Subj : Re: slow the growing of g
To   : Barry Martin
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Jul 04 2023 08:37:00

Barry,

 BM> Of course they increased it! :(   Just thought of something: does
 BM> Arkansas have a homestead (or similar) exemption?  Wouldn't do anything
 BM> for insurance cost but would decease your Property Tax.  Here have had
 BM> the Homestead Exeption for ages; Iowa just enacted another one for
 BM> 65-and-older.  (Property taxes lag a year, so not immediate help but at
 BM> least future help.)

  There is a deal on the property taxes to "hold them steady" (mainly for
real estate, such as the house). That is available if you provide proof
you're disabled, and/or on a fixed income.

  The car's assessment went down each year, as the value decreased over 
time. But, if you sell the car AFTER May 31, you STILL have to pay the 
taxes for the year you sold it in. So, I got stuck with that. At least 
they give me until Oct. 10 to pay everything, as I have other bills 
between now and then.

  Last year, I got stuck with paying my brother's property tax...but
this year, I mailed his to him. I figure if he can afford to eat out
at a restaurant every day, he can afford to pay his property tax. And,
if he loses his property for failure to pay, he is NOT coming here to
freeload off of me (being here, without paying half the expenses). I
will get a restraining order against him, and have him arrested and
removed from the premises. The bottom line is that "it's not right to
let him have everthing for nothing, while I get stuck with it".

  He (and most others in the world) detest the truth that "Life is NOT
'fair' or 'Burger King'. Fair is a fall carnival, a weather term, and
a call in baseball...and you can NOT always 'Have It Your Way'". 

  I worked for them for 5 years 45 years ago, and I can stay that.

  The home insurance I pay monthly, and while it costs more in the long
run, it'd take 2 months of what I get on disability to pay the premium
in full. After the claim I had in 2020 (I had 1 other claim 30 years
prior), they spiked the rate. In California (and maybe some other areas
as well), you can no longer get insurance on homes, cars, flooding, etc.
The increased rate is about $50 more per month...had it been more than
that, I would've changed coverage (I still have a $1000 deductible to
pay on most items), or found another company. However, I have a feeling
that all the prices are similar.

 BM> The gift that keeps on giving!

  That's what a burrito is. <G>

Daryl

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