But now what?

[JoyJoy]

Congratulations!!! You did it the "hard" way....you worked and sacrificed and now all of your effort is paying off! Inheriting may seem like the easy way out, but there are still the concerns as to what to do with this money and how much to share, etc. I haven't given up all of my old ways, I still save money through 0% bts and still look for bargains.

I am so happy to hear of other people's accomplishments through plans like Dave Ramsey and other financial gurus.

Breathe in, exhale and take some time and enjoy yourselves! You are so deservant of it.

[disneysaver]

Originally Posted by Aleta

Those numbers can be right because we live in Florida and the big debates going on in our government right now is about property taxes and homeowners insurance. I read that some people got socked with about 8,000 to 9,000 in taxes and forget about insurance. I alone last year paid almost $3,500. for my house. We're getting really hit hard down here and it is being said that alot of homes are going to go into foreclosure.

Yep, I live in FL. Taxes $7,000 insurance around $4,000. Actually more than what the mortgage was when it was paid off about 10 years ago (that's mortgage only not taxes or insurance).

[Aleta]

My property taxes and insurance are 110% more than what I used to pay for my mortgage which included my property taxes. Once the gov. gets your money they don't want to let it go.

[Ini_g]

Yes, when they grab your money, they don´t loose it.