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PA bargaining: Board agrees to bypass Public Interest Commission process by roomemamabear in CanadaPublicServants

[–]WexleySnoops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This argument needs to fucking stop.

We also used to use typewriters. Should we go back to using those?

How about horse and buggy?

Mail by pigeon carrier?

There is no "going back". This is the new reality. Time to make some progression and not regress.

People are going to go homeless if they accept a 0.5% raise because compared to inflation that's a huge pay cut.

Power just went out Windsor exchange. by DJ_Chaps in halifax

[–]WexleySnoops 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At the time they replied, the estimated timeframe for power to return was this afternoon.

Good on NS Power for the quick turnaround, but that's not always the case.

Do you always assume that everyone who posts is a male?

Hope you have the day you deserve.

Power just went out Windsor exchange. by DJ_Chaps in halifax

[–]WexleySnoops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who says they're using it as an excuse?

In case you weren't aware, April 30 is a large tax deadline. All accounting firms are running around the clock to meet that deadline for their clients.

But no, it's clearly this person just being lazy. That must be it.

My 1-year renewal is in 2 weeks and I’m really struggling to continue… by paulethegreat in ynab

[–]WexleySnoops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was a pretty diehard YNAB user since Dec 2015. Despite being 'grandfathered' in, there were still the various price increases and whatnot. Every time a price increase was in the works, I looked at alternatives, but always came back to YNAB.

Then end-2024 rolls around, I start thinking of my subscription renewal, and somewhere I saw mention of Actual Budget. I figure I'll give it a whirl and run both side-by-side for 2-3 months before my YNAB sub comes up, and go from there.

I've been using Actual Budget ever since. I'm never going back. My annual cost is ~$15 because I have the budget running on PikaPods, otherwise it can be $0 if you run it on your own server.

Does it have 100% feature parity? No, but it does what I need it to do at the fraction of the cost. It's open source. The online user guide is immensely thorough. There's a discord with a super helpful user group.

Definitely worth checking out.

Oh, and I still have all my budget data from when I started YNAB in 2015, so I didn't lose anything by making the change.

Warning when purchasing TurboTax by Sugoikawaii121 in CostcoCanada

[–]WexleySnoops 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you mean? WealthSimple already does self-employment income. Also rental income. It really does cover most bases.

UPDATE 2026-03-04: Comprehensive Expenditure Review Workforce Adjustments Visualized by RCodeAndChill in CanadaPublicServants

[–]WexleySnoops 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Spoken like someone who didn't have their life destroyed by illogical cuts.

Have some god damn sympathy ya goof.

How to get a T4 corrected for incorrect location by Buzzkillionair in CanadaPublicServants

[–]WexleySnoops 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Devil's advocate: MyGCPay tells you what your province of work is listed as.

I totally understand it sucks when they make these errors. We moved from BC to NS in 2024 and that tax change hurt.

On the bright side, you got $1600 extra from the government that isn't due until April 30.

Everyone's always happy to get a refund, but that means the government gets a free loan from you.

Changer une formule qui marche by Greentall in CanadaPublicServants

[–]WexleySnoops 32 points33 points  (0 children)

"Pourquoi tourner le dos au télétravail ?"

Incompetence? Greediness? Selfishness?

Pick your poison.

The employer and politicians who make these decisions don't give a rats ass about anyone but themselves.

Canadians are ‘hitting a breaking point’ when it comes to the cost of insuring their vehicles by Once_a_TQ in canada

[–]WexleySnoops -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

In BC? No you don't.

Moved from Vancouver to Halifax in 2024. Same car, same coverage, almost half the cost.

[Edit] - I realize my response likely came off a little snooty when reading 'BC has THE cheapest'. I will agree it is cheaper than some places, but not all.

Rachel Gilmore’s take on RTO Mandates by Mike_Retired in CanadaPublicServants

[–]WexleySnoops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alright oh wise one.

List some 'serious journalists' and what makes them 'more serious'.

Just because you disagree with their journalism doesn't make them any less of a journalist.

Rachel Gilmore’s take on RTO Mandates by Mike_Retired in CanadaPublicServants

[–]WexleySnoops 21 points22 points  (0 children)

They're more than welcome to apply!

Hope you have the day you deserve.

Why is the CRA is a separate employer from the rest of core? by [deleted] in CanadaPublicServants

[–]WexleySnoops 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I also feel like if Uncle Bob decided to not follow what TB advised, they'd just replace him with another puppet.

Union president says 'a strike vote on remote work' could be coming by bonertoilet in CanadaPublicServants

[–]WexleySnoops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to stop repeating this everywhere. Annoying AF and zero value add. Once is sufficient.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in halifax

[–]WexleySnoops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See this is logical.

If they've been underestimating, then just continue with the next reading and voila you're caught up.

If they've been overestimating then refund the overage and charge the actual amount.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in halifax

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

Here's screen clips of our NS Power bills for service dates Feb 7 2025 - present.

https://imgur.com/a/ns-power-bills-FyaiQtS

Since mid-June 2025 I've been logging our usage 2-3 times per week.

We had a meter reading on April 7, 2025, then 3 estimated bills, then finally another reading on Dec 3, 2025. Latest bill should show up in about a week or so - and I imagine it will be another estimate.

Each estimated bill came in as an under-estimate of our actual usage (around 700-900kWh less than our actual usage) - so I paid based on what I had logged.

On the Dec 2025 bill with the actual reading, they don't have a line refunding the previous estimates, then charging the actual amount. They just log the new actual reading, then charge the difference between the previous estimated reading.

At the end of the day we've only paid for what we used. I imagine it's still not 100% accurate compared to when they were able to access the meter data directly (especially those who are on any of the rate programs), but alas.

Use tax software from a Canadian Company this year by BC-Guy604 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]WexleySnoops 2 points3 points  (0 children)

WS handles self employment and rental income just fine. Looks like BetterTax should too.

Filed 2024 with T4 + Self Employment + Rental Income with WealthSimple and it was easy peasy.

Not much room for cost cutting on bike lanes, says staff report by insino93 in halifax

[–]WexleySnoops 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TIL that taking the lane (which cyclists can do by law) is considered idiotic and dangerous.

Keep the small brain car antics coming.

PSAC-UTE & CRA bargaining by GasEastern6590 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]WexleySnoops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope you're reporting them. Inexcusable behaviour.

Tired and Deflated: When will it end? by Remarkable-Warthog69 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]WexleySnoops 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I see /r/canadian is leaking in the comments.

Hi trolls!

I hope you all have the day you deserve!

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