#Refund Regulations

[profinancialfitness]

Payroll taxes are a vital component of any business’s financial health. However, navigating the intricacies of payroll tax regulations and potential refunds can be a complex task. Here at Pro Financial Fitness, we offer comprehensive tax and accounting services in Chapel Hill, NC to help businesses maximize their payroll tax efficiency and claim any eligible refunds.

[lmsintmedia]

Nigerian Airlines Face Penalties for Refund and Service Violations – NCAA

Less than two weeks after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) cautioned airlines against breaching Part 19 of the NCAA Regulations (NCARs), the agency revealed that five airlines have violated these rules and will face sanctions. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr. Michael Achimugu, confirmed that three domestic airlines and two international carriers were among…

[madisonellie1]

VAT Return HMRC

A VAT Return HMRC is a tax document that UK organizations enrolled for VAT should submit, regularly on a quarterly premise. It subtleties the VAT charged on deals (yield Tank) and the VAT paid on buys (input Tank). The structure ascertains the net VAT owed to HMRC or the sum to be discounted. Organizations should guarantee opportune and precise accommodation to agree with charge guidelines. The VAT Return incorporates significant figures, for example, absolute deals and buys, how much Tank owed, and any Tank reclaimable. Inability to present the profit from time can bring about punishments and interest charges. At Finex Outsourcing , we work in dealing with these entries productively, guaranteeing consistence and limiting the gamble of blunders or punishments for our clients. We offer thorough help by keeping up with precise records, planning itemized reports, and submitting gets back immediately. Our group stays refreshed with the most recent Tank guidelines and offers master counsel to streamline Tank the board. We handle all parts of the VAT Return process, permitting organizations to zero in on their center tasks without the concern of duty consistence issues.

[truthtrend]

Former Cork-based Deloitte executive fails in bid to halt criminal prosecution

In the complex realm of financial regulations and legal agreements, the case of Brian Murphy, a former senior audit partner at Deloitte, has stirred significant debate and legal scrutiny. Mr. Murphy finds himself entangled in a legal battle concerning alleged tax offences, despite asserting his belief that he was shielded from criminal prosecution.

The saga began with a summons issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in February 2014, relating to an alleged VAT refund claim during Mr. Murphy's tenure as a director of a company. Subsequently, in October 2015, further allegations surfaced regarding tax returns spanning from 2008 to 2012, prompting the DPP to seek criminal summons against him.

Mr. Murphy vehemently denies any wrongdoing, basing his defense on an agreement he claims was reached with Revenue in August 2015. According to him, this agreement, made within the context of civil proceedings, included provisions that would shield him from prosecution as long as he complied with a settlement payment plan.

Adding to the complexity are alleged oral representations made to Mr. Murphy by a legal executive acting on behalf of solicitors representing Revenue. These representations, he argues, reinforced his belief that he would not face criminal prosecution.

However, the High Court's ruling in May of the previous year dealt a blow to Mr. Murphy's hopes, affirming that he could indeed be prosecuted for the alleged tax offences. Despite his legitimate expectations based on agreements and representations, the court's decision sets a precedent that emphasizes the primacy of legal process and obligations.

As the legal proceedings unfold, the case of Brian Murphy underscores the intricate interplay between contractual agreements, oral representations, and the authority of legal institutions in matters of taxation and criminal prosecution.

A FORMER senior audit partner at financial services giant Deloitte has lost an appeal against a High Court ruling that he can be criminally prosecuted for alleged tax offences, despite arguing he had a legitimate expectation that he would not be prosecuted. In May of last year, the High Court ruled that Brian Murphy, a qualified accountant and former audit partner with the finance firm Deloitte who brought proceedings against the Revenue Commissioners and the Director of Public Prosecutions, could be prosecuted.

In February 2014, the DPP issued a summons against Mr Murphy in relation to an alleged offence concerning a VAT refund claim on behalf of a company of which Mr Murphy had been a director.

In October 2015, the DPP further applied to have a criminal summons issued against Mr Murphy in relation to alleged offences regarding tax returns between 2008 and 2012.

