" Although she knew their monthly mortgage would be $456, the couple didn't realize there also would be more than $1,000 annually in property taxes. "
What this country fails to "teach" its youth is BUDGETING and living WITHIN that budget. Parents and schools need to make this mandatory for future generations! A household should spend only 25% of their income on housing and utilities instead they're over extending themselves and blowing the extra cash they should save on frivilous items like cell phones, cable tv, ridiculous car payments, auto insurance, eating out four nights a week. $100 dollar gym shoes.
Auto insurance is frivolous?