Greg Boeser
2nd Lieutenant
Any excuse to raise taxes.
A new roof is more valuable than an old roof.
We'll see what happens when I get my proposed tax estimate in November.
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Any excuse to raise taxes.Why would you need to pay taxes for a roof replacement?
Here in MN, everything needs a permit.My former residence in Jefferson Parish Louisiana just imposed a parish wide permit, $50, for roof replacement. It is required if at least half of the roof is rep[laced. Simply another local govt money grab. I suspect many will replace 40% and later another 40% with a follow on finish. The reason is to eliminate poor workmanship however the permit is required before repair. I am even more glad to be gone from there.
A roof not leaking is what a roof should do. Its not an extra surely. Its maintenance. I can understand when the property is sold the value goes up because new roof and that will cut the government a share in taxes. I dig that.Any excuse to raise taxes.
A new roof is more valuable than an old roof.
We'll see what happens when I get my proposed tax estimate in November.
They cannot see the roof from inside the car.View attachment 732416
The roof isn't even done yet.
My in-laws were great at taking the kids.My wife loves Pink, so I purchased tickets in June for the concert. She was so excited. Last week I asked my MIL if she could watch our kids. She said she had to check her schedule. My side of the family isn't worth peanuts, so she was the only available family option. Monday 14th came and we didn't end up going to the concert. My wife is pretty upset. I have some simmering anger, but have maintained my cool. My MIL is always saying she needs to spend more time with my kids. They are older now, but my wife worries over leaving them alone. I guess it is lesson learned and we will plan better next time. That being said, I am pretty pissed and won't speak to my MIL for a bit. It's her mom, so that shouldn't be a problem. If my mother was still on this Earth, she would have taken them in a second. Hell, she would had them all of the time. Man, I miss my parents.
That is the saddest thing i read today.My mom might show up for birthdays, if she knew there would be cake.
Bureaucracy, the killer of civilisations.I consulted a financial advisor yesterday and concluded I needed to cash in my accumulated US Savings Bonds and free up the money for better investments, Many have been mature for so long that they have stopped paying interest. We are talking probably at least $20K in money.
So I went to my Credit Union. Turns out they no longer cash U. S. Savings Bonds.
It appears I have to go through the US Treasury to cash the bonds. I have an on-line account at US Treasury I established last year, but my Credit Union account was never verified as the correct account because they did not provide me with the correct very long account number, so US Treas no longer trusts that account. So to get the Treasury the correct account number I have to fill out a form and get the information verified and signed off by mutiple people and mail it in to the US Treas.
Nothing is even close to easy any more, is it?
Do a crap job like my neighbor did on his re-roof and add-on, there is no way he got a permit and inspection on what he did, but still it would not be considered an improvement and probably brings the property value down instead of up.Here in MN, everything needs a permit.
I got around that when I replaced my back steps by installing a "temporary" precast set. It's not attached to the house.
Bust Out Another ThousandA boat is hole in the water that one must continually put cash in to keep the water out.