Mr Murphy, of Carrigaline, Co Cork denies any criminal wrongdoing.

Mr Murphy claimed that a criminal prosecution would breach the terms of an agreement between him and Revenue in August 2015 in the context of certain civil proceedings which he claims meant that he would avoid prosecution if he adhered to a settlement payment plan.

Mr Murphy had further relied on certain oral representations he claimed were made to him on behalf of a legal executive working for solicitors acting for Revenue that he would not be prosecuted.

The appellant claimed his prosecution would amount to a breach of his ‘legitimate expectation’.

Legitimate expectation is a legal principle which may apply where a public body leads a person to believe a particular state of affairs to be undertaken and that person acts to his detriment in reliance on their representation.

Dismissing the 2022 application Mr Justice Garrett Simons said Mr Murphy had not established the grounds for his claim of the breach of his legitimate expectation.

Mr Justice Simons said the agreement between Revenue and Mr Murphy was reached in 2015 following a separate decision in 2014 made by the DPP to issue a criminal summons against him.

That summons related to an alleged offence concerning a VAT refund claim on behalf of a company of which Mr Murphy had been a director.

Mr Murphy then entered into talks with Revenue to also discharge other unrelated arrears of tax before coming to an agreement on payments in August 2015.

He undertook to make monthly payments of €4,000 from August 2015 to December 2018 to settle the outstanding taxes. In addition, Mr Murphy offered to make annual lump sum payments ranging between €20,000 and €75,000.

The judge found that the 2015 agreement did not amount to a representation that the DPP would not pursue criminal proceedings against the appellant.

Mr Justice Simons said that if there was an element in the agreement to prevent criminal prosecution it was “inconceivable that this would not have been expressly recorded in its terms”.

Mr Murphy appealed and his lawyers submitted that the judge did not adequately analyse a series of communications between Revenue and Mr Murphy before the signing of the settlement.

At the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice George Birmingham said Mr Murphy had been “anxious” to enter into a settlement agreement with Revenue that could allow him to keep working in order to make his payments but to also enter into a “highly desirable” agreement that would “preclude criminal proceedings already instituted or any further proceedings”.

“On the other hand, the position of the Revenue Commissioners was that they were not going to commit themselves to non-prosecution or to preclude other means of enforcement,” said Mr Justice Birmingham.

The judge said that Revenue had “articulated clearly” to Mr Murphy that their position would be without prejudice to any other enforcement action or prosecution and had stated that this position be “clearly stated” throughout the settlement document.

However, the draft agreement furnished to Mr Murphy had no mention of a “without prejudice” clause. “It was silent on the issue,” said Mr Justice Birmingham. Mr Murphy then signed the document and claimed that the absence of any mention of prosecution meant he had achieved his objective based on previous discussions with Revenue.

“I am quite unable to conclude that the absence of a ‘without prejudice’ clause amounts to an unambiguous and unequivocal representation to the effect that there would be no prosecutions,” said the judge.

Mr Justice Birmingham said that if Mr Murphy’s position regarding any clause was correct then the “prosecution, which had already been launched, would be halted and that the investigation which was at an advanced stage, would also be halted”.

The judge said that if the appellant was correct then it would have meant that even if underpayment of tax during other years, or other irregularities came to light, then “enforcement would be prohibited”.

“I am bound to say that I regard this as an extraordinary proposition. I cannot believe there was any representation to that effect and most certainly I cannot believe there was any representation that was unambiguous and unequivocal,” said the judge, who stressed that the document was “silent” on the matter.

“Nobody who was facing a prosecution and then found that threat lifted would allow the appearance of the threat to remain in place for a day longer than necessary,” he said, adding that Mr Murphy would have “moved immediately” to have them struck out.

Mr Justice Birmingham said the trial judge properly assessed the case and “he was fully entitled to reject the claim, whether formulated in terms of legitimate expectation, or contract, or some cross between the two”.

Mr Justice Birmingham then dismissed the appeal.

