MA passed a new law during the pandemic that would have remote workers living in NH pay MA tax when employed by a MA company. NH sued MA, but I don't know what the outcome was.

https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-and-media/state-new-hampshire-v-commonwealth-massachusetts

Halloween

$1150 for propane 1100 sq. ft. with finished walkout basement. I keep the upstairs at 68 and basement at 60. I'm paying $3.13/gal.

Live in Milton, not Melton.

Yup. One of the boundary lines on my property is defined by a stone wall.

Total state taxes is my question. I can say without a doubt $5,000. for me. Mainers, tell me what you think are your total state taxes.

Yeah but how much income tax and sales tax do you pay?

Depends on where you live. My property tax is less than $5,000. With no sales tax and no income tax this works for me.

If you are under age 50 then you are a wimp. If not over 60, then tough it out. I'm 72 and still deal with snow.

$1400/ year for propane

$2400/ year for electricity

1600 sq. ft. home built in 2004. I heat with propane and a heat pump and I like a cool house in the summer. I don't scrimp on my comfort.

I hope he put on sunscreen.

Do what I did. Buy a $10,000 standby generator and then they will cut back the trees and you'll seldom lose power again. I moved to NH in 2005 and went through a one week power outage and multiple other lengthy outages. Since installing the generator I haven't lost power for more than 6 hours. Murphy's law.

Recently there was a poll of best Chinese restaurant in NH. If you are north of Rochester I can answer that.

100% fool-proof unless it's a walk out basement. My neighbors baseboard heater froze. Nothing between the heater and outside except drywall, 3/4" air gap and concrete. His thermostat was set at 45F. My plumber advised to never set the thermostat lower than 55F.

I did register, just didn't have the tags on and did have them in the car. He didn't give me a ticket.

You're lucky. Day one of the month after my birthday I got pulled over at the Lee traffic circle for expired tags. The trooper was just sitting there waiting for expired tag victims.

Maybe I wasn't clear. Eversource doesn't generate electricity and they buy elsewhere. They do not make any profit on the electricity they buy. They only profit on the delivery of electricity which is only 1/3 of the bill. The increase in delivery charges was miniscule compared to the 2X charge for electricity. The significant rate increase was due to the cost of electricity. You can shop for another electricity provider and may do a little better.

And it's not the government, it's the PUC.

Eversource does not generate electricity. Every 6 months Eversource puts out for bids. One time I contracted with another supplier for 12 months and 6 months in Eversource had a better rate and I was stuck at the higher rate or pay a penalty to end the contract. BTW when you contract with another supplier you still pay Eversource for delivery which is currently about 1/3 of the bill. You do not have to buy electricity from Eversource, but you do have to pay them to deliver it.

Lenos in Wakefield. Also Miss Wakefield's, but they are only open 6 months of the year.

Get a radiant space heater. One that glows red. Be sure to follow the safety precautions.