There is no way any AI would puke out that as a title. As I “wind down” in my real job (less than sixty days ’til I am done (not that I am counting)), let’s flex my sarcastic financial perspectives.
What is Fig Tuesday? It’s a Holy Week thing, where Christ kills a fig tree (bad synopsis, read here for a more detailed concept). Not a big Fig fan, myself, although I do enjoy a good fig newton.
March ends (March 31, 2026 today), and the fiscal year for many folks is today as well.
Auto Fignations
Took my 2024 Rogue in for it's semi-annual service, yesterday. I wanted the snow tires swapped, which was a bit early here in Ottawa, but I rolled the dice. What I ended up with was:
- My all season tires are worn out it seems. I have had the car less than two years. Total mileage, 42,000 KM, and I have winter tires. Let's say there are about 26,000 KM on these tires, and they are done? I am a very conservative driver, why are these tires done? Are they made of bubble gum or pencial erasers? They wanted to sell me tires, I said, no, I'll look around (aka Costco).
- The Battery (12V) needed replacing? WTF? A batttery that only lasts 23+ Months? Must be one of those Azerbajan specials (got that comment from a CAA Tow chap who had to jump a previous car). Luckily it was replaced under my warranty.
- Car still gets a gas smell too, sometimes.
I am not saying this car seems to be another Lemon, but I do feel I am getting my daily dosage of Vitamin C, driving it. Like many Canadians, think I'll be looking into an EV in my near future. Possibly a set of Solar Panels too!
Done by ChatGPT AI, me likey
Tax Time
'Nuff said there. You've got a while still, but you had better have all your receipts lined up. Took a while to collate my medical expenses, and my wife seems to have given up collating her Celiac Food receipts (Gluten Free Food).
CPP at 65 for Me?
Nope, going to hold on taking that for a while. I need to figure out my financial baseline, but I don't think I will take it until I am closer to 70. I may change my mind, or die before collecting it. I have never collected EI my entire 40 years working. Remember I was laid off for an entire year in there somewhere.
