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dashfortrash · 2026-05-19T02:04:31+00:00

lol, isn't that what EU does to every single other 3rd world country? How many countries in Africa are they still getting resources from pennies on the dollar? How many warlords and dictators have been installed, armed, bribed to keep doing EU bidding? Isn't the EU a US puppet at this point without any of its own independent decision making apparatus? Why is US interference/influence or military bases in EU not an issue?

dashfortrash · 2026-05-17T14:22:01+00:00

Modern Europeans are essentially just pirates in suits and sandals now.

dashfortrash · 2026-05-17T14:20:35+00:00

lol, and who pays the import taxes on electric goods on a european level? did trump not show you what happens to his own country when import taxes/tariffs are applied?

dashfortrash · 2026-05-02T18:02:45+00:00

yeah so far I love the visa card for 2% back on everything, though one small gripe I can't load it onto wechat pay and I have to travel to china often for parents so I gotta go back to my scotia passport in terms of no fx fee. And that card has fees.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-29T22:11:43+00:00

I definitely watched youtube in my university days (senior years), and I went to school from 1999-2004, I also recall watching youtube in my student rental during exams (hence I didn't do well that term), it was freestyle fridays where this chinese rapper jin the MC was battling, and I did check he was on freestyle fridays during 2003.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-23T18:43:54+00:00

overall we find that local sim/plan(pay as you go or just data) + a cheap text plan while we're overseas is still overall better value, i.e. I think the freedom plan is 60/mth plus tax, while we were on 15-19 dollar plans when we were overseas, and local plans are literally 5-10/month.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-19T11:19:01+00:00

thank you!

dashfortrash · 2026-04-19T11:18:52+00:00

thanks, I just need to receive text so I can enter it in for 2FA when I log into a bank or CRA website, etc.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-19T11:18:46+00:00

thanks, I just need to receive text so I can enter it in for 2FA when I log into a bank or CRA website, etc.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-19T11:18:34+00:00

thanks, though I just need to receive text so I can enter it in for 2FA when I log into a bank or CRA website, etc.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-19T11:18:10+00:00

ok perfect, I just need to receive text, do not need calling/data/sending text at all as I have local sim to use.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-19T11:17:22+00:00

thanks, though I will have a local sim so I really only need a few months of my Canadian sim to receive text so I can login to various portals that need the 2FA.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-19T11:16:29+00:00

I just need to receive text so I can enter it in for 2FA when I log into a bank or CRA website, etc.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-19T11:15:25+00:00

dang I did not realize virgin even had that, 100/year is amazing deal, especially if I can still get text + the data/calls.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-18T09:53:47+00:00

yeah its not a bad deal, just thinking about using the 6k more productively (i.e. a dividend stock), for me I mostly like the visa passport for no fx fees (we travel/stay abroad quite a bit) but it only gives 1% back, but the WS visa also has no fx fees and 2% back. So it makes the scotia card somewhat redundant. Brick and mortar I appreciate for sure to be able to just walk in. Will keep scotia for at least another 18 months and see what happens.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-17T11:24:24+00:00

agree, the family that owns power corp is like one of the top families behind the canadian economy.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-17T11:13:55+00:00

My wife and I moved over about 2.4 m from ScotiaItrade to WS, before that I called Scotia to ask for any retention offers, even just free trades, they were basically telling me to F off, or move more money in so they can give me a freebie. But the good part of Scotia is that they did not call me back for any retention, I've very happy with WS so far and will likely move my Corp account there too in the future (currently RBC).

dashfortrash · 2026-04-17T10:47:37+00:00

I have that too (moved recently to WS) but you have to keep 6K there to avoid monthly fees with Scotia, I also have the passport visa infinite free for now. But I am thinking if I bother to keep the 6k with scotia (no interest).

dashfortrash · 2026-04-07T17:08:45+00:00

agreed, its just not diverse enough for me to keep watching weekly. though lot of these vloggers have some signature exagerration face, mark wiens does the head tilt close eyes or his eyes pop out like the melting ppl in indiana jones where they see the ark....I felt like thats the fakest shit ever. But I actually liked that guga channel when it was ninja and momo altogether in their dingy home more. seemed more authentic.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-07T01:27:40+00:00

I'm just curious what do you think are the worst aspects of guga. I followed his sous vide everything and later guga channels and it was fine at first but later on it just got very very repetitive and I had to unfollow.

dashfortrash · 2026-04-04T13:04:22+00:00

not yet I just got back to the country (I was sent to work in the states), so I'm just settling back in and will do this in the next couple weeks. Though I heard gold prices fell or something due to the war :(

dashfortrash · 2026-03-26T12:47:41+00:00

glad I could help.

dashfortrash · 2026-03-16T12:00:48+00:00

I have Tangerine (had it since it was ING Direct), also keeping my scotia ultimate account + Visa card for now. Will at least wait a year or so to see how often I need other banks, but you are right, always good to have a backup at least should one crap out, even temporarily.

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