Tax Extensions, Golf Season, Bank Fees, May Day and #BestMoneyStories
You can ask for a tax extension, but it is not very likely that you will ever get one. Just get them done, and live with it.
RRIF Allowances, Bursary Changes, Budgets and #BestMoneyStories
The 2015 budget may have been quite ho-hum but it did have some nice changes for some folks, just not me. Bleh.
Playoffs, Tax Time, Beer tax and #BestMoneyStories
The Hockey playoffs have begun, and the NBA playoffs start tomorrow, and there is an F1 race this weekend, which sounds like a good weekend to me. Will the Sens be able to come back from their first game defeat? Who knows, but it will be fun to watch, no matter what.
April 30 is not that far away. Have you got your taxes in yet? I have my refund already, but I must remember to sign up for a direct deposit, as we also recognize that Government Cheques are going away. Do an excellent job on your taxes, make sure you get all the deductions and credits you are allowed, and then go to your employer and fill in a T1213 form (if you can use those credits in the coming year) so that you get paid the maximum you can, and stop loaning money to the government.
More exciting revelations coming out of the Duffy Trial this week (speaking of Senators), alleged contract shuffling and alleged payments offered to volunteers? Goodness, the wacky things that go on in Ottawa. Where do I sign up for one of those paid volunteer jobs?
In Ontario, we will finally be able to buy beer in grocery stores, but there will also be a new Beer Tax? Ontario the good strikes again, and only 450 stores will get “permits” to sell beer? And a new tax on beer? Ms. Wynne, allow me to add my voice to the folks asking #WTF? Remember there is a new budget coming on April 23 (Ontario Provincial, that is).
Spring has sprung in Ottawa, and it is about bloody time!
My Writings for Week Ending April 17th
Spring has sprung in Ottawa, and we even have croci sprouting in the gardens, a nice change from February:
- There are more jobs in Canada last month, and unemployment stayed steady, but is More Part Time Jobs In Canada, really a good thing or not?
- So you can now get the same mortgage deals as bank employees? Really or is this an Employee Discount Scam ?
Senators, Retiring Rich and #BestMoneyStories
Many folks are hoping they are retiring rich, but can everyone do that? I am sorry to say no, but you can be comfortable.
Death of EPost, More Madness, and #BestMoneyStories
It’s becoming evident that Canada Post’s Epost service is losing its appeal among customers. I received a note from Bell, stating that they will no longer be using Epost to send my bill, and that I should retrieve it from their website instead. As a major client of Canada Post, it’s possible that Bell’s move might inspire other companies to abandon the service. I don’t hold the service in high regard, personally, as it doesn’t integrate with Outlook or any other email reader.
The March Madness Tournament is known for producing unpredictable and exciting results due to its win or go home format. The recent upsets have left many brackets in shambles. It’s unfortunate that the Buffett Bracket, which was a lucrative offer by the Wizard of Omaha for anyone who could predict a perfect bracket, isn’t happening this year due to legal issues. The chances of that is:
To calculate the total number of ways to fill out a bracket take the total number of possible outcomes for each game (2) and multiply it out 63 times: 2 x 2 x 2….x 2, or 2^63. The odds come in at one in over nine quintillion – odds that don’t seem very promising.
And my favorite team at March Madness? The UC Irvine Ant Eaters with their 7’6″ Center Mamadou Ndiaye, great team name and a mountain in the middle, wow.
Do you have your taxes done? It is time to get it done, no time to lose on this important task. It’s also Palm Sunday this weekend, so if you were thinking of going back to Church, might want to start this week, and beat the Easter rush.
My Writings for Week Ending March 7th
Only in Ottawa would you have folks so excited about a hockey game that they throw hamburgers to celebrate (and the players eat them):
- So my First Real Post from 10 Years ago, was more of a warning for the folks who might read my ideas, not to follow the advice, and please don’t sue me for that advice or opinions.
- So the Best Financial Decision Ever that I made, I was worried might be the biggest blunder I might have ever made, but luckily it ended up working out quite well for me and my family.
- Over on LinkedIn I updated an older story back from when I was hunting for a new job Your Facebook Page IS Your New Reference, and it is still very true today, many employers do extensive Internet searches on candidates.
- Spring has Sprung, Ten Years, The Madness and #BestOfThisWeek