[mygstrefund]

GST Return Filing and New Regulations

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a comprehensive indirect tax implemented in India on July 1, 2017. It aimed to simplify the tax structure by subsuming various taxes under one umbrella. GST return filing is a critical aspect for businesses to comply with tax regulations.

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[bumblebeerror]

Since people seem confused -

What Union Organized Protest Terms Mean and What You Should/Shouldn’t Do About Them

STRIKE:

Workers are in some way refusing to work all at once/in large numbers

Usually used to protest job conditions

Includes mass walk-out, showing up but refusing to do specific things, and showing up to picket the place of work

This tactic is used primarily to create pressure on corperations due to lost profits and damaged reputation - work not being done means consumers will refund orders, go elsewhere, or file complaints. Also raises awareness for the working conditions of the workplace, further damaging the company’s reputation.

It is also used to demonstrate the skill/value of said workers, as difficult to replace quickly enough to prevent losses.

Unless directed otherwise by the strike participants, you as a consumer carry on as normal, including buying from/business with the corporation, and responding accordingly (refunding your purchase, filing complaints) when the corporation fails to deliver due to the strike.

Your solidarity with the workers means listening to what their plan for the protest is and staying up to date, as those plans sometimes change.

BOYCOTT:

A call by unions/organized workers/political or social groups to avoid shopping/doing business with the corporation.

Can be done by many groups of people, is more often a CONSUMER based decision rather than one initiated by workers or unions

Usually in response to changes or policy the corporation makes that the group views as immoral ( supporting Israel, funding lobbyist groups for more lax business regulation, mistreating employees, opposing gay or trans people’s existence )

Is meant to show a corporation that their practices are costing them money and harming their reputation, and that their competition can and will scoop their consumer base up

If you agree with the group calling for the boycott, this signals that you should avoid shopping/doing business with said corporation.

SCAB:

A worker who is hired to replace a striking worker

Usually hired en masse once the strike is public, with very little vetting/interviewing/etc - getting bodies into workplaces.

Do not become a scab. A corporation may try to mislead you into believing your position is not a scab. They will not be up front. Be very wary of applying to jobs at corporations with active strikes

PICKET LINE:

A literal group of people, usually striking workers and sympathetic protesters, occupying the grounds around a business

Typically holding signs informing others of their grievances. Their aim is to turn you away from the business

If striking workers are involved, this is a strike that is calling for a boycott.

Don’t cross the picket line.

Listen to Organized Workers.

Strike =/= Boycott

[reasonsforhope]

"This week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a new rule requiring airlines to make bathrooms more accessible for disabled people. All new single-aisle aircraft will be fitted with fully-accessible lavatories.

Most flights inside the United States are single-aisle and as technology has improved, they are used more frequently for long flights, including coast-to-coast trips that can last as long as six hours. Double-aisle plans are already subject to the regulation but are primarily used for international flights.

Out Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced the new regulations, saying, “Traveling can be stressful enough without worrying about being able to access a restroom; yet today, millions of wheelchair users are forced to choose between dehydrating themselves before boarding a plane or avoiding air travel altogether.” ...

The secretary has made it a priority to improve service on airlines during his tenure. In 2022, six airlines were forced to pay millions of dollars in refunds to hundreds of thousands of customers and were also fined millions for causing the issues. The department’s firm stance on the side of customers has continued through this year after multiple companies have had meltdowns, stranding thousands of travelers.

All planes delivered to airlines starting in 2026 must include several upgrades. Planes already in service will not need to be retrofitted unless the plane is renovated.

“These aircraft must have at least one lavatory of sufficient size to permit a passenger with a disability (with the help of an assistant, if necessary) to approach, enter, and maneuver within the aircraft lavatory, to use all lavatory facilities, and leave by means of the aircraft’s onboard wheelchair if necessary,” the DOT said in a statement.

Accessible faucets and controls, grab bars, accessible call buttons and door locks, minimum obstruction to the passage of an onboard wheelchair, and an available visual barrier for privacy are also required upgrades."

