Can Normal People Live In The Villages? Property Tax Bills! Electric Bills!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- What a show! Find out just how big our property tax and electric bills are. Pond views that go dry, cart parking, block & stucco vs, vinyl siding, and lots more!
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Lived in Florida full time from 1969 to 2020, now I reside in the GA mountains. Just got my tax bill today on a 1993, 1000 sq ft., fully renovated home on half an acre. Normally the taxes run about $350.00, this year because of a tax credit reduction from the governor the taxes with a senior exemption were a grand total of $49.49.
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Awwww - I just saw Gizzy’s little headstone there in your signoff cartoon 😢 I miss the little guy so much
😢 I was thinking the same thing.
If you got the exterior painted for a couple grand, that's a steal.
Just noticed your little tombstone for sweet Gizmo. Awww... he'll always be with us.
Your electric bill is nothing compared to mine in So. California. Sadly, as a native Californian , I would like to leave because of how expensive it is on a fixed income (and other reasons I won't go into). But all our friends and family are here and we do love the weather and no bugs.
YAY!! Y’all DID film inside the Costco after all. Woohoo! Looking forward to seeing it this Thursday. Great show today. 👍
Another enjoyable show! Thank you both and yes, our taxes here in Ct are much higher. But, we are grateful to be able to have a place to live and enjoy each and every day. ❤😊❤
Thanks for another great show Jerry & Linda. Y’all are the best! Have a good week😘
Hi Jerry and Linda. Friendly tip for removing Vaseline from your hair. Whisk up a couple of eggs and use egg for shampoo and use warm water. The egg 🥚 removes the Vaseline. It really works. ❤
Thank you!
Good Monday Morning! Thanks for all your information. Can't wait until Costa time!
Enjoyed the questions and answers today, Jerry and Linda. Taxes and electric bills are reasonable here in Florida thank goodness. Hey, Jerry, the scramble is stumping me today.
I hadn’t watched in a while. I liked your effort to keep it moving - thanks.
Love the clairity of these microphones. Good information and laughing in the morning is a good thing.
Thank you!
Been watching you for a while now and love your show! Finally realized that the timing of when you drop the show coincides with my subway ride to work, what a great way to start my Monday morning. Thanks for an always informative and humorous show, you guys are great!
That will be a neat diversion for you.
Love your shows, never too long. Tell us what you got at Costco!
Great show, great comments, thanks again for the variety 😊 I'll check out your www.
Having coffee and enjoying the show! Have a great day.
Thanks! You too!
💞 Just love mail bag Monday! 🤗 And love you too, Jerry and Linda! 😻😍
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I had a BIG smile on my face the whole time I watched your video! Thanks guys!
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I occasionally watch your videos from Houston. I have too say your attitudes are wonderful, friendly, down to earth, honest and uplifting. You both are a hurricane of fresh air and good tidings.
Wow, thank you! Gene!
Hi Jerry & Linda . We don’t mind your long shoes most of the time it’s because it’s filled with great info. You always give me a perspective on houses that I don’t think about. ie those big corner lots that I love cost more in water, landscaping etc. Have a great week. God Bless those that served this Veterans Day
Thank you Victoria!
Thank you Jerry and Linda. Very good information as always. We plan to go this spring for a lifestyle visit and hopefully we will be living there in about a year when I retire.
See you when you get here!
Great very interesting video this week. Thanks guys!!
Another fun show! I get to work at 5 o’clock in the morning in Calif your show brightens my early morning😅
Love that!
Another great show. I have a Shark and love it to. I better clean my brushes out soon!
Thank you both for all your hard work. Looking forward to Thursday at Costco. ❤
Our pleasure!
Oh, you guys are killing me !! Linda with the cleaning of the vacuum - Beyond hilarious! Do you realize how entertaining & funny your videos are?? Seriously!! My electric bill in S CA. was $95.00 for a tiny 900 sq. ft. condo, so I'm impressed with your price & sharing info. Love your weekly shows SO much & please keep up the excellent videos!!💞 ❤
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another great video thank you for all the information you guys provided
You are welcome, Teresa. Thank you!
Great story about the restaurant and the forgotten wallet!! I have an aversion to hair....I would have had an anxiety attack over that one!! Have a great week!
My husband was so full of himself after he had the chance to give both of you a high-five at Gators last week. He is a devoted follower. Thank you for all of the great information. You do a fantastic job. Janis Creason
It was our pleasure, and one of the best things about having our channel is meeting people like your hubby.
