Nobody goes there anymore, because it's too crowded... (Washington: weddings, property taxes)

[Hannah5555]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

Nice house.

I get a NY pension, but Jersey taxes the hell out of it. I knew that when I moved here pre-retirement, but I guess I didn't know how much the tax would be. Also, I liked the idea of living near the shore, and ten years ago I still wasn't retired and needed access to a train to the city.

I am 61, and I don't like the heat right now. My alternate universe is very cold, but I am only allowed to be there 183 days a year. They don't want retirees. I love Vermont but the taxes there are worse. I might end up upstate NY somewhere. Or Massachusetts.

Meanwhile, Mom is still in NJ, so I am too.

NJ has pension exceptions before they start gouging.

https://www.kiplinger.com/tool/retir...e=New%20Jersey

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Hannah5555

NJ has pension exceptions before they start gouging.

https://www.kiplinger.com/tool/retir...e=New%20Jersey

Yeah, I know about that, but not helpful so far. I am not yet 62 (next year) plus since I retired I made money working part-time that put me over anyway. Working less each year, though.

[Hannah5555]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

Yeah, I know about that, but not helpful so far. I am not yet 62 (next year) plus since I retired I made money working part-time that put me over anyway. Working less each year, though.

Ah, okay.

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

It was started by a retiree who lives in Jersey!
I suspect with humor...

... and who invested wisely enough in his younger years, so that he has no need to flee this state.

[TheEmissary]

Originally Posted by Retriever

... and who invested wisely enough in his younger years, so that he has no need to flee this state.

But for those of us who have also invested wisely, the desire to flee may be motivated by a desire not to be "fleeced" of our hard-earned fortunes.

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by TheEmissary

But for those of us who have also invested wisely, the desire to flee may be motivated by a desire not to be "fleeced" of our hard-earned fortunes.

And, then there are those of us who have TRULY invested wisely, and who aren't concerned about those mundane matters.

[AnesthesiaMD]

Originally Posted by Retriever

And, then there are those of us who have TRULY invested wisely, and who aren't concerned about those mundane matters.

Ahhh, but to those that truly, truly, truly invested wisely, those matters aren’t mundane.

I can think of one guy who you might say, “invested wisely”, that moved to Florida to save $150,000,000 a year in NJ state income taxes.

[TheEmissary]

Originally Posted by AnesthesiaMD

Ahhh, but to those that truly, truly, truly invested wisely, those matters aren’t mundane.

I can think of one guy who you might say, “invested wisely”, that moved to Florida to save $150,000,000 a year in NJ state income taxes.

and he also bought the Carolina Panthers too! A penny saved, is an NFL team purchased! "What's in your wallet, Retriever?"

[AnesthesiaMD]

Originally Posted by TheEmissary

and he also bought the Carolina Panthers too! A penny saved, is an NFL team purchased!

I said he invested wisely, but I guess nobody is 100%.

[TheEmissary]

Originally Posted by AnesthesiaMD

I said he invested wisely, but I guess nobody is 100%.

It's like Kathleen Turner said in "Peggy Sue got Married". "Dad ...you bought an Edsel?"