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| Raspberry Cheesecake Dipped in Chocolate
If you are a
“northerner” the Tax Collector is known as the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicle). There is a real good reason Florida calls it
the “tax collector” because they collect every tax you can think of at this
place, all under one roof. Think of it
as one stop shopping.
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· Driver license
· Vehicle and vessel registration
· Property taxes
· Hunting and fishing license
· Business taxes
· CWL
You are going to need
more than just your piggy bank
if you
are planning on becoming a Florida resident.
Check out the county website and you will find all the required
documents that you need to have with you when you register your vehicles and
apply for your driver’s license. One
thing they fail to tell you…you must have with you every vehicle you own
and plan to register with you at the tax collector. They will physically walk out the door and
look at the VIN of your car. So if you
have more than one vehicle, be prepared to get all of them there or you will be
making more than one trip (we had to leave and come back with both vehicles). To make a long story short our final bill was
just shy of $1000.00! The good news is
they give you a driver’s license that does not expire for nine years (a scary
thought in some cases). You can also pay
for two years on your plates. Florida
does not have state income tax (yeah) so I guess they must collect your money
somehow. Romans 13: 6-7 does say; This is why you pay taxes, for the authorities
are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everything what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue then
revenue: if respect, then respect; if
honor then honor. Jesus also said; “Give
to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s. (Matthew 22: 15-22).
ICE CREAM
Now that you made it
past the tax collector what better way to swallow that bitter pill then with
ICE CREAM!!
Right on Bayshore
between the “2”- 41’s is the best ice cream, at the best price; Twistee
Treat! Two double dipped cones covered
in chocolate for $7.06. We all scream for
ice cream. They have countless
flavors to choose from including soft and hard ice cream. I had a raspberry cheesecake dipped in
chocolate, YUM!
IN REGARDS TO SOCIAL
SECURITY
We were given some
good advice and I am so thankful we listened.
Make an appointment before you go. Because if you think the lines are long at
the DMV…pulling into the parking lot at Social Security we were fortunate to
find one spot way out yonder in the back.
When we walked through the door there were a minimum of one hundred
people maybe more. Head straight to the
registration station and sign in. Turn
up your hearing aid because you may just miss your name and number being called. We made a 9:30am appointment and to our
surprise they were on time and it took less than thirty minutes for Dan to sign
up for social security. The gentleman
who helped us was very knowledgeable and polite. He answered all of our questions.
Now for the rest of
the story, get out and enjoy some of that Florida sunshine and follow it up by
an evening out in beautiful downtown Fort Myers for a most romantic
sunset. Life is good…livin the salt
life…
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