Love the story about the vacuum cleaner. I have very long hair and got tired of cleaning the brush every time I vacuumed. So, I got a Shark that has a bar to keep the hair from getting tangled in the brush. Saves so much time!! Love your show, never miss a minute!!❤️
Thank you Kathy! We appreciate that.
Thanks guys! Audio much improved! Great show!
Great to hear!
Hi Jerry & Linda, we love watching your shows! My husband Cliff and I are coming to TV for our lifestyle visit next week and we can't wait. Hopefully we "see you when we get there" 🤩
Yes indeed! See you when you get here!
Life in Switzerland can continue now that I`ve had my Mailbag Monday fix! Thanks for the fun video. Until Thursday….!
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Another great video! Thanks
I absolutely love watching you both! Fellow Hoosier here! You are an inspiration to me and I look forward to watching you all !
Thank you, Kim!!!
cute couple - great humor - just an advice Linda -you have beautiful hair but comb your hair outside - that is what I do - just take your hair brush and comb your hair out in the sunshine - there will be less hair in your abode
Great idea!
I had a friend suggest instead of paying for someone's meal when they can afford it, call a local school and pay for a student's lunch account that's delinquent.
We stock our freezer up and fill the fridge with cans then leave it running. If the electric goes and its full of cold product this will help keep the fridge cool for longer. Also a full fridge is cheaper to run. We do have someone who checks on a VERY regular basis. NOTE - we do empty out the freezer cub box as that could flood. THe other advantage of a full freezer is that when we get in late at night there's always food/milk for tea/coffee next morning.
Love todays Mailbag Monday and looking forward to your Thursday show! Funny coincidence my husband left his wallet at home last week!
Great show. Had to laugh about Linda's "wig" in the vacuum cleaner 😀
I plan on moving to Ocala soon-ish but not in TV but I really appreciate your videos. If I ever see you guys down there I'll buy you each a beer!
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😀happy Monday. 😊🥰thank u both.
Our pleasure!
Thank you for sharing another good show.
Glad you enjoyed it
When it doesn’t rain much, the ponds can go dry-ish until the next rain season!!
Jerry, you're s'posed to bless Linda when she sneezes!🤧
Great info on cart parking. Thank you!
Our pleasure!
Our electric bill for September was $477.00, 2,600 sq ft house, thermostat set at 68 degrees at night, set at 78 during the day. Our property taxes are $2,600 and frozen from age 65 to as long as you reside in the home. about 50% less than homes not owned and occupied by a senior. Lawn maintenance is $40 per week from Mar to Nov, and $40 every other week in Dec, Jan & Feb. Thanks for another great show.
78??? OMG. That is hot. No wonder your bill is enormous.
Electric bill for October was $256.00, thermostat settings the same.@@ceciliapetrowsky2572
Lol love the vacuum segment. Lol. And I absolutely love the color of the wood floors.
Thanks, Tracy!
I was up in Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg the last 4 days for one of my son's wedding. Love the area, but it was good to get back home to Florida yesterday evening. Not saying I would rule out moving back to TN sometime in the future, but I'm pretty content down here in Gulf Breeze/Navarre.
Love your Halloween costumes. And the Jerry and Linda costumes were a cute idea. Thank you for another great video.
You are so welcome!
Thanks for posting such an informative video‼️I don’t mind the time change (as we got that extra hour of sleep that night 😊) However I hate the sun setting so early 😢 But I guess you can’t have everything 😮 Have a nice week you two 🤩‼️🍀💚
My California annual property taxes on my 1700 s/f coastal house 1 mile from the beach are $7500, which includes about $1000 in special funds for education. I bought 10 years ago for $1/2-million, now worth 2-3X that.
Linda, I can relate to your not cleaning the vacuum. My daughter was here in September and I got out my small vacuum and she said “mom, don’t you ever clean the filters?” They were filthy! I didn’t even realize there were filters. 🤪😂
Have y'all ever done a day trip over to The World Equestrian Center in Ocala? It's beautiful, especially now that it's decorated for the Holiday season! My grand daughter will be showing Western Pleasure over Thanksgiving. Nothing better than horses and twinkle lights!! Taxes aren't overly bad in Tifton GA. Love your show!
No, we have not. We have it on our list to do however.
I laughed so hard with Linda’s comments about the hair from her vacuum and making a wig 😂
I was laughing at HER laughing!😂
Here in MIssouri my county passed a bill where you can freeze your property tax rate once you reach 62. It goes into effect this March, so I’ll be online signing up for that! Lol!! Love your shows and greatly appreciate you both - your shows are never “too long” for me! ❤
In FL, people over 65 who have owned their home for 25 years or more can apply for a senior exemption on paying property tax. There is an income requirement as well. I haven’t been in my home long enough to see if I qualify-need a few more years!
