet dial up - $19.95
Petrol for both vehicles - $160 / month ($35/week for car and $5/week for scooter).
Car & Scooter registration - $80/month for both average
Hoorah for no gas and Tv licence. Rates include: water (we paid something like $50 for 6 months consumption last time!!!!), sewerage, wheely bins and ambulance cover.
If you're planning on renting when you arrive, your rent will include rates normally so you only really have to pay for electric and phone bills.
Hope this helps anyone trying to figure out their budgets
Sunshine Sarah
These are monthly outgoings but some are not necessarily required to be paid monthly. I live on Sunshine Coast with my partner, no kids, 1 car (Corsa) and 1 Vespa 50cc, large 4 bed home and no satellite TV to give you an idea...
I have excluded food as this varies massively if you read other threads, especially ones that talk about lettuce prices!
Rates (equivalent to council tax) - $185 / month (can work out cheaper if you pay the year up front!)
Electric bill - $35 / month
Phone - $100/month average
Internet dial up - $19.95
Petrol for both vehicles - $160 / month ($35/week for car and $5/week for scooter).
Car & Scooter registration - $80/month for both average
Hoorah for no gas and Tv licence. Rates include: water (we paid something like $50 for 6 months consumption last time!!!!), sewerage, wheely bins and ambulance cover.
If you're planning on renting when you arrive, your rent will include rates normally so you only really have to pay for electric and phone bills.
Hope this helps anyone trying to figure out their budgets
Sunshine Sarah
