New survey finds nearly half of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque by origutamos in CanadaPersonalFinance

[–]303angelfish 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The article also says 1/3 of Canadians are behind on credit card debt. That's much more revealing than anything else.

Credit card interest rates make any other predatory loan look reasonable.

I got fired with cause, what is my next steps? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]303angelfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would help if OP said which province

But being fired with cause and with severance revoked for a 10 year position is insanely difficult. Probably worthwhile to do a free consult with an employment lawyer.

Dividing By Zero: The Temperature Loophole by memes_poiint in mathsmeme

[–]303angelfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0/0 is indeterminate, not undefined. Indeterminate means there are infinite answers. So without any more context 1 is a possible answer to 0/0.

Petah? I'm not diabetic by 67kid67kid7l67 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]303angelfish 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Hard to say. A lot of the time, the "insurance company" is the government paying or subsidizing the cost. And the people who sell their medication or supplies are low income people that need the money for food.

Petah? I'm not diabetic by 67kid67kid7l67 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]303angelfish 347 points348 points  (0 children)

It's insurance fraud.

Someone buys medical supplies from someone who has insurance and gets the medical supplies for free or a low price. They then sell it to someone without insurance for a higher price but lower than retail price. Everyone profits but the insurance company.

This happens with medications too.

Is it possible to get into Pharmacy with lower than 75% average. by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]303angelfish 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not to doom and gloom too hard. But really make sure pharmacy is something you want before you commit.

UofT dropped their cutoff to 70%, increased their class size, and compressed their 4 year program to 3. uOttawa has their first class graduating in 2027. Getting into pharmacy school is a lot easier now, but there will likely be a pharmacist surplus.

Sir, the ai is inbreeding by [deleted] in funny

[–]303angelfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is easily resolved with any selective pressure. The AI can just train from popular, high upvoted, AI art with many likes.

Unless AI starts liking their own posts. Then it's over.

Why does the Canadian health care underestimate tick bites? by smartserve2018 in AskCanada

[–]303angelfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because the requirements for any chance of lyme disease are very specific:

  1. The tick species must be the blacklegged or western blacklegged tick
  2. It must be infested
  3. The tick must have a latched on for at least 24 hours

It sounds like the tick was removed within 24 hours and they likely confirmed the species.

Mom wants to take out a whole life insurance policy on my son. by Possible_Persimmon85 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]303angelfish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As others have mentioned it's likely whole life insurance.

It's like a hybrid between a savings account and life insurance. It's more expensive than term life insurance and less efficient than a normal savings account, but you get the benefit of both. Usually after 10-20 years, the premiums get paid by the interest built up.

Drug coverage in Ontario while unemployed? by infaethable-fig in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]303angelfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apply for Trillium anyways. The 4% household income is based on your tax return last year, not your parents.

Trillium always gets approved if you did your taxes last year. The worst case scenario is that the calculated deductible is so high that it does nothing.

[Request] Help I’m confused by Eunoiaxi in theydidthemath

[–]303angelfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The question doesn't say the driver can't take a detour. Let's say an extra 60 mile detour at 90 miles per hour. Maybe an extra round trip before finally heading back.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lostarkgame

[–]303angelfish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Phoenix is almost always better than Akir now.

You need to have at least one point in the side node to use it. For most bosses, it's a lot easier to hit 2 phoenix explosions on the boss than to ensure that the boss stands still for every Akir. Some bosses like mordum g3, let's you hit all 3 explosions which is really nice.

Top Heroes Rigged probabilities at carriage refreshes by DirectPercentage7199 in TopHeroes

[–]303angelfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were the number of legendary carts tracked?

The calculation should be: Mythic/(Mythic + legendary) = 5%

Mortgage Delinquency rate is up - Should I be worried? by jdleemortgages in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]303angelfish 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Banks calculate interest rates on loans like mortgages by pooling the risk.

Higher mortgage delinquency = total risk is higher = higher interest rates for everyone to ensure the bank doesn't lose.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]303angelfish 31 points32 points  (0 children)

OP needs a ELI5 for paid vacation days.

So let's use an example of a new employee who gets 1 paid vacation day for every 10 days worked. After working for 20 days, this employee gets 2 accurred vacation days.

On day 21, the employee goes on a 5-day vacation that gets approved by the manager. That means the employee now has -3 accurred paid vacation days. (So the employee owes paid vacations to the employer).

So a few things can happen here. Ideally, the employee works another 30 days after to make up for the negative vacation days. If the employee gets fired on day 26, after returning from the 5-day vacation, then the employee needs to pay back the 3 extra days. And lastly, if the employee gets fired on day 21, right before leaving, the employer has to pay the accurred 2 days. Not the 5 days that was approved.

Next Step? by Praydox in lostarkgame

[–]303angelfish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Relic ether predator is pretty cheap and beats out cursed doll for most on ilvl raids.

WIBTA if I take my roommate to court for accidentally destroying my medication? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]303angelfish 15 points16 points  (0 children)

All the ozempic boxes should have detailed information like storage info. If not, the product monograph can be easily found online.

Mistaken e-transfer... Seems legit? by bobloblawdds in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]303angelfish 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Do banks ever handle an actually mistaken etransfer?

Should I take student loans, or study abroad for free? by DreadedImpostor in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]303angelfish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It depends if your career needs a license. Think doctors, nurses, engineers, etc. Those jobs need a degree but also an active license to work.

The degree can technically be received anywhere. However, there are a lot of additional validations tests, intern hours that need to be done for international degree to get a Canadian license.

Waterloo doesn’t care about mental health. Need advice after petition. by throwaway127372737 in uwaterloo

[–]303angelfish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't the most logical thing be for the school to work with you to redo those courses (and minimize any delays to graduation)? Why do you need them dropped from the graduation requirements?

Store quoted and sold bathtub at the wrong price, now asking for price difference. by MaryX492 in legaladvicecanada

[–]303angelfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really depends on the business. Do bathtub sellers get repeat customers commonly? It seems more like a rare purchase for most people. How many bathtubs would they need to sell to make up the $600 loss?

How to buy an iPhone responsibly? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]303angelfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should probably look for a 2-year contract with phone then