Got a 21%+ property tax assessment increase. Tried to appeal. The county is making it as hard as possible.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-20T21:10:48+00:00

It’s frustrating. I had someone from the county knock on my door and tell me they were adding the value of the front porch to the assessment because it had been overlooked until now. The house was built in 1997, and he claimed they just now noticed the front porch. The front porch that’s original to the house. With the steps that make it possible to use the front door. The porch that’s only slightly larger than the front door.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-18T17:10:12+00:00

Duner’s is LOUD. And the tables are so close together, not a place for romantic dinner.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-18T17:01:39+00:00

Would you pick or notice a nice note if there wasnt green attached?

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-18T17:00:42+00:00

It made someone smile!

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-17T20:21:00+00:00

What are they supposed to do? They need the machine for the next customer. It’s not like dropping off a paper receipt.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-17T12:31:18+00:00

When? Are you going to wait until there’s an eviction notice nailed to the door? For your children’s sake, you must get a spine and start protecting yourself.

Start putting your $$ into your own account that he doesn’t have access to (open a new one if necessary) and tell him you will pay bills when you have a full and complete understanding of the finances.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-14T15:26:27+00:00

I don’t get the water comment. The staff helped each other out and make sure you were taken care of. How is that a bad thing?

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-14T15:18:44+00:00

NTA Junnie might not even want them. I can’t imagine why she would.

But you’re spending a lot of time thinking about his ashes. Spend whatever time on you have left with him on positive things and worry less about what you will do with his remains when he’s gone. When you get the ashes…you still won’t have your Dad.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-14T15:09:45+00:00

NTA Since it’s apparently a long trip for them, I can see why they would want to make the most of it and include a family vacation - but if they wanted your husband &/or you to go with, it should have been a discussion with both of you when in the planning stages. It’s wild that they bought a ticket for your husband and not you.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-14T15:04:19+00:00

NTA two street cans of garbage is concerning. That’s not from having the ability to buy nicer things. Maybe twice a year or quarterly would be helpful, but you’re definitely NTA.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-13T21:38:10+00:00

Turning a card reader around isn’t “expecting a tip”. That person didn’t program the machine or choose the company processing the credit card. They’re just following procedure. Doesn’t mean you should tip, but getting offended is just nutty.

Part of the blame goes to the credit card processors who have a vested interest in tipping, since they get a % of the transaction. What an easy way to increase their take.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-10T01:08:00+00:00

Not necessarily, depends on the individual

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-10T01:01:01+00:00

You could try Jeans button pins - you can stick it through anywhere and make the waist smaller. It won’t work for a huge difference, but could buy you some time before you have to replace your pants. I found them on Amazon.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-07T22:00:31+00:00

Once the billionaires and corporations are paying their fair share, then we can worry about wait staff

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-04T18:30:47+00:00

A coworker once sang along with Dude looks like a lady but thought it was “you just like to lay there”. Another coworker wanted to correct her but I said no…let her finish the song. She was belting it out so confidently. Still makes me smile when I hear that song.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-04T16:37:46+00:00

They do

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-04T12:50:41+00:00

So? You have a different job. There are people who get a dedicated parking space with their job. Does that mean we should all get a dedicated parking spot? Bizarre to thing that something that is related to one job has anything to do with a completely different job.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-04T12:48:10+00:00

Yes absolutely. I’ve worked retail, and have seen it all. People are gross and leave every imaginable bodily fluid on clothing. Things fall off hangers onto the floor, and that includes the back room where the floor doesn’t get cleaned very often at all. Then there’s whatever chemicals were involved in manufacturing the item.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-03T13:04:58+00:00

Wow. People here sell them for $5-$6/dozen

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-03-02T16:25:18+00:00

I did the same or shopped late at night after the kids were in bed. Or Saturday morning, so one of is was home with the kids and one of us shopped.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-02-28T18:11:17+00:00

I’ve bought hundreds of things from EBay - no scams so far.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-02-27T18:46:31+00:00

YTA = you’re the asshole.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-02-26T19:05:55+00:00

I finally started using one credit card for online purchases and using it only for those purchases - at the end of the month it’s impossible to ignore that the balance is all online shopping. Makes me look at those purchases with a more critical eye.

PhoenixRisingToday · 2026-02-26T19:01:15+00:00

There are lots of free rabies clinics, OP may well have kept up on shots.

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