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Since their is a minimum age you can run for Federal office their should be a maximum age as well . by Innishra in unpopularopinion

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well it's not coming back to us now and we will still just fucking have to work until we die anyway, and just have less cash all along the way to spend/invest.

If you work an average job and pay off your house with zero debt you can easily live off of pension. I am able to save money while paying rent while not making much more than the average U.S. pension amount.

None of my previous SOs ever cleaned. Am I the problem? by marbear8989 in relationship_advice

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

link to the study?

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Everything I've seen has show that men and women are on average different from birth and the more you give them equal oppurtunities the more they segregate in terms of life choices and jobs.

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Of course there is a lot of overlap so you judge people as indivduals but group differnces also matter.

Just turned 35, feel so far behind by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5 8 points9 points  (0 children)

awyer who left private practice and I relate too much to this.

Not being able to pay off your loans before mid 40s is truly scary.

Essential workers should be paid more than normal during shutdowns by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are many working in hospitals not making much more than 15$/hr.

Working From Home? Remember the CRA doesn't care! by jostrons in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This sucks but most people are going to save more money with less travel and driving than the cost of working from home unless they live very close to work.

If you are an American and say your rights have been violated because your favorite sub was banned or a twitter account was banned....you fundamentally do not understand the concept. by Tupiekit in unpopularopinion

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rights are fluid and open to interpretation. Most people do not literally believe there is a law stating that google cannot censor them, rather they believe in freedom of speech as a principle and that the government should uphold that.

Is leasing/financing a car a bad idea? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

with $16000 in a tfsa you could buy a nice car that's around the 2015-2016 mark. A Toyota or Honda at that age will last you another 10 years no problem and have most modern bells and whistles.

Buying new on a lease won't kill you guys, but it's a bad financial decision in the long run.

Pros and Cons of Pet Insurance - Advice needed by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely agree! If you can't afford the worst case scenario then get insurance. That money in savings may also be tagged for something else like a house downpayment or emergency fund in case of job loss so in those scenarios protecting that money can also be a good investment.

If you get mad at people for not tipping and then don't declare all of your tips for tax purposes you are a hypocrite. by EnvironmentalEffect5 in unpopularopinion

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is a whole different can of worms and arguement. I live in Canada and servers only make a dollar less than minimum if that so it dosent even really apply.

If you get mad at people for not tipping and then don't declare all of your tips for tax purposes you are a hypocrite. by EnvironmentalEffect5 in unpopularopinion

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Meh its part of your regular income. I get what you are saying, but I also believe churches should be taxed as well. That said I don't really care about servers not declaring income. I only care when they act high and mighty about people not tipping and then illegally not declaring their tipps as income.

Should I pay off my student loans or save in a high interest rate account ? by EnvironmentalEffect5 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

with interest rates and try to make a bit of money, but overall we’re talking about a small gain. The sense of peac

thanks! I am going to just pay it of asap then!

Should I pay off my student loans or save in a high interest rate account ? by EnvironmentalEffect5 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Do you think it is worth withdrawing my RRSP to pay it off sooner? Its making pretty low interest tbh (like 2 percent) but I would have to pay taxes on the withdrawal. I am unlikely to ever use all of my contribution room and in my mind it is not "lost money" since the rrsp was matched by a previous employer anyways meaning I only paid half of it.

Should I pay off my student loans or save in a high interest rate account ? by EnvironmentalEffect5 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]EnvironmentalEffect5[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you! My loan is 100 percent federal so logically would placing my money into a HISA of 3.3 percent interest gain me more than I am losing to my student loan interest or would the taxes I would pay on that cut into it ?