While driving across the country, I stopped in Nashville, intending to stay one or two nights night. I liked the town so much that I extended my stay to a week.
As for advice, the California Franchise Tax Board does not believe in ex-Californians. They think you should continue to pay them, no matter where you live. So, best of luck.
Too true. Five years ago, my wife and I were getting all our ducks in order to buy a house when we discovered a bunch of tax liens from the state of California on our credit reports.
This, despite the fact that we hadn't lived in California for over five years at that point, and had fully paid all our state taxes prior to leaving the state.
Took some months, but we finally broke free of their slimy tentacles.
Indeed. I got a letter a couple of years ago asking why I haven’t paid taxes. I’m in the military, I don’t pay state taxes because CA doesn’t require it. I wonder if they will still try to get my taxes when I retire to Texas next year instead of going back to CA.
I looked at CA veteran benefits yesterday, out of curiosity. That state sure is stingy when it comes to veterans. For example, disabled veterans get property taxes waived on home values up to 5,000, or 10,000 if they are married. Oh, that is sure going to help. Most of the services assume homeless vets—I guess offering benefits to people to simply reward them for their service is out of the question. Maryland, where I am now, and Texas offer better benefits.