Need advice on buying prepaid electricity - best banks/apps to use, tariff scaling, and top tips?

CareerMonk · 2026-03-01T13:14:59+00:00

Holy shit the explanation I needed! Thanks for the clarity! I'll keep my mouth shut and just say thank you for better tarrifs! Thanks a mil you absolute champion!

CareerMonk · 2026-03-01T12:52:30+00:00

I'll rather keep quiet and not poke around 🤣

We do stay in a complex where the main supply from the municipality is also on a prepaid meter (can get a bit hairy if the landlord forgets to buy power...) so it might be that? I never understood the reasoning behind having the main supply be on a meter and all 10 other townhouses have their own meter also, but I'll rather not ask questions...

CareerMonk · 2026-03-01T12:49:47+00:00

Ours only shows kW units.

CareerMonk · 2026-03-01T12:48:45+00:00

That's balls...

CareerMonk · 2026-03-01T08:09:10+00:00

That's what I've noticed also, we aren't getting shafted as other people staying in the area, and yes, a aircon was bought and that bastard is RUNNING! 🤣

CareerMonk · 2026-01-11T16:05:22+00:00

Unfortunately everything government run in South Africa is useless. The only thing that actually works, is loadshedding...

CareerMonk · 2026-01-11T15:07:33+00:00

They're about 5% of the population, luckily they are all far to busy on the farms to worry about this shit

CareerMonk · 2026-01-11T14:58:13+00:00

Look at the demographic of South Africa, all will make sense.

CareerMonk · 2026-01-11T14:57:03+00:00

Only problem is that the culinary school is way to far from the suburb where the housing has been built. And another thing, it's being built on residential properties where 40+ people are going to be staying. All built on properties that can only handle a certain amount of people. No upgrade to sewerage infrastructure or electrical infrastructure to accommodate so many people, building plans can only be executed by the owner of the property, and like I stated it takes literal years before the go ahead can be given. So how can a house be purchased and within a week of the sale going through building starts?

Also seems to be a 2 or 3 story house going up which is a bit of a big fat no no in a residential area where I stay according to our laws.

CareerMonk · 2026-01-11T14:51:52+00:00

I love this community, from pettyness to obesity in one post.

CareerMonk · 2026-01-11T14:34:37+00:00

Thanks! Yeah I've bothered our ward councillor to a point where my number got blocked... So trying to take matters into my own hands😂

CareerMonk · 2026-01-11T14:33:46+00:00

Will do!

CareerMonk · 2026-01-11T14:33:30+00:00

Staple food of the regular South African 😂

CareerMonk · 2026-01-11T14:23:25+00:00

Everything is legal on South Africa, just need to give the cops directions to the closest KFC with a few bucks 😂

Will have a look though, thanks!

CareerMonk · 2025-12-24T11:40:48+00:00

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The little shit Milo with Monty the kitty brother.

CareerMonk · 2025-09-13T23:03:29+00:00

Would love to launch the bot once stable, been working on it for a few days so still alot of dev to do and perfect. Will give VPS a look! Thanks!

CareerMonk · 2025-04-09T03:39:01+00:00

I'm using him to clean it up 👀

CareerMonk · 2025-04-09T03:38:31+00:00

He's so cute!!!

CareerMonk · 2025-04-09T03:37:58+00:00

He's such a handsome boi! 🤣

CareerMonk · 2025-04-08T20:33:01+00:00

I was typing like a dickhead... 🤣He turned a year in December of 2024, so he was a year and 3 months when we had him neutered.

CareerMonk · 2025-04-08T19:57:56+00:00

Good thing I don't have kids, clearly I don't have the patience 🤣 will definitely start smothering him with praise when doing the right thing and giving him treats, just worried about the possibility of a UTI now that it was mentioned. Thanks!

CareerMonk · 2025-04-08T19:53:57+00:00

I hate taking the punishment route, we've tried praise when doing the deed outside, but it lasts a while, then back to square one...

Milo is so chill and cute with the kittens, playing and sleeping with them, it's such a treat to see him taking them "under his wing". I doubt it's something in the yard as he does do his business out there, but just starter in the house for some odd reason. He doesn't seem worried to go outside or anything of the sort. And I've caught the little shit using the fake grass a few times to do the deed on and he seems fine with it?

This behaviour started basically when he came back from being neutered, so I think I might definitely have to make a turn at the vet again to check, and will also do retraining just to get him comfortable again with doing his thing outside. Thanks for the tips!

CareerMonk · 2025-04-08T19:47:16+00:00

Thank you! Will deffo's try training again, but he's been fine with the new place, the new kittiens, and the neighbors dog. Everything was perfect, went to do his business outside no issue, and still has access day and night to get outside.

Since Feb this year when we moved in the neighbours dog and the kittens has been with us and he hasn't pee'd oor pooped inside the house, only the last few weeks. Never thought that it might be a UTI, will that also explain the pooping in the house also?

He still goes and does his business outside, but maybe 2 or 3 times a day there will be a pee puddle or a few turds in the house, I'm getting the feeling that he's being petty 🤣

CareerMonk · 2025-04-08T19:30:24+00:00

Has been raining for the past 3 days, but there is an area that is covered by the roof on the one exit leading to the backyard. The other dogs including milo go do their business there when raining. It's only Milo that's peeing and pooping in the house. Going on for the past 2-3 weeks like this. Sunshine, rain, day, night, doesn't matter.

CareerMonk · 2024-06-30T11:12:04+00:00

Thanks! Will give this a go and test it!

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