On Vacation

[2tiredmom]

Hi Girls. I'm on vacation till next year. WoooHooo. So I am in Janesville Wisconsin
Visiting my honey. He is working and I am sitting in the Apartment. I have cleaned.
Now I am going to get some serious knitting done. That is if Ican stay off of here. lol
Will be back home late Thursday night Friday morning. Gary has to go to Ft Wayne for another shot in his back. Hope this one works this time. Last one helped some.
Hope everyone has a great week.

[Janet]

That's great that you can be off and with Gary at his Wis. place. Are you going to go out and check out the stores and scenery while he's at work? Be sure to get yourself some fresh air and enjoy!

[Blueyes]

That sounds nice! I have been knitting a scarf for a year, lol!!

[2tiredmom]

yes I plan on hitting the stores. sales tax it 5.5 here not 7 like in Indiana. Hope to find some sales. The apartment is just 2 blocks from the Mall. :)

[Janet]

Wow...that would be fun. Nice to have a lower sales tax too. Enjoy yourself....work always comes too soon.

[JJJ]

Wish we had seven % in Houston.

Enjoy your vacation and hubby.

[2tiredmom]

Didn't find anything great at the mall. Have started looking for a dress for my son Dustins wedding in May. SO i have Plenty of time hope to find one onsale. would like for my future daughter in law to go with me. She is a sweetie. Back on the road tonight 5 hour drive home after gary gets off work. Hope to be home by midnight.

[gja1000]

Gotta get my atlas out, didn't realize WI was so close to IN! I think I must have been asleep during geography class. :(

[Janet]

You're funny Gayle.... :D We're close to Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky too!...lol.

Jessica.....if you're wishing you could only pay 7% sales tax, what is it you pay? I've learned the Wisconsin pays 5%, here in Indiana we pay 7%. I thought all the states were the same....duh me!!!

So what to the other states pay?

[gja1000]

Janet, it also depends on what city you live in too (at least in Texas) because there is a state sales tax and then a city sales tax on top of that. In Austin we pay 8.25%. BUT, there is NO sales tax on groceries or medications. Also, TX has no state income tax, so at the end of the year, we only pay federal income tax.

In oregon there is no state or city sales tax (at least there didn't used to be).

[Janet]

I really had no idea....where the heck have I been??? Where in live we have state and federal income taxes and a county tax. Then of course the 7% sales tax. No wonder I never have any money!

[judy]

We pay 8.25% on some things. It was drastically changed a few years ago, and then reversed for some things. I never bothered to keep up with it after the first change. It's not like I have a choice om whether to pay it or not!

It is great that you got to visit with your hubby Linda!

[Janet]

Ya got that right Judy....we sure don't seem to have a choice. We also don't pay taxes on food or prescriptions.

[2tiredmom]

Yeah you would think we would all have the same rates. Ha. Thanks Judy,
WI is a nice drive back to IN....Went though Chicago at night. So pretty then to see all the planes coming in too. I'm just a simple country girl who likes to see the sights I OOOO and AAAAAHHHHHH alot. Oh the simple things in life that make me happy. :):)

[JJJ]

8.25 sales tax here in Houston too. I know some states don't even have sales tax here. Can't remember which ones maybe New Hampshire and 4 others I think.

I really don't mind paying taxes if it went to places that really required it and not stupid things like campaigns. I would like to think of it as donations.

[DianaB]

I'm not sure how but I missed this thread.

A city can add their own sales tax to the states tax. I know that ours changes from time to time depending on our town. Right now I think that we're at 7.25% but I could be wrong. It used to be that if you bought something outside of city limits the tax was cheaper but now they go by your zipcode.

I know that to go to Oklahoma or Texas it's higher. If you're buying a car or something big it used to pay to pay attention to the sales tax but now they get you at the court house where you go to get tags.

I know that Texas doesn't have any personal property tax either!! That makes me jealous!!! We pay a little over $7,0000 on our farm ground, house, and whatever else is included. You think that you're getting ahead and then......WHAM......you have personal property tax!!!

Have you ever figured up what you actually pay in taxes? Sales tax.....fuel tax.....income taxes......state taxes......tags and registration on your vehicles......and whatever else........People would really have a fit if they knew how much they really paid!!!

[2tiredmom]

No Doubt Diana. It really makes me crazy. Pretty soon they will tax breathing.

[DianaB]

Probably!! :sidesplit: That would be interesting!! Would we have to wear a breath counter?