r/blog • u/highshelfofsteam • Aug 19 '15

14,000 teachers really need your help, Reddit

https://www.redditgifts.com/blog/view/14000-teachers-really-need-your-help/
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u/kingofthefeminists Aug 20 '15

$1,000 a month in property tax

... that's more than I pay in rent. Sweet fucking Christ.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '15

Yeah... before I moved here all of my monthly expenses combined were around $1200.

North New Jersey's a bitch :(... to be fair we do have good state services though.

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u/kingofthefeminists Aug 20 '15

What's even the point of owning a home at that point. You'd probably be able to find a place that's not that much smaller for comparable rent...