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The Elderly and Tax Time

Thursday Apr 09 2009

By Kevin Brown | Bio

I was preparing my mother-in-law's Canadian tax return this week for net-filing, a service I have provided for the past six years. For those of you who have used a software tax package, you will know that 'net-filing' a return is an online submission direct to the Canada Revenue Agency. Her return is very basic, really just accounting for her Old Age Security benefit and Canada Pension. Since she retired, she has never received a refund and never has had to make a payment. So this should have been relatively easy. Ah, but not so! This time, when I attempted to obtain[Read More]

Written by eldering at Personal Empowerment

Tagged with: caregiver net-filing taxes

In Pursuit of Happiness

Thursday Mar 05 2009

By Kevin Brown | Bio

It seems that no matter where I turn these days, the search for happiness seems to be on many people’s mind. Perhaps during this time of economic turmoil, people are reconsidering the happiness quotient they attributed to possessions and financial security. In the Telegraph of London, Richard Gray and Alastair Jamieson report that “Psychologists have found that people who spend their money on simple experiences such as going to the theatre, dining out or taking adventure holidays tend to be happier than those who buy possessions, regardless of how much they spend.”[Read More]

Written by eldering at Personal Empowerment

Tagged with: alastair_jamieson deepak_chopra elder happiness richard_gray ryan_howell