Where do You Want to Retire... and Why?

wendaluis said:
Until the day I die. And https://tipsogram.com/best-tax-software/ will help me with that. The guys on this site are very kind and honest people. I checked them out personally. In all the time we have worked together, they have not stolen a cent from me. They helped me a lot in terms of taxes. For people with small businesses, the tax rates are huge. And I did not agree with that. . These guys were in solidarity with me and decided to help me. As a result, thanks to them, I was able to save quite a solid amount of money. Good luck to everyone.
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And there it is… A tax spam bot. The worst kind. :laugh:
 
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wendaluis said:
Until the day I die. And https://tipsogram.com/best-tax-software/ will help me with that. The guys on this site are very kind and honest people. I checked them out personally. In all the time we have worked together, they have not stolen a cent from me. They helped me a lot in terms of taxes. For people with small businesses, the tax rates are huge. And I did not agree with that. . These guys were in solidarity with me and decided to help me. As a result, thanks to them, I was able to save quite a solid amount of money. Good luck to everyone.
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You quote yourself, lol.

Serious question, what business did you start and how old are you? To guage how close to typical retirement age. And are you a real person that mountain bikes?

And u may not have a choice but to work til u die if ripoffgram stole all your money!
 
Arizona for us. The build has commenced.

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pperrelle said:
Arizona for us. The build has commenced.

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Cool! The wife is a civil engineer, she’s done too many new and remodeled homes to count, and I’m talking about those big tear down projects in Newport and Laguna. So she’s had a lot of time to know exactly what she wants in a domicile.

Staying put in OC, it would be fiscally irresponsible of us to go buy a new home, regardless of what the bank says—I don’t want to be house poor. But it would make me happy to set her up in her dream kitchen. So I totally get why someone would move.
 
Dirtrider.... said:
Oregon is very close to California for income taxes, rent control and big government.
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When you add up all the taxes, most states are pretty close to each other. Depending on your situation, California might even be your lowest tax option.

Most of the time, the differences between state governments are performances, for whichever side of the “culture war” they think will help them get re-elected.

It’s best to ignore that nonsense and to remind them to fill in the dang potholes.
 
Having lived in a few other states, I don't share that experience. Of the states I've lived in, CA is significantly more expensive than the others - even if we are speaking of taxes only. I like my friends and the things to do in CA, but it is very expensive to live here and taxes here are about as expensive as it gets. If you speak strictly of property tax, the rates aren't too bad (excluding mello-roos), but due to the home values, it ends up leading to expensive property tax unless you've owned a long time.

tick said:
When you add up all the taxes, most states are pretty close to each other. Depending on your situation, California might even be your lowest tax option.

Most of the time, the differences between state governments are performances, for whichever side of the “culture war” they think will help them get re-elected.

It’s best to ignore that nonsense and to remind them to fill in the dang potholes.
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AKAKTM said:
Having lived in a few other states, I don't share that experience. Of the states I've lived in, CA is significantly more expensive than the others - even if we are speaking of taxes only. I like my friends and the things to do in CA, but it is very expensive to live here and taxes here are about as expensive as it gets. If you speak strictly of property tax, the rates aren't too bad (excluding mello-roos), but due to the home values, it ends up leading to expensive property tax unless you've owned a long time.
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Yep... I usually stay out of these conversations, but your experience mirrors my own. We love it here for now, but there's a reason that people don't move to California to retire.

It's common practice for companies to increase compensation for employees moving here to maintain equal standard of living. They don't do this out of the goodness of their hearts. Taxes are one factor, but the overall cost of goods and services is higher, as well. We went through that process... And at one point when we briefly considered a move back east, there would have been a corresponding drop in compensation.

Google was in the news for that this week, but it's common.
 
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AKAKTM said:
Having lived in a few other states, I don't share that experience. Of the states I've lived in, CA is significantly more expensive than the others - even if we are speaking of taxes only. I like my friends and the things to do in CA, but it is very expensive to live here and taxes here are about as expensive as it gets. If you speak strictly of property tax, the rates aren't too bad (excluding mello-roos), but due to the home values, it ends up leading to expensive property tax unless you've owned a long time.
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we are also a fee state. Fees are not taxes. lumber fee, paint fee, electronics fee, beverage container fee, bag fee, DMV weight fee, carbon footprint fee, phone fees, shall I go on..
But we have income tax, we have districts on our property taxes, the cheapest place is 500K which makes baseline property taxes 5K minimum for any place sold this year. California has one of the highest average property tax rates in the country, with only nine states levying higher property taxes. Ca has the highest income tax rate. Ca taxes you for state disability insurance. Our gas is taxed where we are paying now 2.50 a gallon more. We even have a fee to go to the local National Forests.
 
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Im only speaking about retirement taxes. I’m not your tax advisor, but things change in retirement.

No income tax on Social Security means that for those of us without a state pension, your tax take would go down a lot in retirement, unless your income somehow goes up enough to offset.

Look up state spending as a % of the state economy. California is middle of the pack. Our total spend is higher than many because we make more than, say Arkansas.

Again, I can’t speak for your individual situation. For example, I get why LEOs leave for tax purposes. Just suggesting you run your own numbers.

peace out.
 
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