Well, I mailed off the payment for our property taxes this afternoon. Earlier this spring we paid off our mortgage (we had a 15 year mortgage, managed to get it paid off in 12) and paid off the last of our debt (medical expenses from 5 years back from when I had an embolism, and we'd been paying on it ever since.) So, at this point we have no darn debt left, and the one big "bill" we can look forward to yearly will be the property taxes. It's a big relief to be debt free now, and I feel good to have the taxes out of the way for the year. Funny what a weight off this can be!
I'm pretty much expecting our taxes will increase next year, though, as the county has lots of infrastructure in need of repairs after the floods this summer. Since I certainly would appreciate seeing our roads in decent shape and knowing our bridges won't collapse when we're driving across them, and I'm a "frequent flier" at the wonderful public library system (and the lovely downtown library was flooded so badly that they're having to completely rebuild) I'm happy to pay my share to support the county's needs. I just hope the increase won't be *too* drastic, or I'll lose my breath when I open the statement! <g>
