Is it Just Me?

[Wade E]

Each of our vehicles taxes are around $400 an we arent driving new cars or Mercedes. Our electrical bill is approx $120 a month in the summer and about $80 the rest of the year.I dont even want to talk about oill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Edited by: wade

 

[AlFulchino]

we pay bewteen 175 and 300 a month on elec but that is because certain *people* forced a shut down of our nuke plant before it got up and running fully


as for oil...do what i did...i filled four oil tanks (275 gal apiece) by finding people who are switching from oil to natural gas...they need their tanks emptied....i averaged 1.95 a gallon....

 

[Wade E]

How did you go about finding out who?

 

[JimCook]

We pay fed tax and $800 a year prop tax on a $134,000 2850 sf house. Sales tax is 9.25%

Rocky Top,


By my math, I'm showing a 0.6% property tax rate based on property value. Since our sales tax is the same in northern Illinois, it's necessary to show that our property tax is about 2.5% of the price of the home. On a $134,000 house, that would be $3,350/year.


Even with that property tax, I'm still ordering some limited edition kits, however.


- Jim

 

[AlFulchino]

Wade.........craigslist...i put an ad in in items wanted titled heating oil and then just said something simple like...are you changing your heating system from oil to another form such as natural gas? etc etc etc


my son does a little bio diesel stuff...se we already have the proper pump/tanks/ and hoses.....its pretty straightforward....you go to their house or business......set it all up and run that pump.....just make sure if you do it alone that you tie your hoses down so you dont get yourself an oil snake....you dont want to be wrestling that bugger...then you come home.....and you pump to your tanks........the point may be moot soon if oil keeps dropping.....i just decided to hedge my bets and pay now and get it all now

 

[Rocky_Top]

Swill,My family got couhgt up in "The Great Yankee-Florida Land Rush" of the 1970s ( NH too cold, FL too hot) FL ends up spitting a good number of the yankees out like a volcano thowing them 1/2 way back to the north.I followed late and was very picky about where I landed. I was looking for like minded people that had it together. I never would have gussed that it would be Chattanooga TN.(Unlike the jokes about TN, I found the people modern and open minded) We are very blessed to have these choices in life. "Life is good "




The south pays less in taxes because it has very little need for gov. services. We need roads, cops and schools. The roads last forever (no plows) You only call the cops when something goes really wrong. The schools are payed for by the lottery. Everything else is pay as you go. A buiding permit pays for the inspector. (You know,... the way it was suposed to work before everyone had to get a hand in the cookie jar)




electric bill (With AC set at 70) July $200 Jan $50
natural Gas bill(Heat, Stove, Water heater) July $40 Jan $80