
Betty asks…
Which electricity plan is best for me , while living in an efficiency apartment, and trying to save some money?
Which plan is best for me , while living in an efficiency apt. and trying to save money.
Hi guys,
I just “moved” from New York-Texas and guess what , I just moved to an efficiency apartment. Although I have lived in an apartment before, that was with my parents , and they never included in telling me anything about paying bills or how to manage it . If anything they yelled at me with no end in sight . Hence , the long move from new york . And now I am clueless when it comes down to chosing the right electricity plan. So if you are someone who is already paying their electricity bills and is careful about saving money , I would be really glad if you answered this question.
enyway, currently I pay 399/month for an efficiency apartment in houston , texas and I already called up TXU and they told me I don’t have to pay a deposit , because I have a good credit and everything. But the plans really confused me so I was not able to make a commitment to TXU at that moment . But now I have probably one more day, before my apartment office people turn off the electricity and
I won’t have any electricity if I don’t act promptly and select a plan that’s best for me .
I guess my question is , which electricity plan is best for me from the following. I won’t be using that much energy. I am going to be really cautious about leaving even a single light on and to leave the A/C off when it’s not that hot.
here are my following options , By the way my lease, currently, is for 6 months
TXU Energy PriceGuarantee 24
TXU Energy Resident’s Choice
TXU Energy Texas Choice
TXU Energy MarketEdge
TXU Energy Texas Choice 24
here’s the link if you want more information .
http://www.txu.com/residential/Plans_and_Services.htm
Please help me since I would be sticking with ” your answer ” and chose the plan you advise for
the next 6 mos – 1 Year.Thank you so much.
admin answers:
Resident’s choice seems to be the best for you.

Mark asks…
Which electricity plan is best for me , while living in an efficiency apartment , and trying to save some mone?
Which plan is best for me , while living in an efficiency apt. and trying to save money.
Hi guys,
I just “moved” from New York-Texas and guess what , I just moved to an efficiency apartment. Although I have lived in an apartment before, that was with my parents . So I am kind of clueless when it comes down to chosing the right electricity plan. So if you are someone who is already paying their electricity bills and is careful about saving money , I would be really glad if you answered this question.
enyway, currently I pay 399/month for an efficiency apartment in houston , texas and I already called up TXU and they told me I don’t have to pay a deposit , because I have a good credit and everything. But the plans really confused me so I was not able to make a commitment to TXU at that moment . But now I have probably one more day, before my apartment office people turn off the electricity and
I won’t have any electricity if I don’t act promptly and select a plan that’s best for me .
I guess my question is , which electricity plan is best for me from the following. I won’t be using that much energy. I am going to be really cautious about leaving even a single light on and to leave the A/C off when it’s not that hot.
here are my following options , By the way my lease, currently, is for 6 months
TXU Energy PriceGuarantee 24
TXU Energy Resident’s Choice
TXU Energy Texas Choice
TXU Energy MarketEdge
TXU Energy Texas Choice 24
here’s the link if you want more information .
http://www.txu.com/residential/Plans_and_Services.htm
Please help me since I would be sticking with ” your answer ” and chose the plan you advise for
the next 6 mos – 1 Year.Thank you so much.
admin answers:
Looks like residential choice for you. —the ones that require 10% from alternatives would sell you elec. From costlier sources. RC SAYS IT IS FOR THOSE THAT want to save $ by restricting their usage to give you more control.

Sharon asks…
How many of you know about the deregulation of energy?
I’m curious. I’m currently partnered with the company Ambit Energy which is the leading company in the deregulation. How many of you know that it’s already occurring in 3 states?
First in Texas,
Second in New York,
And now in Illinois.
chaddcampbell.ambitenergy.biz
Ambit is Partnered with Shell Oil and is going to expand at the rate of 5-7 states per year.
How many people do you know that use energy in their house?
How many of those people do you think would like to save money on their bill, guaranteed?
If we were the first to market that idea, do you think we could make a lot of money?
Check out this site and tell me what you all think!
chaddcampbell.energy526.com
admin answers:
Not much.
