Few hurdles left for TMX
Few hurdles remain for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion A Federal Court of Appeal ruling Tuesday removes one of the last active court hurdles to completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The court decision means construction, which is already underway, can continue, although the First Nations whose case was dismissed have 60 days to appeal […]
Near retirement? Avoid these 3 hiccups with your health savings account
Health savings accounts can be a great tool for retirement medical costs — if you don’t make any mistakes using them. These accounts work alongside high-deductible health plans and they offer three major tax benefits. First, you can make pretax or tax-deductible contributions to your HSA. Second, your funds will grow tax free – and […]
2020 IRS Income Tax Refund Schedule: When Will You Get Your Refund?
The 2020 income tax season officially started on Monday, January 27, when the IRS started accepting tax returns. Despite the stereotype of people hating doing their taxes, for millions of taxpayers, tax season means getting a refund. But there’s no reason to get a refund loan or similar services, which often include steep fees, since […]
How this retired couple learned to stop bleeding money
“Turn off the lights.” “Why would you go out and spend money for coffee?” I grew up middle-class in the 1950s with a litany of lines like that from my Depression-era mother. Usually, I didn’t listen to them. But now that I’m 70 and figuring out ways to budget in retirement in San Francisco, I’m […]
This word describes Social Security — but not everyone wants to hear it
U.S. presidential candidates get asked many questions about the country’s state of affairs — one of which is what they will do about “entitlement programs.” “Entitlement” often refers to Social Security and Medicare, but critics argue that’s the wrong way to describe it. Many Americans take to social platforms saying they’ve paid into the system […]