Local Coupon Discounts
I stumbled upon a LOCAL restaurant coupon site this afternoon and thought it was worth sharing: SuddenValues.com. This link takes you to the Chesapeake subsite, but you can choose whatever area you’re in to find printable coupons – mostly for restaurants; other businesses too, though. Plus, you can sign up to have updates about the deals in [...] Share and...
Property Tax Appraisals
I’d been “eagerly” awaiting my annual property tax assessment to make sure the city wasn’t overvaluing our house since the market is in a slump. If one intends to contest the amount, it has to be done by May 1st. Having not received it in the mail yet, though I got a “bill” for the property taxes with no value, just a statement that it was being paid by my mortgage company, I decided to call the assessors office. I was surprised to find out that they didn’t mail me one since the value hadn’t changed. I see that as a problem for two reasons: 1) they aren’t notifying me of the amount, thus denying me the opportunity to contest it, and, 2) last year’s assessment was on the high side (and the only house in my...