Lots.
Lots.
Dunno.
No thanks.

Daniel asks…
Healthy Teenage Nutrition?
I’m 15
a guy
I’m 5’4
120 pounds
I live in Texas, in a town where there’s alot of refining
and I have alot of cancer in my family
so I thought I had no choice of what I was supposed to eat
I am trying very hard to eat healthy
I read this book
Fit For Life by Harvey Diamond
it really showed me that I can live for a long time if I started now
I followed what it told me to do
I do not drink soda anymore
I don’t drink anything except water because it’s much easier
for breakfast, I eat fruit
only fruit
it has a high water content and doesn’t need to be digested
it saves energy
for lunch I eat raw vegetables or a salad
then for a snack I’ll eat maybe some steamed vegetables or nuts
then for dinner I might eat some pasta or a vegetarian sandwich
I guess I’m a vegetarian, but I don’t like being called that
and I don’t eat fish because I really think it’s gross
don’t tell me i won’t get protein
that’s stupid
people eat beef for protein
what do cows eat?
Greens.
So that’s not a problem
I don’t eat dairy either
I find that disgusting
what if you saw a cat nursing off a dog
same principles apply
I get calcium through leafy green vegetables
that’s not a problem either
I love bread, and cereal, and pasta
I only eat whole grains
and all the foods I eat are organic
I exercise 30-60 minutes a day
I get my heart rate up to 140-180
and I kinda have some body fat
but I is very little though
I’m referred to as skinny
I think I’m doing good
I’m using food combining, so I don’t eat proteins mixed with carbs, or protein with starches
do you think I’m doing well
if you’d like to give advice that’d be great
admin answers:
You’ll never know till you try
Remember you need Three (3)Things
The first 2 are Willpower & Wont power
Wont eat Junk food
Wont drink soda’s
and Wont eat Ice Cream
Will Exercise everyday
Will eat Healthy foods
Cycling, Swimming Tennis and Brisk Walking,
Skating is good too
Sound like hard work?
2 coin a phrase ‘just do it!’
The third thing you need is commonsense
**Good Karma**

Nancy asks…
My life is in dead end.. need some courage.. help me….?
Im so hopeless..I dont know what direction my life is going to from now on… I have lost all my motivation…energy..hope..Here is what i have been going through so far..:I am originaly persian 26 years old..Fine art student major living in texas..I came to us seven years ago..got divorced and remarried again last year to my husband.. Im 5 month pregnnat now with my first child..Before my marriege to my husband and divorcing my ex i was having a really hard time to get on my life because i have no support here no family no friend it was just me and me so however it was i made it through started a single life all on my own taking care of myself school and work…till i met this great guy who im married to now.. Its not even 6 month yet that we got married and a month after I found out that im pregnnat. He just graduated from collge in law inforcement major and currently unemployed ( He had a full time job but recently he got laid off).. I have been having a very difficult pregnancy as well wich cause me to drop the college last seamester and stay home to rest.. I got hospitilized four times since i got pregnant with no health insurance.. I had to reduce my work hours as well.. so i wasnt being really helpful toward my husband and its making me feel soo useles.. We are in really bad financial condition which im in debt over $15000 for medical bills and my own ceredit card debts.. He has been helping me alot but now its just getting worse… Anywhere he is trying to get a jon even in his major as an officer they are not hiring and anywhere i applied no calling back yet… I tried to do my best.. to not to give up..to hold my husband in my arms and encourage him to saty focus and not give up..but we are really in dead end.. I have no financial support..baby is comign in november…and i really really wanted to help my husband..i know he is handling to much now but i dont know what to do anymore.. anywhere i tried was just a dead end…Im really depressed..i dont know how we will end up this life.. I feel useles… i feel god has forgotten me.. how about my dreams for my baby?…Im afraif of not being able to take care of my child.. we both are scared.. we are bankruped…no income..living with his parents but they are in trouble as well..I need some help..courage..motivation…I cry evrynight in my pillow when i see my husband so upset…he doesnt say anything..but i can see in his eyes..Whatever you imagine we tried.. Goverment will not help me because im not citizen yet..neither have been here over 10 years..so im not qulified for any help..please help me…i am scared… i think my life is ending…help me………..where is the way…god…have you forgotten us… I have been always good to people. never hurt anyone.. always tried to help but now i need you…..my husband is a great person…this child has nothing to do with our problems.. save my family..help me….help….
