You make money at your job that you get taxed on before it hits your account. Then, you go out and buy a new car with that money and you pay sales tax on the car. After that, you go to your local town office to register the car where you're hit with an excise tax bill.
For those eyeing a change of scenery to stretch their retirement dollars, Maine’s affordability might not be as dreamy as we’d hope. In fact, it's among the worst.