(EEEK my browser crashed and I lost my original post which was much better written than this one)

I'm sooo glad I found this forum when I did.

We just received our new rent agreement in the mail today. Our rent is increasing by $70 starting May 1. While I am glad my landlord isn't joining the "Dump the rental property" craze thats going on in the area, this is going to hurt come next winter.

You'd pretty much have to be living under a rock to not hear about all the property tax & homeowners insurance controversy going on all over the state. They included a nice letter explaining the reason for the increase, and honestly I was expecting it, but just didn't know how much to expect.

We'll be fine until about October (my husbands income slacks off in the winter) so I'm extra determined to cut costs and save up money so we don't struggle even more next winter as we have this winter.

I will save darn it!

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My dh's income slacks off in the winter also and we are really feeling it now. Thank God in a nother month things will pick up. Im sorry your rent is going up, it sucks when you make a budget and then it gets messed up. My morgage is going up and now I have to totaly redo my budget,

It is hurting us all. We are lucky. Our property taxes went DOWN $75 this past year. Meanwhile, our insurance rates keep increasing. It is now $2100, but I fully expect over $3000 in September.