So I got my tax return..what should i do?

[bhrm]

I got my tax return, a little less than i wished for but i'm itching to spend a tiny bit of it.

So I have $250ish to waste but what should i do? So many options.

[TheProfessor]

How is your foglight broken (i.e. visual or just not working)? If it's visual that's what I'd fix, cause even while enjoying one of the many other things you listed it would bug me that it wasn't 'right'.

I'd skip the HID's right now as the days are getting longer and you'll get less use out of them then you would in winter months.

If you don't spoil yourself too often with purchases then I'd say spend it and not save, it's a nice reward for being good the rest of the year.

[oni]

invest......in some HIDs!

[bhrm]

as for my goals/hopes, I just want my 3 to be more versatile as a daily driver, highway cruiser, road tripper and eventually more auto-x.

in the end i do want coilovers, wheels/tires, and that's about it.

I do 90% highway and 10% city, i drive 1hr-2hr's each way to work. I don't drive at night as much anymore, but eventually HIDs would be awesome for road trips as I do a few each year to QC, north, stateside.

[M3!]

I got my tax return, a little less than i wished for but i'm itching to spend a tiny bit of it.

So I have $250ish to waste but what should i do? So many options.

I think you should share with the TM3 community, lol.

[bhrm]

How is your foglight broken (i.e. visual or just not working)? If it's visual that's what I'd fix, cause even while enjoying one of the many other things you listed it would bug me that it wasn't 'right'.

I'd skip the HID's right now as the days are getting longer and you'll get less use out of them then you would in winter months.

If you don't spoil yourself too often with purchases then I'd say spend it and not save, it's a nice reward for being good the rest of the year.

foglight cracked from a speeding rock on the highway sometime in the winter. It does bug me.

[bluntman]

buy gas

[EvilEric]

Fix the fog light. If it's housing damage you might have better luck getting a part from a wrecker or ebay.

Otherwise for 250? Just save it for a bigger purchase.

[bhrm]

Fix the fog light. If it's housing damage you might have better luck getting a part from a wrecker or ebay.

Otherwise for 250? Just save it for a bigger purchase.


Problem i'm running into is there' not many wrecked 2007+ mazda 3 hatches, most are the round types.

unless mazda 3 drivers are terrible drivers and tend total their cars and have them scrapped, but that's usually a corolla thing.

[p-o-g-i]

Save it. Put it towards RRSP's.....


....... :gone

[RX9]

you are lucky, i need to pay extra tax.:complain

[bhrm]

you are lucky, i need to pay extra tax.:complain


I had leftover tuition credits i didn't use up last year in case for this year.

[Wild Weasel]

Man. I feel privileged.

I can't recall the last time having $250 to burn was a big deal to me.

I guess I've gone and made somethin' of myself. :bana

[Nextmod]

I have prolulmen HID or Eibach Prokit instock thats around that price range

[Mafty]

if you drive an hour everyday get some sound. nothing like listening to the radio everyday.....

[bhrm]

I have prolulmen HID or Eibach Prokit instock thats around that price range


Everyone up until you had mature and wise decisions. Then you come tease me with sexy options. :chuckle

As for sound, I do have an ipod for the drive home, mornings i listen to 102.1 for the dean blundell show. Gold. I used to have a JL 10" sub and amp when i drove the jetta which was awesome.

[yearoftherat]

I had leftover tuition credits i didn't use up last year in case for this year.

Me too and one day I better sit down and do my tax return.

[Nextmod]

Everyone up until you had mature and wise decisions. Then you come tease me with sexy options. :chuckle

As for sound, I do have an ipod for the drive home, mornings i listen to 102.1 for the dean blundell show. Gold. I used to have a JL 10" sub and amp when i drove the jetta which was awesome.

I blew all my tax return on a big brake kit

so its probably a bad idea to ask me what you should do with your tax money lol

[midnightfxgt]

I blew all my tax return on a big brake kit

so its probably a bad idea to ask me what you should do with your tax money lol

Rumour has it there is a blower under the hood now? ;)

[thanu31]

hey...im only 18..im gettin back around 300ish. Thats weird...

I can lower my car with 300? that would be great

[bhrm]

hey...im only 18..im gettin back around 300ish. Thats weird...

I can lower my car with 300? that would be great

if i saved my money since i was 16.....i would have a GTI by now, paid for.

save your money young one

[Nextmod]

Rumour has it there is a blower under the hood now? ;)

Just a small one

[Nextmod]

hey...im only 18..im gettin back around 300ish. Thats weird...

I can lower my car with 300? that would be great

I have an extra set of Eibach prokit here for $260 on special

and lowering you can go to that shop that does $80 install

[thanu31]

oh man ...so tempting ...with a guilty mind...he jus told me to save my money lol......
il get to you . thanks

[bhrm]

oh man ...so tempting ...with a guilty mind...he jus told me to save my money lol......
il get to you . thanks

once you start, you can't just stop! :bana

[mazda lover]

Its a no brainer, put the money in your RRSP or pay down debt,
cars are nothing but a money losing purchase unless you go vintage..

