California is expensive. I'm learning of all the extra fees of living here in the beautiful state of California. CRV fees? Seriously? After an unknown $1.30 CRV CA Deposit fee on our Wal-Mart receipt yesterday Chad and I did a little research on the internet to find out what was stealing that extra money from our bank account. Apparently, California wants to encourage recycling which is a good thing. Don't think I am anti-green or anything but with CRV fees they charge you per bottle or can of every drink purchase you make. So... for each of our gallons of drinking water $.10 is automatically added to our bill. Even more of a shock... for EACH of the cans in our 24-pack of Coke Zero they charged $.05. $.05 x 24= crappy! I did find out today that I can take my cans and bottles back to certain recycling centers and get my money back. Still though, how about the days where you would make money from collecting cans, not just get the money back you already spent?
I'm scared to death of our first utility bill. In our lovely apartment we don't have central air, just a swamp cooler, and I have no clue how much it costs to run the thing. I've been pretty liberal with my use of the A/C because, well lets face it, its freakin hot here! After talking to a few neighbors yesterday I'm a little apprehensive now. Sure I'm expecting a hike in our utility bill from what we were spending per month in Utah since we were averaging $30 bucks but our neighbors were talking $200-$300... needless to saw I'm going to spend a lot of time at the pool this summer.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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h aha, yeah that's California for ya...i love the "sweet nothings" on yours too! ha. sounds like you guys are having tons of fun...any luck with job hunting?
yeah I stole the "sweet nothings" idea from you! haha i thought it was way cute! no luck for my job hunting yet. nowhere seems to be hiring! except taco bell and i just don't want to go there! we'll see if i get desperate enough or hopefully i'll just find something else! miss and love you guys!
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