JNursee

Thanks, I will look into it

It is beautiful, but also super expensive.

I already started one topic today and wanted to add my question there, but I thought that this one is quite different and deserves its own discussion. So if you had a chance to just pick up and relocate wherever you wanted, which state/area would you choose and why? I personally would take into consideration how easy it would be to find a job, economical climate of the state, taxes, real estate prices, quality of public schools in the area, weather and proximity to other states where we could go and visit during holidays/vacations. How about you? If you were given a choice, what would it be?

Ok, I see what you mean guys. I've only been living in the US for a few years and even though we pay taxes, I don't really know how they separate it into state and federal. Also, the accountant confused me because he said "if you make, for example, 80k a year, you are keeping the whole amount and not paying anything". This phrase made me think that there are no taxes at all to be paid in those states. I was surprised and thought why would people ever want to live anywhere else lol

I've talked to a banker recently and found out that in some states people don't have to pay any income tax whatsoever. If I remember correctly those states include Florida, Washington, Nevada and a few others. Let's face it - paying 25% of your salary on top of other expenses like student loans, mortgages and bills is not much fun and not much money is left (we are not making millions here, right?). On the other hand, those states without income tax have other ways to compensate the difference, like high property tax and high taxes on regular purchases. I wanted to ask the nurses who live in those states without income tax if you feel like your gross income can fully compensate for higher living expenses? Any other opinions?