Taxes!!!
 

Just to let everyone know.Everything equals out!Alot of people;
have said to me;that we must have money because; New Hampshire;has no sales tax.In 1999;I got my wife;a new Pontiac
Grand Am;GT;gold with RamAir,V6.It was paid off but was bought
under lease;so she had nothing;even tho it was paid off.I,now
have;a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee;with most options;because I think it is practical.My wife;loved my car;so we got her a 2002
Jeep Grand Cherokee;with a moon roof;like mine;only a different
color.In New Hampshire;you pay a Town Tax every year;when registering your car.You pay the Town Tax;to the town;but that doesn't include;the state Fee;for your plates.I was amazed!The
Town fee was $454.Each year;it is based on what they say the car is worth.Besides my home&property;they also get,my car,my
wifes car,my motorcycle,and my utility trailer.That doesn't include
licenseing my animals.Good thing tiis is a FREE country!Anyone else;have any unexpected expenses? Irish
P.S.On Chronicle;they showed the prisoners;making License Plates;that said"Live Free or Die"Somehow;that seems contradictory!

There is most definitely a trade off we have to make when it comes to finding a comfortable place to enjoy or own "standard of living". I too live in NH Irish, I own a home, a 2002 Jeep Liberty AND work in Massachusetts. $4,300 in property taxes, $450 for car registration, and about $2,000 to the state of Mass...not to mention the $6 for licensing my dog!!! I have many relatives in Mass who can't imagine spending $4,300 for property taxes, but I contend that if you do the math it is still cheaper to live in NH. In Mass they just get your $$ in 100 different ways. Plus, house prices in Mass are INSANE!!! Now my monthly taxes are slightly more than my monthly mortgage, but if I lived in Mass I'd be paying Three to FOUR Times as much in mortgage payments for the same house, but "only" about 2/3 the taxes...Ooooohhh, big savings, huh???Add to that the sales tax & high gas tax...I often wonder how TWO people can afford to live, forget just one little old me!
And I propose a NEW way to look at our good old "Live Free or Die"...add the word "Trying" to the end of it...it has a much better ring :)

Unexpected expenses?

Honey....everything is an unexpected expense. LOL

We're still paying off massive high interest debt from our old store. The store has been closed for 7 years and we'll likely be paying for another 10. :eek:


And taxes...not so bad but when you pay them for your mother-in-law and lend money to other family members so they can pay theirs......well, to many it looks like we're rich too. Yeah, right. :D

Soulminer---I listen to talk radio alot!I listen to a Mass. station.
WRKO!I can't believe that people are dumb enough to live in Mass
If you commute;every day;I don't envy you!If you remember the movie-"On Golden Pond";after the movie;I was called to rebuild;
the U.S. Mail boat;that supposedly burned;in the movie.The boats are owned by Pat Curtain;he owns the marina;between the Burger King and the Bonanza Steak house;in Laconia.He offered
me a job;full time!I never went back because the commute sucked
Irish

done the math. cheaper for me this side of the border. thanx for paying your land tax....i like getting my smokes cheap and when i buy anything over a couple of hundred i avoid the sales tax.
didn't realize this was such a local board

that's why they say that there are only two certain things in life: death and taxes

dzbuster---My buddy;lived in Maine;and he used to come to New
Hampshire;to buy his beer&cigarettes.He also;used his old NH.
address;for inspecting his motorcycle.He knew that;I could get almost anything inspected;as long as it was roadworthy.(Brakes,
etc.)From everything that I've heard;it is a fairly standard procedure. Irish
P.S.He&wife moved to Florida!He has his own Lanscaping Business&Lawn Maintanence Business now!Hobe Sound,Fla.

The means people use to avoid tax are surpassed only by the

means the governments find to impose them.