That's great.
Our property tax bill increase is limited to 1-2%/year in California for the entire time you own your home. This makes sense since your neighbor selling their house for a bundle puts no money in your pocket. And it makes it easy for people to stay in their homes and retire in place. But that reduces the number of available houses which drives up house prices.
Refrigerators. We have a boat in WA with two refrigerators One full size with freezer under, one bar and one stand alone ice maker. The boat is left from November to May and July to September each year. We clean the refrigerators and freezer before we leave then leave the doors open. Never had any mold or damage. Been doing this since 2000.
Having a boat sounds like so much fun.
We have a Shark vacuum that has a separate spot in the container where the hair goes. Awesome!
Your electric bill is so great !!! We have FPL l have high ceilings and our bill during the summer skyrocketed to $250. I do keep my place at 73 during the day and 69 at night BUT last month l was gone the entire month and kept it at 76 and the bill dropped to $150 😳it was always about $80 when l wasn’t there . Crazy !!! My taxes also doubled but that was bc l inherited the unit and my mother was homesteader and got other discounts , so l saw that coming . I did become a FL resident and am now have Homestead deduction, and trust me NJ is already checking up on me . As my husband says , “ big brother is watching you “ and he isn’t kidding .
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We adore Wolfy’s and thought they had closed permanently but glad to hear it is still open! We liked The Breakfast Station too! Don’t like the time change but we love Mailbag Monday’s. We can’t wait for Clermont’s Costco which open 11/14!!!! Yeah!‼️
Yes Linda. Us short people do get picked on if we make a mistake like parking wrong! People forget we may be short but we are Fiesty!! 😅
Right on!
I remember using vaseline in my sons hair many years ago, when he was 8 or so. He wanted to be Fonzie and I needed something to slick his hair back. It took days, to get that out of his hair! I laughed so hard when you shared. Thank you for sharing...an excellent start to my week, as always. God bless.
LOL!!! I'm still greasy!!
Another great segment! I solved the puzzle. 🙂
So Jerry is an ND fan, go Irish! I worked at ND for a time in the Gold Dome Main building. On game days the band would march in and play. I’d walk out of my office on the third floor and the sound would echo through the dome. It was remarkable! What a time that was! One of the prettiest university campuses I’ve seen.
It is beautiful, and what a great place to work!☘☘☘
Im playing catchup viewing. Cheers from Southern Indiana.❤
Loved it!
Our home is totally electric here in TV, our electric bill was around $90. We did install a new A/C and refrigerator which lowered our power use. We are unusual people we are NUTS, go Buckeyes! LOL
Wolfy’s has already become one of our favorite feed troughs. Good food and good service. I’m sure that Jerry likes their crusty hash browns.
Yeah buddy!!!!
Great video of the week . Right away people think of hurricanes and block and stucco. You provided some interesting thoughts on vinyl..thanks from a hopefully a future villager!
Glad you enjoyed it.
If you lived in South Florida during Hurricane's Andrew, Wilma, and a few others you wouldn't consider anything BUT block and stucco (or poured concrete). Off the coasts and block and stucco... and I no longer cringe whenever they announce "Hurricane season is here."
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Costco opens in Clermont on November 14 -- it is on FL 50 just East of the Car Delerships (Toyota & Hyundai ) 👍👍👍👍 👍👍👍👍👍👍
😂😂😂 Jerry’s face when asked about a fancy restaurant!!! No poker face for you, Jerry.
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Thanks for reading my question about the “may or may nots”! That was exciting to hear 😂😂😂
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Oh I sure enjoy watching your videos I am a retired public school bus driver my husband a retired maintenance supervisor at a plant we will never get to move down there but I love watching you tell about the places and just love Linda and her laughing a lot reminds me of myself love when people is just jolly and laughing it's good for your soul and for those around you makes everyone else happy , I don't know how to email but I was just wondering what are y'all doing for Thanksgiving and Christmas will you have the family come home and do you decorate for Christmas, hope you have a great Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas even us that will never get to move there loves watching your videos take care and keep laughing Linda it just make my day seeing you laughing and happy, we love you to Jerry keep doing the good deeds for the old women but make sure you feel and see if you got your billfold with you haha.
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Love the video. Love you guys . See you in January 2024. Our home is now up for sale in Marysville California pray we get a good offer. See you soon.
Wow, that is a great tax bill! We live in DeLuna (snowbirds) but our tax bill is more than twice yours!! (But half what we pay in NY, so there’s that). Love your show!
Thank you, Susan.
