Debt Dumpers 2026

[DisneyMandC]

so does that entice more people to lease (or do the leasing companies just bundle the expense into the cost?)? I know nothing about leasing so I don't know if people that do it are on the hook to do the yearly registration fees at minimum.

I've never heard anyone give that as a reason for leasing. I would imagine they still pay their own registration fees, but I'm honestly not sure. I've never leased before.

 

[Sheree]

Yes. He is very close to the bay. I could easily swim to it. That was good enough for them. They were not interested in beaches. They were all about fishing and boating. We used to tease him that he probably kisses the boats good night. Sadly, the big one got tossed across his yard during Sandy. My kids were sadder than he was. By then he was getting older and it was a lot of work for him.
Now at 84, he just likes the view, watching other boats going by and waving.

we're toying with idea of selling and buying on mainland. we never go to beach but I love being close to Pt Pleasant and Lavalette and I have the best neighbors.

 

[Cfabar1]

we pay 18k+ for 3400sf on 1 acre which doesn't seem awful in relation! We're in central jersey, North is a lot more
at the shore, a 40x50 lot with 750 sf bungalow on a lagoon is 13k+

living in FL I just cannot fathom having that amount of money for property taxes.... I wouldn't be able to afford going to Disney! LOL

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

living in FL I just cannot fathom having that amount of money for property taxes.... I wouldn't be able to afford going to Disney! LOL

Incomes are higher up here to account for the higher cost of living.

 

[barkley]

Incomes are higher up here to account for the higher cost of living.

I have to wonder if employers run into the same there my former did in California. we were paid the highest salary in the state for some civil service job classifications and would get applicants eager to up their earnings but they frequently failed to look into housing, daycare and other expenses in the region we were located in. waaaaaaaaay too many people accepted jobs and once they started running the numbers on what it was going to cost them realized they were uprooting their (and their family's) lives for at best a break-even vs. their existing salary vs. cost of living. lots of accepted offers ended up being declined within days.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

I have to wonder if employers run into the same there my former did in California. we were paid the highest salary in the state for some civil service job classifications and would get applicants eager to up their earnings but they frequently failed to look into housing, daycare and other expenses in the region we were located in. waaaaaaaaay too many people accepted jobs and once they started running the numbers on what it was going to cost them realized they were uprooting their (and their family's) lives for at best a break-even vs. their existing salary vs. cost of living. lots of accepted offers ended up being declined within days.

I have no idea but it probably happens. As I said earlier, the lower pay in FL was such a complete turn off for me that even the much lower housing costs couldn't convince me to make the move. It just scared me off. Maybe it was the norm down there and people live just fine on it. So I would guess the reverse happens too.

 

[Cfabar1]

I have no idea but it probably happens. As I said earlier, the lower pay in FL was such a complete turn off for me that even the much lower housing costs couldn't convince me to make the move. It just scared me off. Maybe it was the norm down there and people live just fine on it. So I would guess the reverse happens too.

sometimes the regional variance/pay rate can vary by sector as well