Yesterday my son emailed and asked why I didn’t do something useful with my time. “Like sitting around playing on my computer is not a good thing?” I asked.
Talking about my ‘doing something useful’ seems to be his favorite topic of conversation.
He said he was ‘only thinking of me’ and suggested that I go down to the senior’s centre and hang out with the ladies there. Instead, I went curling and when I got home last night, I decided to play a prank on him. I emailed him and told him I had joined a parachute club.
He replies, “Are you nuts? You are 72 years old and now you’re going to start jumping out of airplanes!” I told him that I even got a Membership Card and emailed a copy to him.
He immediately telephoned and yelled, “Good grief, Mom, where are your glasses?? This is a Membership to a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club!”
“Oh no, I’ve done it again,” I sighed.” I really don’t know what to do. I’ve signed up for five jumps a week!” The line went quiet, so his friend picked up the phone and informed me that my son had just fainted.
Life as a Senior Citizen won’t be getting any easier, but sometimes it can be fun to torture your children!
Tax Tips:
You cannot claim the $20 BCRPVPA annual fee on your taxes as membership is not a requirement of your job.
You can claim your teaching annual practice fee of
$80 as that is a requirement to work in BC, if you have continued to keep it active.
Ministry of Education and Child Care (gov.bc.ca)
Learn more about changes to important programs for seniors, and use this checklist to help you.
VIEW BCRTA’S 2023 TAX YEAR GUIDE AT THIS LINK:
https://bcrta.ca/tax-tips-for-the-2023-tax-year-for-retired-educators/