[gqstunning]

I just got 4Gs on my tax return. I am planning on fixing my fog light as soon as I can find MacGuyver. I say fix what is broken before you have ur add-ons.

[x_o_k_x]

i say for a trip

[cosic]

Sorry to take away from your thread, but I thought it was better posting here than starting a new thread..

I haven't recieved my T4 slip yet. Before I quit my job at Future Shop I told them and they said that a lot of people hadn't recieved it yet in the company and that they will be sending an email. It has been a month since then and I want to take matters into my own hands and email the government regarding the tax returns myself. Where can I do this? Who should I email?

Thanks guys.

[S.F.W.]

Sorry to take away from your thread, but I thought it was better posting here than starting a new thread..

I haven't recieved my T4 slip yet. Before I quit my job at Future Shop I told them and they said that a lot of people hadn't recieved it yet in the company and that they will be sending an email. It has been a month since then and I want to take matters into my own hands and email the government regarding the tax returns myself. Where can I do this? Who should I email?

Thanks guys.

You would want to call FS's HR department. The number would likely be on an old pay stub.

[bhrm]

Sorry to take away from your thread, but I thought it was better posting here than starting a new thread..

I haven't recieved my T4 slip yet. Before I quit my job at Future Shop I told them and they said that a lot of people hadn't recieved it yet in the company and that they will be sending an email. It has been a month since then and I want to take matters into my own hands and email the government regarding the tax returns myself. Where can I do this? Who should I email?

Thanks guys.

FS has to issue a T4 or else they get into big troubles. Nothing less than that. Did you also receive a Record of Employment? (ROE). When did you quit?

Better do it soon, deadline is coming up.

By chance I also work in HR so its not exactly a thread hijack.

[cosic]

FS has to issue a T4 or else they get into big troubles. Nothing less than that. Did you also receive a Record of Employment? (ROE). When did you quit?

Better do it soon, deadline is coming up.

By chance I also work in HR so its not exactly a thread hijack.

Oh, that works perfectly then.
I quit 2 weeks ago on March 29th, I believe. Haven't recieved my ROE yet though. Come Monday I will definately call FS HR.
I'm a student that has been working there since July, so it isn't pennies either. I think it should be somewhere around $1,100. I want that money so bad!

[cosic]

And for you bud, I can't believe how many people on this forum chose 'Save and Invest' lol. Seems like people would want you to spend that money. I voted to fix your foglight (can't believe you already have a broken foglight) or save a bit more and buy NEW springs.

[bhrm]

Oh, that works perfectly then.
I quit 2 weeks ago on March 29th, I believe. Haven't recieved my ROE yet though. Come Monday I will definately call FS HR.
I'm a student that has been working there since July, so it isn't pennies either. I think it should be somewhere around $1,100. I want that money so bad!

Oo. Then definitely get on it and contact Payroll. Easy to issue it anyways if you quit properly and HR was notified.

[Unoriginalusername]

I was really fortunate this year and got a few k back, which we are putting towards the ms3 loan so that we could possibly pay it off by the end of the year and save the monthly payment so when my wife is off on mat leave and the pay runs out things won't be as tight on the monthly income

[IMHIP2]

Oh, that works perfectly then.
I quit 2 weeks ago on March 29th, I believe. Haven't recieved my ROE yet though. Come Monday I will definately call FS HR.
I'm a student that has been working there since July, so it isn't pennies either. I think it should be somewhere around $1,100. I want that money so bad!

The Gov't should also have a record if your T4 was filed by FS.
The Gov't required employers to have their T4's filed by February 29 or else they charged a penalty of $25 a day ($100 min and $2500 max). At the very latest you should have received your T4 in the first week of March by mail.
Did you move or change your address? Sometimes it gets returned. Your T4 for 2007 would only cover the period from when you started in July to last pay in Dec.

You will also get another T4 for 2008 for your 2008 return. Could come with the ROE. The ROE would be prepared based on the next pay period after you quit so you could get it this week (bi-weekly pay or semi-monthly)?

[cosic]

The Gov't should also have a record if your T4 was filed by FS.
The Gov't required employers to have their T4's filed by February 29 or else they charged a penalty of $25 a day ($100 min and $2500 max). At the very latest you should have received your T4 in the first week of March by mail.
Did you move or change your address? Sometimes it gets returned. Your T4 for 2007 would only cover the period from when you started in July to last pay in Dec.

You will also get another T4 for 2008 for your 2008 return. Could come with the ROE. The ROE would be prepared based on the next pay period after you quit so you could get it this week (bi-weekly pay or semi-monthly)?

I'm aware how the taxes work in terms that I would only be recieving money from 2007, but I appreciate you explaining it. I haven't changed my address since I was born, and I have been personally getting the mail for my family since February just because I really want/need the money.. ahahah greed! First thing tomorrow morning.. ring ring.. I WANT MY MONEY! lol I'll be civilized.