AdSense issue: changing country associated with the account

A few months ago, I moved from USA to Canada. My YouTube channel is currently monetized by my US AdSense account. After searching for a while online, I noticed that I should change my AdSense account to be in Canada, according to the link here (https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/2628816?hl=en)

The process seems to be complicated, as there is no direct and simply way to just "update" the country in your Google Adsense account to Canada. There are a few steps that need to follow, including:

1. cancel and close the existing Google AdSense account that was created in USA
2. reapply another Google AdSense account using the address information in Canada
3. wait for a few days to get approved
4. change the settings of YouTube channel to associate with the new Google AdSense account

Today, I just cancelled my US AdSense account, and am waiting to see how the process works. I will update later once I get some news on this matter.

Really, Google could make this process much simpler by allowing the users to change the country info in an existing Google AdSense account.

[update 2017-03-24] Just got an email from Google AdSense team saying that my new application was not approved. It looks that the process is not very smooth. There are some issues that I need to address, including the email account, the info, and the YouTube/website URLs. Very disappointed.

TD Canada will issue two new credit cards in Summer 2017

I reported that Tangerine will make some significant changes to one of the (previously) best credit cards in Canada very soon. I decided to take some study and look for some alternatives. It seems that TD Canada is going to issue two new credit cards in the summer of 2017.

The benefits of the two cards are interesting, some of major points including:

• A TD Cash Back VISA card. It has no annual fee, and earn 1% cash back on grocery, gas, and pre-authorized payments. Other than that, the cashback rate is 0.5% on all other purchases. It is also good to know that the card comes with purchase security and extended warranty insurance.
• A TD Cash Back VISA Infinite card. It provides much better benefits than the previous card, but it charges an annual fee of $120. However, the fee could be waived if you have the TD all-inclusive account. One of the greatest benefits of the card is that it earns 3% cashback on grocery, gas, and pre-authorized payments. Other than that, the cashback rate is 1%. For those new users, the cashback rate is 6% in the fist three months. Terrific!

I am planning to apply for the VISA Infinite card once the application link is available.

Finally found a good browser

Yandex, better than Opera, much better.

• Can be as indecent as Opera rearrangement (including Android 7.1.1)
• Can remember all the passwords (yes, no one can not remember)
• Can use all of Chrome's plug-ins (including Adblock for Youtube!)

In short, the only one I know can completely replace the desktop browser.

The following is what I tried, can not paragraph rewind (text wrap, reflow, auto-fit):

• Boat
• Dolphin
• Next
• Naked
• Via
• Maxthon
• Flynx
• Ghostery
• Lightning

Perhaps also tried more, do not remember. Do not like Firefox, Chrome and UC, this time too lazy to try again

Do you use McDonald's self-order machine?

I am not a nonsense person. Those who can solve through the machine self-help, why bother to wait in the line? McDonald's is an example. They just out of the new app, I took the app discount, the front desk waiter did not know how to operate, called the manager grind half a day, four embarrassed embarrassment have committed. Later, I found that self-help meal machine is a good thing, so now basically use it.

McDonald's self-help meal machine is still very good use, according to the experience of four Kazakhstan, app discount is the first point, and then the right side of the screen coupon option, sweep two-dimensional code (I general direct manual input, But also to make an embarrassment). Recently there are mail coupon, I tried it, is the first choice through the coupon code, and then guided by the meal. It is quite good for the coupon to accept the mail coupon, which is an unnamed infinite number of times (app coupons need to be instantly generated and time-bound) and then do not use paper coupons , Or holding the code with the waiter grinding grumble. I took the code on the phone, when the need for direct buffet meal just fine. Finally attached to the recent distribution of the province mail coupon part of the code.

Double meal $ 10.78 220161551
Single meal $ 5.79 120161565
BODO (to multiply the big potato / poutine / salad) 320161555
Senior Double Meal $ 13.98 220161564
Small cup of coffee $ 1 420164508

How do you try the meal?

Will you play Starbucks?

Here I am going to introduce you to the Starbucks membership system.

