And last month I found out our property taxes were going up about $75 a quarter, or $300 a year. That makes $371 a year more that needs to be going into our ING account for house expenses, or about another $7 a week.
I'm not prepared to shop around for homeowner's insurance again this year. We are getting a discount on car insurance because we now have both with the same company. And I already raised our homeowner's deductible last year to as high as I'm comfortable with. Also, there's the hassle of having an inspector come out and take pictures of the house for a new policy. So I'll just bite the bullet and pay.
$7 a week x 4.3 weeks in a month is $30, which means that the $60 a month I thought could go into our discretionary spending account has just been cut to $30. So our spending on extras will now be even more dependent on any extra income I can scrounge up. Or, finding other categories to trim. Gotta get psyched!
Homeowner's insurance up by $71
August 11th, 2006 at 01:23 pm
August 11th, 2006 at 03:12 pm 1155309161
Many insurers offer save driving course you do from home; mine saves me 10% for 3 years, then i have to take the course again. Are you getting all the credits you're entitled to for passive restraints, anti lock brakes, alarm system, etc?
i also saved a bundle when i dropped collision/comp on my '99 car. i pay about $500 a year now.
August 11th, 2006 at 04:19 pm 1155313160
I just read All Your Worth and there's no way we can fit in the 50% must have bracket. My husband is self-employed, 58, and we have private health insurance at the rate of $1103. a month with no co-pays. Any advice here?
August 12th, 2006 at 06:22 am 1155363774