This is an expensive time of the year. I just paid my property (house) tax of about $3000 before Christmas. House insurance (over $1000) is due in Jan. with car tags ($750) due in February.

We have two more tax bills due for property we bought this year. One is for a one acre lot in North Carolina, about 20 miles away. I called the tax office about that lot today. I paid $28,900 for the lot and the tax appraiser has it appraised for $100,000. It is too late for this year, but next March I am going to appeal the bill. Property should not be appraised for more than you paid for it.

I had two no use gas days in a row ($4) the stock market went up yesterday ($1) and I got a $50 rewards check in the mail today. That is $55 to add to the challenge.

Prev. total $20,755.00
today 55.00
new total $20,810.00