admin answers:
You need to call some groups that help the poor, like the Salvation Army, and maybe some of the large churches, your state’s public assistance office for the poor. Ask around about who helps the poor with food, rent, etc. And get your husband to ask for help if he is a citizen. These groups could likely help your husband’s parents too if they are citizens.

Robert asks…
my life is in dead end…Im so disappointed.. help me..?
Im so hopeless..I dont know what direction my life is going to from now on… I have lost all my motivation…energy..hope..Here is what i have been going through so far..:I am originaly persian 26 years old..Fine art student major living in texas..I came to us seven years ago..got divorced and remarried again last year to my husband.. Im 5 month pregnnat now with my first child..Before my marriege to my husband and divorcing my ex i was having a really hard time to get on my life because i have no support here no family no friend it was just me and me so however it was i made it through started a single life all on my own taking care of myself school and work…till i met this great guy who im married to now.. Its not even 6 month yet that we got married and a month after I found out that im pregnnat. He just graduated from collge in law inforcement major and currently unemployed ( He had a full time job but recently he got laid off).. I have been having a very difficult pregnancy as well wich cause me to drop the college last seamester and stay home to rest.. I got hospitilized four times since i got pregnant with no health insurance.. I had to reduce my work hours as well.. so i wasnt being really helpful toward my husband and its making me feel soo useles.. We are in really bad financial condition which im in debt over $15000 for medical bills and my own ceredit card debts.. He has been helping me alot but now its just getting worse… Anywhere he is trying to get a jon even in his major as an officer they are not hiring and anywhere i applied no calling back yet… I tried to do my best.. to not to give up..to hold my husband in my arms and encourage him to saty focus and not give up..but we are really in dead end.. I have no financial support..baby is comign in november…and i really really wanted to help my husband..i know he is handling to much now but i dont know what to do anymore.. anywhere i tried was just a dead end…Im really depressed..i dont know how we will end up this life.. I feel useles… i feel god has forgotten me.. how about my dreams for my baby?…Im afraif of not being able to take care of my child.. we both are scared.. we are bankruped…no income..living with his parents but they are in trouble as well..I need some help..courage..motivation…I cry evrynight in my pillow when i see my husband so upset…he doesnt say anything..but i can see in his eyes..Whatever you imagine we tried.. Goverment will not help me because im not citizen yet..neither have been here over 10 years..so im not qulified for any help..please help me…i am scared… i think my life is ending…help me………..where is the way…god…have you forgotten us… I have been always good to people. never hurt anyone.. always tried to help but now i need you…..my husband is a great person…this child has nothing to do with our problems.. save my family..help me….help….
admin answers:
That is A LOT to be going through! Omg i can even imagine being in this situation, god has not forgotten you, do you pray to him? I didnt hear you mention that you pray everynight. If you do, and if you have faith..(you cant pray if you dont have faith.) then he will help you, if you dont pray then you need to start, do that and keep trying, dont give up, never give up, i know what your going through is very very deep and you feel like its the end for you, but its not. You cant let it end like this. You need to make sure that you try as haaaard as you can, and hold on and NEVER let go. Pursue every dream you have, make sure that in the end, you are where you dreamed to be. You will feel so much stronger knowing that you have overcome this huge obsticle in life. Im only 18 years old, but please listen to my advice, i’ll even pray for you everynight…you know what..i will, i promise you. It hurts to know you dont get any support from family or friends. Dont let anything bring you down, do it for your family. Dont get discouraged, hold on…just hold on…

Maria asks…
Parents out there, I need some advice, please?
This is a bit long, and may involve a bit of ranting, so please bear with me.
