OuiLui’s Blog

Current mood: frustrated

Who the hell invented this stupid thing called ‘property tax’ anyway?! I can’t believe that after you spend $850,000 on a home, you’re required to pay property tax?!!?!?!?!?

I almost bought a house last week, a brand new one that was SOOOOOOO cute…. Found it on Thursday, took mom the next Tuesday to see what she thought (she loved it), got all my paperwork ready by Friday, and was ready to put a 3% deposit on Sunday…

Saturday night, I get this phone call from my mom asking if I had read the paperwork, and I said no, cause I gave it to my mom to see the layout of the house, and she tells me that the property tax PER YEAR is 1.8%…. OK… 1.8% on a $860,000 home is $15,500 per YEAR that I have to pay in property tax!!!! That’s an EXTRA 1300 per month, NOT including my HOAs that’ll cost another 200!!! Sheesh…. No wonder everyone’s leaving California!

So bummed…. I live a very comfortable lifestyle, and I don’t wanna change that just to live in a cute house… Totally bummed…. that’s a new bag a month that I’d have to pay! NO WAY….

Property tax SUCKS….

Life experiences….

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Scenario #1 -

Growing up having a life filled with people that care about us; people that are there for us, and help guide us in the right direction when we stray. People that show how much they love us, and would put everything on hold to make sure we were OK. Though there were bumps here and there, we live inside a little bubble knowing that if we fall, someone will be there to pick us up, to clean us up, and tell us everything is going to be ok.

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Scenario #2 -

Growing up having a life that seems ok. We think we have people we care about, and that care about us. But somehow, in a blink of an eye, everything changes. Ones you thought were suppose to guide you and teach you, have now turned away when you needed them most. Something that once meant love, stability, and comfort is no more. You begin a new chapter in your life at a tender age that is filled with anxiety, sadness, and anger. The little bubble you once were in, has somehow burst. You begin to guide yourself, making decisions that you think have rationality behind them, but you’re not sure… because no one is there to tell you otherwise… the pain grows… the hurt grows…. the anger grows…. until all that’s left…… is numbness….

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What happens to us in life, and the experiences we’ve had, molds us as the person we are today. Some are fortunate enough to have a good life… Some have not.

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Just because our past may not have been perfect. It doesn’t necessarily have to shape the way we live our lives in the future. Things can change; people can change… Life will be as good as you let it be….

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