Waldo Peppers Moving!!!

[twoplustwo]

I have to work two jobs to make it up here, but I'll take the peepers, bear, moose, lakes, mountains, fresh air, great schools, and great place to raise my kids over what I left in Philadelphia 15 years ago. Then again, I worked 60-70 hour weeks climbing the corporate ladder in Philly - might as well have been 2 jobs.

Living here IS my brass ring.

[Pepper]

Originally Posted by twoplustwo

I have to work two jobs to make it up here, but I'll take the peepers, bear, moose, lakes, mountains, fresh air, great schools, and great place to raise my kids over what I left in Philadelphia 15 years ago. Then again, I worked 60-70 hour weeks climbing the corporate ladder in Philly - might as well have been 2 jobs.

Living here IS my brass ring.

I absolutely agree! I left Philadelphia just one year before you, and wouldn't return if someone offered me all the money in the world! My brass ring is the quality of life here!

[Mr. V]

Originally Posted by Pepper

I absolutely agree! I left Philadelphia just one year before you, and wouldn't return if someone offered me all the money in the world! My brass ring is the quality of life here!

I certainly agree that the intangible "quality of life" certainly seems better in NH than Philadelphia / NYC.

Less crime, less people, less...craziness.

I've seen most of America, and areas I've visited and considered worth settling down in included:

Lakes Region

Boulder / Nederland Colorado

Taos, New Mexico

Portland / Eugene.

All offer a great Quality of Life, but how does one support himself / herself upon relocation? ...That's the question.

[jrc]

Originally Posted by Mr. V

I certainly agree that the intangible "quality of life" certainly seems better in NH than Philadelphia / NYC.

Less crime, less people, less...craziness.

I've seen most of America, and areas I've visited and considered worth settling down in included:

Lakes Region

Boulder / Nederland Colorado

Taos, New Mexico

Portland / Eugene.

All offer a great Quality of Life, but how does one support himself / herself upon relocation? ...That's the question.

Well first off if you leave Oregon you'll save the 9% state income tax, NH has zero. When I work for the oscilloscope guys, they all drooled over that. As I remember property taxes in Portland are no picnic either. So if you're working you can take home the same money on less salary here. Of course if you're retired NH will no look so good.

[Mr. V]

Originally Posted by jrc

Well first off if you leave Oregon you'll save the 9% state income tax, NH has zero. When I work for the oscilloscope guys, they all drooled over that. As I remember property taxes in Portland are no picnic either. So if you're working you can take home the same money on less salary here. Of course if you're retired NH will no look so good.

You are correct.

But I do not live or work in Portland, although I hang out there a lot and take full advantage of the myriad cultural and other offerings of that absolutely wonderful city.

I live and work across the Columbia River from Portland, in Clark county, Washington.

There is no income tax here in Washington, therefore I pay no income tax.

Now, as luck would have it, Oregon (a mile or two away from my home, as the sea lion swims) has no sales tax.

I shop for all but the least expensive items in Oregon, and therefore pay little or no sales tax.

Thus, like you folk in NH, I pay no income tax and (essentially) no sales tax.

But what about that bane of us all, the real property tax?

That's the best of all ... (wait for it...) ... we have great, fully funded schools, superior city and county services, and my locale has a low real property tax rate.

Most of the money for government service comes from the state coffers, which is funded by income tax, of which I pay little or none.

Yeah, living on the border of Washington and Oregon and then milking the cow for free has its benefits.

Did I tell you that the Quality of Life here is to die for?

We all make our choices...

[Mr. V]

Originally Posted by Mr. V

Most of the money for government service comes from the state coffers, which is funded by income tax, of which I pay little or none.

S/B "sales tax," not "income tax."

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[Dave M]

Pepper, maybe you ought to sell some of the Taskykakes,etc at a counter in your restaurant. Similar to buying pastry at some of the restaurants for breakfast.

Dave M