Unemployment Up in February in Canada
Unemployment up in February 2015 which was not good news at the time. Things got better but as usual they also then got worse.
March Madness, Taxes, Friday the 13th and #BestOfThisWeek
The upcoming weeks are going to be a thrilling time for all the basketball enthusiasts out there, as we gear up for the entry tournaments of the NCAA March Madness Tournament and the CIS Men’s Basketball finals (in Toronto) this weekend. I, for one, am ecstatic about this and feel absolutely elated. As a passionate basketball fan, I eagerly await the games, especially the opening rounds, to witness any surprising upsets and the rise of the underdogs, also known as the “Cinderella Team,” who will undoubtedly capture our hearts.
It’s tax time, too, folks; you should have all of your tax receipts by now, so get your tax returns done, get your refund, or wait until the last day to make your payment to the CRA. If you wonder, “Should I do my taxes?”, yes!
A second Friday the 13th? Thanks to a Friday the 13th in February, there is one in March. It is followed by a Saturday when the Formula 1 racing season begins, so it can’t be that bad a Friday, can it? The snow is melting in Ottawa (as well), which will make it a better Friday.
Watch next week as I will celebrate 10 years of writing online. I’m not sure what that will entail, but remember I have about 2800 articles.
My Writings for the Week Ending March 13th
I am still fighting off the remnants of that horrible flu I picked up two weeks ago, but I managed to write a couple of articles this week. :
- Financial Daylight Savings is me having a poke at the idea of how Daylight Savings makes days longer, and how debt is pretty darn similar to that (in terms of a BIG lie).
- Thanks for the $2000 CRA is pointing out to those who can get the new Family Credit, should make sure they are getting it. I checked over my return on Turbotax and sure enough, there it was (very nice). It would even be better without the $2000 cap, but it’s a good start.
- Illness, K-Cups, Interest Rates and #BestOfThisWeek
Thanks for the $2000 CRA
There is a Child Tax Credit? Not any more for us, as our kids are grown up, and not for you either, because these all go away.
Financial Daylight Savings
How would financial daylight savings actually work? It is an obtuse idea, just like daylight savings time. The day isn’t any longer.
Illness, K-Cups, Interest Rates and #BestOfThisWeek
Back in 2015 interest rates fluctuated little and usually only went down, ah for those heady days? Many other good finance stories, as well.
