Post by Gwenneth on Sept 22, 2004 21:57:51 GMT -5
Sorry all...u can ignore this and our lovely mod's can delete it if they wish..i had to rant.
i was having a wonderful day until we opened our monthly mortgage bill. NEVER did i expect it to go from $823.00 a month to $1250.00 a month in the time frame of...A MONTH.
i knew town/village, school and county taxes were due to increase because of ny's stupid governor who likes to brag that he is lowering taxes when all he is doing is shifting the burden to real estate taxpayers.
my boyfriend and i are new, young homeowners. (he's 27, i'm 22) We make a combined income of about 50,000 and this is going to seriously kill us.
i can't believe how unfair taxes are to the newest homeowners...i'm sure they are horrid for old ones too, but this is insane. columbia county ny has the highest real estate taxes in the state...some of the highest in the nation and it keeps going up.
school taxes in some district are going up 20 percent...county taxes are going up in the double digits too. before long WE will not be able to keep up and pay our expenses.
so much for the american dream right? owning a home doesn't seem possible for many young people. i have a 4 year degree in journalism...i work full-time...i only make about 22,000 after taxes. if that.
you can't live on that around here. i CAN'T work anymore...if i could get a second job i would, but there is not enough time in the day for it.
ok...i'm done ranting...i wonder what LoTR characters would do if they had to worry about money? there is never any mention of money that i can recall...THEY didn't have taxes, utility bills, car payments, grocery bills...
UGH...can't someone transport me there? i'd rather fight a bunch of orcs then fight the State of New York on taxes.
i was having a wonderful day until we opened our monthly mortgage bill. NEVER did i expect it to go from $823.00 a month to $1250.00 a month in the time frame of...A MONTH.
i knew town/village, school and county taxes were due to increase because of ny's stupid governor who likes to brag that he is lowering taxes when all he is doing is shifting the burden to real estate taxpayers.
my boyfriend and i are new, young homeowners. (he's 27, i'm 22) We make a combined income of about 50,000 and this is going to seriously kill us.
i can't believe how unfair taxes are to the newest homeowners...i'm sure they are horrid for old ones too, but this is insane. columbia county ny has the highest real estate taxes in the state...some of the highest in the nation and it keeps going up.
school taxes in some district are going up 20 percent...county taxes are going up in the double digits too. before long WE will not be able to keep up and pay our expenses.
so much for the american dream right? owning a home doesn't seem possible for many young people. i have a 4 year degree in journalism...i work full-time...i only make about 22,000 after taxes. if that.
you can't live on that around here. i CAN'T work anymore...if i could get a second job i would, but there is not enough time in the day for it.
ok...i'm done ranting...i wonder what LoTR characters would do if they had to worry about money? there is never any mention of money that i can recall...THEY didn't have taxes, utility bills, car payments, grocery bills...
UGH...can't someone transport me there? i'd rather fight a bunch of orcs then fight the State of New York on taxes.
I'll say a prayer for you...maybe you or your man will get a raise! 