Presence or lack of state income tax shouldn’t be a deal breaker. States get their money one way or another - sales tax, property tax, income tax.
Presence or lack of state income tax shouldn’t be a deal breaker. States get their money one way or another - sales tax, property tax, income tax.
Yes, agreed. One factor is retirement planning, though. New Jersey, for instances, taxes your 401(k), IRA, etc. as income.
Montana taxes Social Security.
I don't have Montana on my short list, but thanks for confirming that.
Yup. Tennessee, I think, is a pretty good destination for retirement.
Yup. Tennessee, I think, is a pretty good destination for retirement.
Also on the longer list of potential targets.
More precisely, you should look at all 3 at relative levels. Some states have high sales tax, property tax, and income tax. And their state still looks like a third world shithole.
NJ and NYC, both incredibly high taxes, and both are complete dumps. I still have my old drives license from the Rockies and i dont plan on ever "converting" to a NJ or NY license
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