Reply #10: Property taxes and other stuff add up.... [View All]

[rainbow4321]

Stuff like electricity, gas, etc all add up... I say that cuz a friend moved here from the West Coast and while housing is cheaper <minus the property tax issue> she is having to use her a/c <Texas summers, you know> and heat, neither of which she used alot of out in California and that alone can reach $300/month down here at peak temps, plus we don't have the public transportation system like she was used to out there so she is spending a shitload more in gas $$. I can't speak for all the areas but here in Plano, <property tax> mine is around $3400/year <compared to my family's in Oklahoma--$800/year, I think>.
Combine all these factors together, mix them with a crappy economy and lay-offs, you get a pretty bleak picture for those either UNemployed or under employed.