all the states sandra smith has lived in. some beautiful places on the tax-friendly states on that list. another one not so surprising. kiplinger put the list together. where is california? funny california was not listed among the least tax friendly states. there is a reason for that. what they did. it s fair. they came up with a hypothetical family and they said you have a family with two kids making $150 grand a year, dividend income. california on a different list would be at the top. they have an income tax rate at the top end that s very high, 13.3%. the issue is you have to make a million dollars or more to pay the top rate and why california doesn t make this list. sandra: head to wyoming. no income taxes in the state. tennessee has an income tax but only applies to interest and dividends. not salaries and other wages.
why are they all so ticked off about being ranked this way, rory? well, i don t think institutions want people to know how well they re performing relative to other schools. i mean, of course they don t want accountability. they want that federal student loan spigot to stay on. what we re saying is, you know, let s give students the information they need to figure out which schools are best performing, let them vote with their feet, let the free market work, and that will lead to better quality education. martha: we will see. but, martha, as you noted, there are already so many measures out there, you have barron s, kiplinger, so i don t think federal intervention is the solution here. i think it s been the problem. and something like this, a proposed rating card, would not have stopped what we saw happen at usc which was for 18 years people getting pushed through fake paper classes in order to appear eligible to play college sports. martha: that s a whole other story for a whole o
$4.50. and finally, 99 bucks, that s how much you ll be able to buy a wedding gown for at the new h & m. who says you can t get anything for free anymore? kiplinger s compiling a list of 64 free finds, everything from free investing and financial services to free technology, that s my speed. and entertainment. all there for the taking. revealing some of the fabulous freebies you ve been doing this for years, you say, and you simply a add to the list every year and take away the ones that aren t relevant anymore? that s right, we always are searching for new freebies and when we find good ones, we add to the list. let s start with our car. a lot of cars got beat up this cold winter season right now. so what free things can we find for our car? you can get free auto
i ve always had to keep my eye on her. but, i didn t always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care. i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters. my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i m doing fine. but she s still going to give me a heart attack. we re more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that s health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. a new look at the nation s most expensive cities is out and it tops today s number ones. if you guessed san francisco you d be close. the golden gate city has the highest average home value on the list but when it comes in third in the kiplinger list it s because the cost of living is almost 65% above the national average. the cost of living a bit higher than that in second place honolulu. but by far and away the most expensive city right here in new york where the cost of living in