I am 22 years old, and happily married, I live with my husband in Australia, where is he from. My mum and younger sister live in Texas, where I am originally from . My dad passed away in 2006, and my mum still has not moved past it. I did not say get over it, as that is impossible, but move past it and begin living like a person, again.
When my dad passed away, the majority of the household income went with him. My parents had savings, and my mum basically blew it, which I did not find out until recently. She had to sell our home, and she and my sister moved into an apartment. I went away to University.
Fast forward to present time. My mum still hasn’t moved on, and seems to sink deeper and deeper into depression everyday. I try to encourage her to go to a therapist, and she absolutely refuses. Saying that “all they do is tell you to get over it, and put you on drugs that do not work.” Her depression is bad enough, that my husband, who has been great, through this whole situation, have decided to move back to the States, and sort this mess out. We intend on buying a small home for my mother and sister, and charging them no rent, just having them pay the utilities and cable or internet, and whatnot. However, at the moment our hands are tied. I cannot leave the country until my permanent visa comes through. I am on a bridging visa, and am required to stay within the borders of Australia, and we are waiting on my husband’s visa to come through.
My mum has admitted to self-harming to me. She wouldn’t tell me what or how often, but she has admitted that she has done it. She refuses any help from friends or family members. Claiming that none of us understand how special my dad was to her. I can understand that, but she refuses to even TRY to move past. She claims that we only lost a dad, but she lost her soul-mate. Which, is rather irritating, as petty as it sounds.
My sister is another issue. She does NOTHING. She didn’t even finish high school, and refuses to get her GED. She was molested by a family friend, and also refuses counseling. She is scared of her own shadow, and is turning 20 this year. She has no skills, or any interest in trying to learn any. Which, is partly my parents fault. They coddled her, her entire life. Never making her do anything she didn’t want. Now that she is an adult though, its another huge source of stress for my mum. She is supporting two adults, on her own.
It is to the point, that I can barely stand to talk to my mother. I usually fall into hysterics as soon as I hang up the phone. I feel myself sinking into depression. I have no appetite, or energy. My husband and I are downgrading to a tiny, one bedroom apartment, to save as much money as possible, for when the visas come through, so we can move. I find myself, on Y!A answering and asking mindless questions, or reading or drinking to keep my mind off of the situation. I feel extremely guilty and ask myself daily, if things would be the way they are, if I hadn’t moved away to go to university. I feel guilty for trying to be happy.
Now to my question, if you have made it this far.
What can I do, to provide a little bit of comfort to my mother until I am able to get there? I am desperate. I need something. I need the motivation to keep going.
I am putting this in the parenting section, because I want to hear from parents, what you would expect or need from your child. I am no longer sure what to do. The guilt is overwhelming. My husband is so supportive, and I would be an even bigger mess without him.
Any advice, or what you would expect from your child, is much appreciated. If you’re going to be rude, don’t bother, I don’t need the stress.
Thank you to anyone who managed to read and understand this saga, and who takes the time to answer.
admin answers:
Okay, my dear. Let’s have a go at this. I am a mom (of kids your age), I was a daughter (until my parents died), and I am a wife. I am also a counselor and a social worker.
First, my condolences on losing your dad. Losing a parent is always hard.
Secondly, congratulations on being in such a supportive relationship with your spouse. It sounds as if the two of you are at the start of a very wonderful life together.
Your mother and your sister are adults. Are there any other family members in the States who could intervene without you having to move back to Texas? If so, have you talked with them? What makes you think that you moving back and disrupting your life would change anything, if they have refused help from anyone else? I am guessing this dysfunction didn’t just start with your father’s death, even though he may have dealt with your mom so you and your sister didn’t really see anything going on.
You could call the local community mental health provider in Austin – just google it for Bexar County. Tell them your mother has hurt herself, but you don’t know the details. Ask if there is anything that can be done on a commitment. This is unlikely, but ask anyway.
They won’t go to counseling, then YOU go. You have pulled yourself up and moved forward. Don’t ever feel guilty for trying to be happy, especially when those around you are not trying. Let your mother and sister know you love them and would support them getting help, but if they will not, then you must go on with your life. Good luck to you. And to them.
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