u/Pointing-661

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Went on parental for 8 months, I didn’t think to look as it seemed reasonable to deduct income tax and not screw people over at tax time.

Now I owe lots of money for those 8 months.

Just a warning, set it up with EI so they deduct taxes.

I just wanted to warn everybody who may be going on parental leave soon. They do not deduct income tax.

So 8 months of EI come tax time, I was paid out about 22000$ and now owe 10000

They don’t deduct taxes, it’s crazy. Literally setting everyone up for failure.

Edit: removed unnecessary information about employer top up.

Is that you enjoy it.

If you don’t find a routine that you like doing, you simply won’t be consistent and if you aren’t consistent you won’t see results and if you don’t see results you won’t go back.

There will be gym bros throwing acronyms at you. There will be every opinion under the sun about what you should do, shouldn’t do, should eat, shouldn’t eat.

You won’t know what you should be doing and it’ll seem like everyone already has it figured out.

It doesn’t matter. Try a few different classes at your local gym. Try weight training. Try cross fit. Try Pilates. Try yoga. Try cycling.

What even are your goals? If it’s just to lose a little fat and get more fit, you don’t need all this pressure from people who think they are professional body builders.

Good luck!!

Stick to the basics. Find something you enjoy doing. Otherwise as a beginner, you’ll quit before you even start.