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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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3 panel: Woman looking into camera, Text overlay reads, "Last month, my electric bill was $300, so I went out of my way to get blackout curtains and fans and not run the A/C and turn off all my extension cords and everything. And then this month, I got the bill back, and it was $360. How's everyone doing?”

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“Complete scam”: Woman ditches AC, buys blackout curtains, unplugs everything—her bill jumps from $300 to $360

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“As an HVAC tech this is true”: Man learns the secret to keeping your electricity bill low while using the A/C

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‘That refund check is going to look amazing’: Woman finds out she’s been paying for her neighbor’s electricity for 5 years

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‘I’m going to be here forever’: Woman gets an electric Kia. Then she finds out it’s going to take 73 hours to fully charge

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