A 1M Electric Bill is When it Helps to Be a Rich Single Momma
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I came across this story and almost fell off my bed (it was morning time ok). I’m thinking I would have had a stroke or at least a very different reaction than this single mom did…
Kristin Harriger’s recent electric bill was beyond shocking. Rather than a bill for $100 or so that the single mom from Abilene, Texas, was expecting, she was billed for $1,381,783.92, according to the Business Insider. “I opened it. I read it. Then just went, ‘Oh, my gosh. That’s a lot of money,” Harriger told the Abilene Reporter News. She thought it was a joke at first, and even shared photos of the bill with her friends.After contacting her utility company, Potentia Energy, she discovered it wasn’t a joke, but a computing error. Rather than charging her the normal 9 cents per-kilowatt-hour rate, the utility charged her $1,000 per kilowatt hour. The $1,000 per-kilowatt-hour rate is far above the best offer available to her.The Public Utility Commission of Texas website PowerToChoose.org shows that Abilene residents can get 8.2 to 12.1 cents per kilowatt hour, notes the Abilene newspaper. “I’m glad I didn’t have autopayments,” Harriger told the Business Insider. The utility company acknowledged the mistake and has told Harriger that a corrected bill would be sent to her….More at Texas Woman Hit With $1.3 Million-plus Electric Bill – Celebrity Gossip
What would you have done? Have you ever had this kind of billing error? How do you handle even “minor” mistakes on your bill whether it is groceries, utilities, or take out?
Samantha Gregory
Editor at Rich Single Momma
Samantha Gregory has been encouraging single moms to learn how to thrive and not just survive the single mom journey. She is a coach, mentor, writer, mobile app developer, and mom of two. Hire her for your next project by calling 404-939-6179 or email samantha at richsinglemomma.com. Connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and Pinterest.
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