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Howdy all!
I bought a 30′ Class A coach in October. Originally my plan was to keep my day job through 2015. Happily, that didn’t work out. 😀
I snagged a gig working as a Software Developer doing the same job I did for the City and County of Denver – only this is 100% remote, and pays about 3.5 times as much!
Hooray!
My current plan is to sprint for Jacksonville, FL (to move my LLC, and register my vehicle(s) in Florida – thus fully establishing my FL domicile) in January.
The itinerary currently looks like:
Saturday, 10 JAN: Denver – Amarillo
Sunday, 11 JAN: Amarillo – DFW
Monday, 12 Jan: DFW – Lake Charles, LA
Tuesday, 13 Jan: Lake Charles, LA – Robertsdale, AL
Wednesday, 14 Jan: Robertsdale, LA – Jacksonville, FLI’d love to grab a burger with anyone along US 287 or I-10 east of Beaumont. 😀
Hey YarrVee, congrats on the awesome new job. One door closes and another opens, right? I’m just wondering what the interest is in establishing domicile in Florida, or is it just because the new gig is headquartered there?
Congrats and happy trails 😀
Pippi,
Now that I don’t have a job that requires me to be in an office 200 days a year, I can select where I want to live based on a location that gives me the greatest personal advantages.
http://www.rv-dreams.com/home-base-selection.htmlFor me, Florida won out over Texas and South Dakota because:
* No personal income tax – I have a one-member LLC, so all of my income is treated as personal income by the IRS, and thus, my state of residence. Now that I’m invoicing my clients at $*cough* a lot, rather than earning W-2 wages, not paying income tax at the state level becomes a Really Big Deal, putting at least an extra $4000/year back in my pocket.
My last paycheck from the old job was on 12/19/14, and my first invoice from the new gig isn’t due until 1/12/15 – so it’s even a clean break between the two states and the two tax years. =)* Since I’m now responsible for purchasing my own health care plan, I can become a resident to the state that has an option on the Exchange that allows for nationwide care at a reasonable price. Florida has one. Texas has one. South Dakota does not.
* Between Florida and Texas, Florida doesn’t require vehicle inspections while Texas does.
* Friends and Family – I have more longtime friends in Florida who would be willing to, say, receive packages (then forward them for me) than I have in Texas.
I have a ton of friends and family in California, but other than that…pretty much everything about living in California is cumbersome. I plan on visiting this spring after the conference I’m attending in April in Las Vegas.
YarrrVee – Thanks for the breakdown on why you chose Florida. My husband and I are already Florida residents and will start our full-time RV life this spring. You gave some good reasons to keep our current resident status. Enjoy your trip!
Could you please tell me where I can go to find out more information about the Health Care plan you are talking about in Texas? Much appreciated!
Michael,
These are the resources I used…
Health Insurance & SD Domicile -> Are There Any Options Left For Younger Fulltime RVers??
Hope that helps!
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