Elections, Heat, Cheap Oil, and #BestMoneyStories
Elections, Heat, Cheap Oil, and #RandomThoughts , and election that Mr. Harper maybe should not have called?
Family Allowance, Diving Dollar, Access Sharing and #BestMoneyStories
The Conservative party has made a significant change to the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) by making it a taxable benefit. This has resulted in the reinstatement of the Family Allowance cheque, which was previously issued and then withdrawn if the recipient earned enough money. It’s worth noting that while the new UCCB is currently being paid out, many people are not aware that it is a taxable income source and may not realize this until after the election. However, the Liberals, NDP, and I will be sure to bring this to people’s attention long before the election.
Now there is talk of a real deficit this year (not a big one, but no balanced budget to go into the election with either). What with all the talk of recession (check out the CBC’s panel at the end of this and their views on this) and it looks like the economy may be a liability for the Tories, instead of a rallying point for voters.
Thanks to the drop in Interest rate drops last week, the Canadian Dollar is at an 11 year low, and doesn’t really show any sign of dropping either (so if you were planning a fun trip to the USA, it is going to cost you some more). For our American friends, come on up, everything is now much cheaper than it was last year.
Bell is now being forced to share their high-speed internet home connections? I applaud the CRTC for helping make sure there is competition for home high-speed internet access.
My Writings for Week Ending July 24th
Glad to see I am living in “sin city” in terms of Ashley Madison subscriptions :
- RDSP Questions and Answers is me trying to help folks trying to set things up (and reusing some research I did for an ill-fated interview simultaneously).
- I have said it before, but I will repeat it, The CRA Does Not Like Changes, and they will call you on them every time (in terms of asking for receipts).
- I am sure most folks know that the new UCCB (or the old Family Allowance) is a Taxable Income, but I figured I’d point it out to ensure my Captain Obvious points for the week.
I am still on this fine list from LSM Insurance:
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2 Day Work Weeks, 4th of July, Greece, and #BestMoneyStories
Thanks to the odd placement of July 1st this year, I am enjoying two 2-day work weeks (unfortunately with a 1-day weekend in between). I did my best to stuff as much as possible into my 1 day weekend.
It is the 4th of July on Saturday, and our American relations will show how a Real Party is done. More than one comedian has quipped that the 4th should be renamed Blow Something Up Day, but I am OK with seeing a country truly revel in its own freedoms. Oh, and for those who have said, “I am moving to Canada now that same-sex marriage is legal”, you might want to reconsider things a little. 🗽
Greece, ’nuff said. By the way, who loaned them the money, Money Mart?
According to our friends over at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Bill C-518 died “on the vine”, in the Senate. Bill C-518 was the bill passed in the house of commons that was, “… (the law to revoke taxpayer-funded pensions from criminal politicians)…”, I guess I am curious to ask, “And you thought the Senate would pass it?”. The CTF is always fun to read (I agree with the National Post on that one).
My Writings for Week Ending July 3rd
Now that Canada Day is done, what next? August long weekend? Simcoe Days? Labor Day? Christmas? Yikes! :
- Did you realize that inflation is low? Stats Canada told us last week Inflation at 0.9% for May, but is it? As usual, all is not as it might appear to be.
- Canada has its own (smaller scale) blow things up day, and to help celebrate it, I even included a video of Bill Shatner singing Oh Canada, so Happy Canada Day Celebrate out Nation
- On this site’s sister publication, there was another weekly roundup with Medical Concerns and Best of Technology and Security This Week. I am also fiddling around with a Raspberry Pi 2 at home (as if I didn’t have enough to do).
- And now, deep thoughts with Preet Banerjee:
Summer is Here, Canada Day, Christmas and #BestMoneyStories
Could it be Canada Day on June 26th? Well in 2015 many things were possible, including lots of money talk about spending on holidays.
Aeroplan Student Loans, Dad’s Day, Kill CSBs and #BestMoneyStories
Talk of using Aeroplan points to pay down student debt and an early Father’s Day discussion as well? All of this for June 2015.
