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  1. JacqJolie

    Old serial killers get old age pension?!?

    There's a notorious serial killer of children incarcerated up here in Canada that receives old age security and the guaranteed income supplement (for low earners). His name is Clifford Olson. This is just wrong. For any Canadians out there, here's a link to the petition to sign to tell the...
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    Renting an RV in a LBYM way

    Before I bought my RV, I rented an RV through Cruise Canada for a one way positioning for 9 days at $25/day through Cruise Canada. My son and I traveled from Calgary to Toronto to drop the RV off in June and had a blast. The next year, I bought one down in Vermont and brought it back home to...
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    Expat question

    I am a Canadian citizen but worked in the US for a few years, paying into social security, etc. Is there some kind of agreement between the two countries that the earnings I made in the US can count towards my CPP earnings? Otherwise, I think I would have paid into the US system without...
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    US debt clock

    Has anyone seen this site? U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time Scary stuff! :nonono:
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    Too much net time?

    I've just been semi-retired for a few weeks now (only work about 10 hours/week mostly from home), but find that my time on the net has increased a HUGE amount. I've got tons of home improvement projects that I want to work on, lots of books to be read, a bunch of decluttering to do and have...
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    Comparative annual returns

    I've just started tracking the gains in my stock accounts monthly the last 3 months. In November, I had a 32% annualized return and in December a 29% annualized return. That seems freakishly high to me, and if I wasn't an accountant by (soon to be former) profession, I'd question my math! Can...
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    Buying property in Phoenix area?

    I'm considering purchasing a home in the Phoenix, AZ area in the next year. I would be purchasing the home outright for cash. I'm a Canadian citizen and would be only using the property on a snowbird basis. I'd like to keep the purchase price just under $100k and it seems like there are a lot...
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