 A total of two levels. Ordinary green card members can be registered free of charge, each consumption $ 1 cumulative 2 stars, birthday free drinks, store free renewal cup. Accumulated to 300 stars, automatically get the next year Gold members; if it is gold, you can + 1yr. Gold members on the basis of the previous, there are double points every month, 125 stars can be used to exchange any drinks food, and a printed with your name of the exclusive entity "gold". Entity "Gold" correct access to the posture: before the gold must be confirmed in the personal information address, to ensure that you can receive.

Some friends may feel that the accumulation of 300 stars very difficult, in fact, not difficult. In addition to this conventional points, download the app, but also give you push, such as buying a designated drink / food extra star, mobile phone orders 3 times the star (with the gold card is 6 times), full * single extra 100 + magnitude offer (Star dash ), Accumulated to 300 stars is very easy. When sandwiches, sandwiches are the most valuable Here to share a trick, if you encounter star dash, you can want to buy a separate order ... ... In addition, is to use a lot of recharge benefits. If you play 6, it is not much better than Tim Horton's.

How to quickly accumulate the international business trip from Canada and China air tickets

Note that we talk about business class, business class, business class! What concept? Normal fares are around $ 4,000.  I have not been sitting in the business class, I heard that you can lie down, whether it is their own experience, or honor their parents, especially long-distance travel, or very meaningful.

China and Canada business needs 150,000 Aeroplan, how to do it? Easy to do!

• TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Up to 30,000 Aeroplan Miles
• Apply for an American Express Platinum Card with the recommended link, with a 60,000 MR card offer, 1: 1 to Aeroplan Miles
• Use your Platinum Card to apply for an American Express Gold Rewards, and you can get 15,000 MR on your Platinum account. Gold Rewards can get up to 30,000 MR

In addition, if you meet the opening card requirements of the consumption can also produce 1500 +1250 +3000 = 5750, before and after the total has more than 14w. Poorly, the other three you can get a total of 3w +6 w + 1w5 +3w = 13w5k. Ten thousand Pull out the vintage of Aeroplan Miles ... ... (You can also apply for business platinum, and then push the personal gold card, is the consumer pressure bigger ... ...)

What is the price? TD credit card - $ 170 annual fee for the main card (free of charge for the TD All-inclusive account), AmEx Platinum - $ 499 ($ ​​699-200, Year to cancel, the right time can also use the next calendar year $ 200 credit); AmEx Gold Rewards - the first year without annual fee. Tax is worth $ 600 it Total at least $ 900 up to $ 1,270

Cineplex: my personal experience

Watching movies is probably the students and other young friends favorite one of the entertainment, cost is not high, entertainment quality also. Today's four ha and how we breakdown the wool in the Cineplex ...

• Basic play

• The most basic, you should have a Scene membership card. Free application address scene.ca
• Register a cineplex online account, bind your Scene member number, buy tickets online, you can get (100/150/200) +20 Scene points
• Try to choose movies on Tuesday ...

• Advanced play

• Apply for a Scotiabank Scene Visa dedicated to buy movie tickets, a $ 6.99 2D week movie tickets you can get an additional 34 Scene points. BTW, this card card often send 4000 Scene points. The current card has $ 40 reward +2000 points, sweep the right two-dimensional code, four teach you how to do.
• If you watch movies more frequently, Scene will give you an additional offer email (please choose to receive their mail). New film release, unless you are fanatical fans, not necessarily the first time to see, a little wait for a few days to mail, the general 2D can send 300 points, 3D / iMAX sent more.
• Set up a SceneTourage group, pull on the usual friends with friends, two or more people on the same day, each person can get another 50 Scene points.
• If your place is a small city, and your schedule can be arranged to pick a other person has not get off work from school to play, download PowerPlay App play video interactive game, even if not a few questions can easily take 50 Scene points The
  Carrot Rewards. We have a lot of Scene points (iOS downloads)
• Drop Rewards. Download Drop application (iOS download https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/drop-earn-points-with-your-debit-credit-cards/id1090987006?mt=8 Andrews download https: // Play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drop.loyalty.android&hl=en referral code 8lyxh), bind the credit card you used to buy movie tickets (such as Scene Visa), add Cineplex as your regular return item, each $ 1 consumption can get 1% return. 
• Pay attention to some other goods of the joint promotion. For example, almost every year Coke will have promotional delivery BOGO code.
• Rationally redeem your Scene points. For example, there is no need to change on Tuesday. Scene points can also be redeemed at some restaurants and SportChek by 1000 = $ 10, sometimes more than a ticket.

