Posted by alexandra_k on September 26, 2018, at 18:22:58
In reply to Re: partlycloudy » alexandra_k, posted by Clearskies on September 25, 2018, at 20:21:11
Thanks. I will look into what I can claim tax credits on.
I filled out my tax returns since forever. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but it's hard to get into the spirit of filling out a tax return when you don't get the government benefit payment you were supposed to (becuase, hey, let's just not pay them and what are they going to do about it?) Anyway... I filled them out. And (since I did a bunch a few years late) I needed to pay them, like $7 or something. And so I did.
And this year they gave me a couple hundred rebate.
Which was nice. And incentivises me for filing taxes :)
I will look into tax credits. I never thought that I could claim tax credits, but I expect you are right. I could have claimed a bunch of tax credits over the years. For all my student stuff. Books and computers and so on. Yeah.
I don't think I will speak with a bank person -- yet. But I will do a different sort of budget for myself, now, and one that involves setting a certain amount aside for those things I said. I don't need to spend the philanthrophy fund. Not until I see something of merit. The point is more to approach life with the attitude of looking to see things of merit.
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