Is Long Island really worth the money?



New Mexico, USA



Long Island is beautiful. We have beaches, great schools, shopping malls, golf courses and wineries. We also have some of the highest taxes, electric rates and cable TV rates. We have tolls that keep going up, we have LIRR tickets that keep going up. We have beach and park fees that keep going up. There is a fee on everything here and they keep thinking up new ones. Is it really worth living here?

There are 49 other states as well as upstate itself. New Yorkers seem to flock to Florida, but now that State is turning into another Long Island with rising taxes and tolls.

I have found the "best kept secret". It's called New Mexico. Some Americans don't even know it's an American State. That's the reason they put "New Mexico, USA" on their license plates.

I bought an acre of land in Deming, New Mexico for $1500. No, not $15,000, or $150,000. I pay $35 a year tax on that land. When I build my retirement home there, the taxes will go up to $500 a year.

Sign along New Mexico Highway

So what do they have there that's so great you might ask? Well, I found a golf course, a winery, great shopping, a lake to go fishing and boating, and a beautiful view of the mountains. The humidity is very low and since it's about 3000 feet above sea level, it doesn't get into the 100's like it does in Arizona. In the Winter you get a dusting of snow. No LIE, No LIRR, No tolls, no crazy permits every time you want to do something.

Along the road, I found an adopt a highway sign that said "Ex-Long Islanders" on it. I guess I'm not the only one to find this paradise, but I figured I'd tell others about it if they are looking for a real alternative.