captain-ally
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This has been the most financially confusing day of my life. I've been freaking out because I haven't started receiving my maternity leave benefits yet, and it's been 5 weeks. The waiting period is usually 5 weeks but they were telling me it was going to be 8 weeks because of the recession.
Then I'm told that I've gotten a $3000 tax return, which is ENORMOUS - practically like winning the lottery. I dash into the place that filed my taxes for me only to be told once I get there that the student loans office has confiscated my ENTIRE return. They just took all $3000 of it, even though I live well below the poverty line and have a baby to look after.
So I'm angry as all hell, because not only did they confiscate all of my money, I have to pay the tax office $271 for filing my taxes for me. They usually take that amount out of the return which would have been fine - but I've got $9 in my bank account so an extra $271 is anything but fine.
By this point I've worked myself into quite a state, wondering how the hell I'm going to support my child and what kind of mother am I, after only a week, etc etc. I get home and check the mail box and
my first maternity leave cheque is there..
So yeah, the $3000 thing really sucks still but at least I'm not totally broke for another 3 weeks. It's just been such an emotionally draining day - the first time I've really doubted my ability to handle this on my own. I'm going to eat several peices of pie and go to
Then I'm told that I've gotten a $3000 tax return, which is ENORMOUS - practically like winning the lottery. I dash into the place that filed my taxes for me only to be told once I get there that the student loans office has confiscated my ENTIRE return. They just took all $3000 of it, even though I live well below the poverty line and have a baby to look after.
So I'm angry as all hell, because not only did they confiscate all of my money, I have to pay the tax office $271 for filing my taxes for me. They usually take that amount out of the return which would have been fine - but I've got $9 in my bank account so an extra $271 is anything but fine.
By this point I've worked myself into quite a state, wondering how the hell I'm going to support my child and what kind of mother am I, after only a week, etc etc. I get home and check the mail box and
my first maternity leave cheque is there..
So yeah, the $3000 thing really sucks still but at least I'm not totally broke for another 3 weeks. It's just been such an emotionally draining day - the first time I've really doubted my ability to handle this on my own. I'm going to eat several peices of pie and go to
i thought they could take a percentage, feckers.
