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Interesting Tax Info.


As I'm working through my goals and budget for next year, I'm trying to find every little way to save money in order to put toward debt.  So I was curious about taxes and did a google search.  This sight on Modern Survival had very interest graphs on state's total tax burden.  I'm not a tax specialist so check this out for yourself but it does have interesting facts to consider.  My state is unfortunately one of worst but hopefully we will see that change!

http://modernsurvivalblog.com/retreat-living/state-tax-burden/

State Tax Burden (sales, income, property)

The same weight is applied to each category
lowest to highest (best to worst, most favorable to least favorable)
1 Wyoming
2 Florida
3 South Dakota
4 Delaware
5 West Virginia
6 Nevada
7 Kentucky
8 New Hampshire
9 Arkansas
10 Michigan
11 New Mexico
12 North Dakota
13 Colorado
14 Alaska
15 Tennessee
16 Indiana
17 Pennsylvania
18 Ohio
19 Hawaii
20 Texas
21 Montana
22 Oklahoma
23 Mississippi
24 Utah
25 Louisiana
26 Alabama
27 Idaho
28 Georgia
29 Virginia
30 Arizona
31 Maryland
32 Maine
33 Washington
34 North Carolina
35 South Carolina
36 Massachusetts
37 Oregon
38 Connecticut
39 Wisconsin
40 D.C.
41 Missouri
42 Iowa
43 Nebraska
44 Kansas
45 New Jersey
46 Minnesota
47 Rhode Island
48 Illinois
49 Vermont
50 New York
51 California


I remember reading a long time ago when I received the "Frugal Gazzette" about being smart where you retire or where you live in order to get  more bang for your buck.  Something to consider!


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