OMG

OW I GOT MY TAX BILL..

December is the month I give when I have it.  This year I won't even be able to buy gifts for my family! My tax bill went Double in one year.  They sent out the bills on Dec 2 and they are due in 45 days!!  My share comes to $1037.00
BUT my income has not risen one red cent.  They do not allow you to pay it in payments, they make you pay the entire bill in full.  It's almost like a land and home grab, as if you don't pay the taxes they sell it at auction. 

BUT I did give to the Equine Horse Rescue to help save a retired buggy horse, sooo many of them just end up in a slaughter house because "the good Mennonite's or Amish" or the racing people who retire "trotters" just discard rather than retire and give a good quality of life to these horses, they sell them off by the pound.  They ship to Mexico or Canada for slaughter.  So I helped save one horse, we had to raise $1,800 to buy him from the slaughter house, and we also had to pay for his transportation to a horse rescue farm where he will live out his life...AND we did it.  There is sooooo many more that need to be saved..😧IF I was young I'd start a horse rescue, but at this age, I just don't think Im the right person for that job. I had wanted to rescue some donkeys myself but can't afford to feed them. 

I have been involved in a few of these saves, along with many other kind hearted people....and I also sent a donation to a lady who I watch on Youtube her dog had to have surgery so he is a big part of her life.  Last year I donated some doggie beds and dry food to the local shelter.  

So I helped 2 animals this season.  I hope Karma is working and I will get some help with these taxes.  BUT that's not why I helped out I did that before the tax bill arrived.  I do it because I want to.  I have been doing it for several years now...even when I couldn't afford it. I almost always give to animal charities.

I don't have much, I do share when I can, and sometimes even when I can't. I think checking tax bills in other counties is a good idea...Because this one is pricing itself right out of my income range.  IF I didn't own Mom's house too now,  it would be a different story...BUT I do, and my son lives in it.  I can not depend on him.  He has shown himself to be undependable.  The assessor's office told me there is one way to cut it by 2/3's almost.  Since it is being lived in if I put in a "contract of sale" and register it in deeds, showing that he has promised to buy the house, a sale is pending...he can never mortgage it or borrow against it, but he will be named a primary resident, and that will lower the tax rate.  He will not actually have to pay me any money, So The thing is that would mean---- I can't evict him say if he gets so unstable as I don't want him this close to me, which in the beginning, I had planned to use Mom's home as a rental so I could travel.  Now I can't...IF he gets serious about life and can pay rent then I could apply that toward taxes. Trust me that is never going to happen.  To be quite  honest if he ever moves out I would like to have the house moved or torn down..(sadly) for 2 reason due to taxes, and because I don't want any more entanglements with family. 

BUT my sister offered to pay 1/3 and she said we all agreed last year we would pay 1/3 of the taxes on Mom's house.  I completely forgot that...So I think I can handle it this year with their help and hopefully next year things will be different in my world financially...meaning he is earning enough to support himself and pay his child support which is WAY too high for his current income....and Hopefully we can get it adjusted in Feb when he finally will get his review...we tried all of last yr and it kept getting delayed due to covid...OMG. 
I imagine the tax office got LOTs of calls today!!

Well that is my story for the day...