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Chinese Fortune Cookies and the HSA Mindset1 comment

whatisanhsa wrote 1 year ago: “A Thrifty Man Is A Free Man” From inside a fortune cookie I got in 1982 Good advice during troubled … more →

Tags: Healthcare, Health Insurance, HSA education, health, Health & Wellness, High deductible health plan, Business, What is an HSA?, Health Care

Travel Insurance and Your HSA1 comment

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: Tickets? Money? Passports?  Have you got everything for the coming Canada Day long weekend?  While m … more →

Tags: Benecaid, blue cross, ETFs, hsa, Insurance, manulife, Medical, Out of Country, small business eligible expense

Happy Belated Tax Freedom Day!

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: I can’t believe I forgot yet another Tax Freedom Day. I am so busy this time of year. I didn … more →

Tags: Taxation Issues, 2008, Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, CRA, hsa, Income, June 14, Personal

Holy Dental Bill! Help me HSA!

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: To continue with my dental experience, I decided to ask for a series of estimates for braces – … more →

Tags: General Thoughts, Health and Welfare trusts, hsa, HWT, Taxation Issues, Braces, cheapest, Cost, Dental

A Trip to the Dentist...with my HSA...

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: OK.  I have to make an announcement.  One that I am sure will shock many of you out there who know m … more →

Tags: eligible medical expenses, General Thoughts, Health and Welfare trusts, hsa, HWT, accidental, Braces, Cleaning, Dental

Albertans Could Double Their Health Tax Savings!

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: The Alberta government officially said goodbye to the health tax in their recent budget effective Ja … more →

Tags: General Thoughts, PHSP, Taxation Issues, 2009, Alberta, albertans, Budget, health tax, hsa

Elder Care On The Rise - Should HSAs Follow?

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: Recent studies by Statistics Canada indicate that more than 1.7 million Canadians ages 45 to 64 prov … more →

Tags: Health and Welfare trusts, HWT, Baby Boomer, Canada Revenue Agency, Elderly Care, health and welfare trust, HR Strategies, hsa, labor shortage

Hit The Road Jack, But Leave Your HSA

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: I am often asked about the conflict of interest with Health and Welfare Trusts and their portability … more →

Tags: Health and Welfare trusts, HWT, Employee, employee retention, Employer, HCSA, hsa, Human Resources, HWT Health and Welfare Trust

Thanks Everybody!

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: It has been three months since I started this blog, and slowly but surely, the message is getting ou … more →

Tags: General Thoughts, HCSA, health care spending accounts, thanks HSA

TFSA versus HSA - The True Tax Savings

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: Ah, Budget Day!  One of the few days in the year when the finance minister gets a new pair of shoes, … more →

Tags: General Thoughts, Health and Welfare trusts, Taxation Issues, Canada, health and welfare trust, Health Savings Account, hsa, Tax Free Savings Account, Taxation

HSA Advantage #4 - Dependent Coverage

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: Every few weeks, I am showcasing a different advantage of owning a Health Spending Account in this s … more →

Tags: HSA Advantages, Canada, claims, Health Spending Accounts, hsa, HWT, Insurance, PHSP, Private Health Services Plan

An Ode To Alberta.

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: Oh how I love thee Alberta, with your lucrative oil sands and snow-capped mountains.  You shine acro … more →

Tags: General Thoughts, Taxation Issues, Alberta, Canada, health and welfare trust, hsa, HWT, Incorporation, PHSP

Buyer Beware #4 - PHSPs With No Limits

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: Some more help on finding the right HSA for you in my series on items you should look for when choos … more →

Tags: buyer beware, PHSP, fund management, health and welfare trust, HWT, Private Health Services Plan

Whew, Thank God my HSA is in Canada!

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: What a week for the markets with yesterday being the biggest drop in 7 years for the Toronto Stock E … more →

Tags: Consumer-Driven Healthcare, General Thoughts, Canada, Health Savings Account, hsa, Taxation, U.S. Healthcare, US Stocks

Consumer-Driven Healthcare is Doomed?

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: A new report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) claims that the consumer-driven hea … more →

Tags: Consumer-Driven Healthcare, DB Pension, DC Pension, GIC, hsa, mutual fund, RRSP

Buyer Beware #3 - Fund Management

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: Some more help on finding the right HSA for you in my series on items you should look for when choos … more →

Tags: buyer beware, Health and Welfare trusts, hsa, HWT, PHSP, fund management, health and welfare trust, Private Health Services Plan

Canadian Taxpayers Federation Releases Study

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation, with the help of the CD Howe Institute, released a tax-proposal f … more →

Tags: Consumer-Driven Healthcare, General Thoughts, hsa, Taxation Issues, Canada, Canadian Tax Federation, CTF, Health Savings Account, Taxation

HSA Advantage #2 - Tax Savings

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: Every few weeks, I am showcasing a different advantage of owning a Health Spending Account in this s … more →

Tags: HSA Advantages, Taxation Issues, Health and Welfare trusts, hsa, HWT, PHSP, private health services plans, Savings, taxes

The Benefits of Incorporation

jgeneau wrote 1 year ago: I am often asked “why would anyone want to incorporate their business?”.  I can understa … more →

Tags: Health and Welfare trusts, hsa, HWT, Incorporation, PHSP, Canada, health and welfare trust, Industry Canada, Private Health Services Plan


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