This was a scheme whereby he agreed to build a public library and fill it with books in any community that asked for one, as long as the community promised to set aside funds to staff and maintain the library, and add to its collection into perpetuity.

If you are not doing anything but giving me access to this library why am I being charged 3 times the amount of everyone else. 

Tech companies around here (or in other high priced markets for that matter) don't make money by selling PC's...

Masters in Library and Information Science from UT.

Visit a local library and there is a good chance it was somehow funded by his legacy.  

And no sane person rents to a family instead of individuals in their own rooms and kisses away 30-50% of their revenue (by not renting out the living room, dining room, rec room, library, basement, etc, as bedrooms). 

The larger the house the more likely you'll have a large living or dining room, a library, a home office, a rec room, a media room. 

If nobody is opposed to the project this will likely be a consent item meaning the PC members just okay it without further discussion and the project moves onto the final hearing with our Board of County Commissioners.

Be thrifty:Buy clothes on sale, look for second hand furniture, estate sales, cook at home and meal prep, rent books/movies from library- makes sure to check if it is a need vs wantContractor Bids: shop around, get at least three and make sure the scopes are the same.

. - its a shame that they don't teach how to live a financially healthy life in schools here in the "richest country in the world", but the internet, your community, and the local library are available to those who are willing to put in the time, set their ego aside, and learn.