What a great idea on payment of your tax bill, with payment being cheaper by certain dates.
Kudos to the couple dressed as you two. How creative!
Great show, thank you!
Thanks so much!
loved the ride on Thurs...love everything you do!! Your costumes were great. SUGGESTION: Jerry you mentioned you cannot get the Vaseline completely out of your hair. Have you worked cornstarch through you hair? So., you will work it through. Let it on at least 30 minutes. It will absorb the oils. You might have to a couple times, but, it worked for me when I was a toddler. Good luck!❤️🤗
Thank you Kathy, much appreciated!
I adore you both. You both are a joy.
Thank you Dee Dee, that is so sweet of you to say.
The utilities bill is close to what we pay in our high rise apartment, wow
I got a good laugh about your vacuum cleaner 😅
Hi Jerry and Linda! You never have to worry about making your videos too long, keep them coming! I increase the playback speed for all your videos and play it at 1.75x speed so your videos are never too long for me. The only problem is if I ever meet you in person, I'll wonder why you're talking so slow. 😂
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Hi Jerry & Linda, A very nice upscale restaurant which has a dress code is "The Rose Plantation" in Fruitland Park. Their website gives you the details regarding dress code. Love your show.
Thanks for the info, Pamela!
When we had a winter home in Fl and we always leaned it out and unplugged with door open. We were gone for 9 months tho
A wonderful show filled with needed information...you both looked awesome in your Halloween Costumes..and we love the long shows and golf cart rides..looking forward to the Costco shopping trip..and Linda decorating for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year..until we see you next time..❤from a Indiana girl living on the Virginia Tennessee line
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Fun video! Linda's hair in the vacuum & Jerry forgetting his wallet made me laugh so hard! Good stuff! Have a great week!
Glad you enjoyed it, Jenifer!
Oh Linda, I have the same vacuum AND the same problem with my long blonde hair!!! It seems to be never ending!!! I did buy the new Shark that doesn't allow the hair to get caught on the roller........TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!!! (Our taxes just went up to 10k, when we move there EVEN with the monthly payment, the electric, the grass, the pool......I'll STILL be saving money!!!) see ya when we get there!!!
Excellent!!!
In my area, Clearwater, Florida, your property taxes can go way up your second year, unless you are coming from another home in the county.
Thanks for another great show. I feel for Linda. I have a Dyson Animal, the only animal in my house is me. When you hair is 30 inches long it really gets wound around the brush and has to be cut off. Linda and I can start a wig business.
For white table cloth restaurants, don't forget Costa Del Mar in Spanish Springs.
When we leave our winter home we leave our refrigerator running. Fill it with gallon jugs of water to avoid cooling a big cavernous space.
Great idea!
Earthquakes aren’t an issue in Florida but sinkholes are. Block definitely will show those stairstep cracks. 🤦🏻♀️
This is about what I pay for electric in Michigan. I cool 1,258 sq. ft of a 1982 built condo but I also run two dehumidifiers and three air purifiers 24/7.
Block home is way sturdier and has better sound deadening from outside noises like AC units etc.
Jill (from Colorado). Having lived in south Florida and now Central Florida (TV), I highly recommend a CBS home. My experience is they tend to hold the temperature better plus they're very sturdy should a hurricane blow through. Yes you have to paint them every now and then just like you do your Colorado home. I have seen many vinyl sided homes lately with mold on them. For some reason, that's an issue with them and not so much CBS homes. Just a thought.
You escaped the real cold front this week, up here in Southern Indiana, it got down to 28 degrees!!! Burrrrrrrrr froze my carbunkles off!!! Hahaha 😅😅😂😂
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Great show. 💕 Al has gel next time you need it. 😂 The couple dressed as you and Linda was to cute. Still learning from you. We need to change our GA will to a FL trust. Will reach out to your attorney. We’ve been to Wolfies and it’s good but we like The Breakfast Station in Leasburg better for breakfast. Nothing beats the pancakes at Keke’s on 441!
Next time!
Can you please do more food / restaurant reviews!? We love them the most!
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We can try!
Re: the Vaseline problem… should have tried Dawn! It cleans the sea birds in oil spills. Bet it would have worked on your hair!!
Jer-E get you some Head and Shoulders, shampoo twice. Itz a hair stripper 😊.. or Prell (if that's still a thing) or Dawn dish detergent!! Haven't said much lately but I've watched them all.. by the by, I loved the bird whistle.. that waz a spontaneous fun moment! Sweet Linda, you are precious ❤️! Good to see you guyzzzz!!😊 ps, turns out, one of my friendz mom lives in the Villagez!!
Thank you, Melody! So sweet!