Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 24, 2021

They can cause a panic, especially when just one bill is into the four figures, like our property taxes or auto insurance! Our home owner’s insurance, auto insurance, and local real-estate taxes (for our home and our business property) are due, and on top of that, there have been years where we also owed the Federal government.

Bills 130

Bills Budgeting Budget Emergency Fund 130

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Does your property tax bill give you anxiety? Our homeowners insurance and property taxes are not tied in with our mortgage so we receive those bills and are responsible for paying them instead of the bank that owns the mortgage. property & school taxes – due yearly. That used to be me.

Finance 100

Finance Property Taxes Organic Organization 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 4, 2014

We have to pay for maintenance and property taxes and the interest on the loan. These costs are are only partially offset by the fact that, in the United States, I get a tax deduction for some of them. Even though we bought a house in 2007, I never once expected it to be a money-maker. And, of course, it hasn’t been.

Money 237

Money Property Taxes United States 2007 237

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 4, 2015

On top of our normal day to day expenses, the new property taxes were due, we had more ownership expenses than we realized, and we had a family to feed. We must start saving for retirement again , we need to start college saving accounts, and it would be nice to take the kids to Disney while they’re still princess fans.

Goals 100

Goals Debt Renovation Daughter 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Had we not fallen in love with the locale, it wouldn’t have mattered how low the taxes were, but fall in love we did. Alan doesn’t share that regret.

Green And Frugal 179

Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 179