More than one of these games can be a perfect superposition, we simply calculate, a Tuesday $ 2 $ 2 votes, up to 100 + 20 + 34 + 300 + 50 = 504 Scene points plus 1% Drop return, To $ 2 to see a movie. How do you learn how to make a Cineplex wool

Yandex: one of the best mobile browser on Android

I have been using Chrome on my Android 6P for quite a while. Recently, Chrome starts to lag quite often. I decided to look for some other alternative. Here is what I found.

yandex, which is a new browser made by Yandex, a Russian company specialized in internet-based services and products.

yandex provides some key features on Android:

• Horizontal screen automatically turn to full screen mode
• Do not need root and xposed, with AdBlock for YouTube plugin on it
• Black app can be black, light to listen to the sound
• Has been YouTube app forever into the limbo (disabled)

Highly recommended.

CRA does not accept US 1040 forms for claiming foreign tax credit

In 2015, I worked in the USA for a few months, and received income. Later on, I filed my US tax return based on the US IRS 1040 form. Since I was a Canadian resident, I also needed to file the Canadian tax return. I did this and also submitted the copy of US 1040 tax form.

My prior experience with this tax return issue was in general satisfactory. Canada Revenue Agency used to accept the US 1040 tax forms as proofs to support the claim of foreign tax credit. However, I recently received the letter from Canada Revenue Agency and notified that my claim of foreign tax credit was denied since I did not submit the supporting proof.

I was very shocked about the letter as I was notified to pay to Canada Revenue Agency quite a bunch of money!

I called Canada Revenue Agency and explained all the details of the matter. It seems that there are some tax return changes made inside Canada Revenue Agency. They require the formal IRS tax documents. I need to contact IRS and obtain the official US IRS tax return transcript.

I waited for 4 weeks to get the IRS transcript, and uploaded the documents to Canada Revenue Agency online system. I will report back to check how this matter goes.

Such a mess!

Carrot Rewards - a simple solution to keep your aeroplan points active

For most of the Canadians, we keep aeroplan accounts. According to the policy, the points would be expired after 1 year if there is no active earning activity.

If you do not travel with Air Canada frequently, someone may feel it is troublesome to keep the aeroplan account active. With the iOS/Google Play app Carrot Rewards, it is very easy to keep the account active.

Carrot Rewards is a simple app. A user just needs to answer some simple survey questions from time to time and then earns some reward points, such as aeroplan.

So the simple answer to the question in the title: download Carrot Rewards, register and link an aeroplan account, and then just do not forget to open the app and do some simple survey questions. Your aeroplan account will be active.

New Changes are Coming to Tangerine Money-Back MasterCards

Recently, there are rumors about the upcoming changes to one of the best credit cards in Canada, the Tangerine Money-Back MasterCards.

According to the latest updates, the major changes include:

•     Balance Transfer Fee
• before: 1% or minimum of $5 (unless reduced or waived)
• after: 3% or minimum of $5 (unless reduced or waived)
•     Cash Advance Fee
• before: $2.50 within Canada; $5 outside of Canada
• after: $3.50 within Canada; $5 outside of Canada
•     Foreign Conversion Fee
• before: 1.50%
• after: 2.50%
•     Money-Back Categories
• before:   2% Money-Back Categories You will earn 2% Money-Back Rewards on all eligible Net Purchases in two (2) qualifying 2% Money-Back Categories of your choice if your chosen Redemption Destination is the Credit Card. If your chosen Redemption Destination is a Tangerine Savings Account, you will earn 2% Money-Back Rewards on eligible Net Purchases in three (3) qualifying 2% Money-Back Categories of your choice.
• after: 1% Money-Back Categories You will earn 1% Money-Back Rewards on all other Net Purchases not falling within your chosen 2% Money-Back Categories

The full details of the changes can be found here:  https://www.tangerine.ca/en/landing-page/creditcardnotification/index.html

Based on these changes, this card is not among the best rewards-based credit cards in Canada anymore. I am looking for some other credit cards in the next few days.

Thanks, Tangerine, for losing some loyal customers!