-via LGBTQ Nation, July 28, 2023

Wayyyyyyy fucking overdue but I'll take it!! Also, very nice curb cut effect: We all get to be less miserable on airplanes, and older people don't have to worry as much about airplane bathroom fall risks.

[waveoftheocean]

black friday sale!! use the code ITSFRIDAY2024 for 10% off your order from now until dec. 1, 11:59pm PST (applies to both storefronts)!

✨ shop link for orders to the USA and Canada ✨ shop link for international orders

important shop update: after dec. 9, i will no longer be able to ship to countries in the EU and Northern Ireland due to the new General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR). i'm so sorry! if you're located there and are interested in ordering from my shop, please do so before the 9th.

✨ discord server invite link for more frequent merch/shop updates!

other update details below the cut:

new merch: ♡ tristamp roadtrip CD charms - double sided, with a rotatable cd that shows different sky backgrounds!

♡ superbat omanjuus - soft and squishy. both designs come with a squeaker inside :DD

unfortunately, i cannot ship omanjuus to countries in the EU due to their toy/plushie regulations.

♡ superbat tired dads shakers - openable, double-sided shaker with 13 shaker pieces.

preorder here regular order here (until dec. 9) the shakers have arrived, but the bird keychain clasps i wanted to attach to them have not. however, since i will not be able to ship anything to the EU/Northern Ireland after dec. 9, i wanted to make them available in some form before that cutoff date! if you order through my etsy, they will come with a silver U clasp instead of the bird clasp.

restocks: ♡ vashwood day after tomorrow CD charms

for anyone that has a current order with me, i plan to ship them out early next week. however, i'm happy to combine shipping if you want to get something else! just write your current order number and that you'd like to combine shipping in the order notes and i'll refund one of your shipping costs!

[batboyblog]

Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week #25

June 28-July 5 2024

The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Is putting forward the first ever federal safety regulation to protect worker's from excessive heat in the workplace. As climate change has caused extreme heat events to become more common work place deaths have risen from an average of 32 heat related deaths between 1992 and 2019 to 43 in 2022. The rules if finalized would require employers to provide drinking water and cool break areas at 80 degrees and at 90 degrees have mandatory 15-minute breaks every two hours and be monitored for signs of heat illness. This would effect an estimated 36 million workers.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced $1 Billion for 656 projects across the country aimed at helping local communities combat climate change fueled disasters like flooding and extreme heat. Some of the projects include $50 Million to Philadelphia for a stormwater pump station and combating flooding, and a grant to build Shaded bus shelters in Washington, D.C.

The Department of Transportation announced thanks to efforts by the Biden Administration flight cancellations at the lowest they've been in a decade. At just 1.4% for the year so far. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg credited the Department's new rules requiring automatic refunds for any cancellations or undue delays as driving the good numbers as well as the investment of $25 billion in airport infrastructure that was in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The Department of Transportation announced $600 million in the 3rd round of funding to reconnect communities. Many communities have been divided by highways and other Infrastructure projects over the years. Most often effecting racial minority and poor areas. The Biden Administration is dedicated to addressing these injustices and helping reconnect communities split for decades. This funding round will see Atlanta’s Southside Communities reconnected as well as a redesign for Birmingham’s Black Main Street, reconnecting a community split by Interstate 65 in the 1960s. 

The Biden Administration approved its 9th offshore wind power project. About 9 miles off the coast of New Jersey the planned wind farm will generated 2,800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power almost a million homes with totally clear power. This will bring the total amount of clean wind power generated by projects approved by the Biden Administration to 13 gigawatts. The Administration's climate goal is to generate 30 gigawatts from wind.

The Biden Administration announced funding for 12 new Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs. The $504 million dollars will go to supporting tech hubs in, Colorado, Montana, Indiana, Illinois, Nevada, New York, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. These tech hubs together with 31 already announced and funded will support high tech manufacturing jobs, as well as training for 21st century jobs for millions of American workers.

HHS announced over $200 million to support improved care for older Americans, particularly those with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. The money is focused on training primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and other health care clinicians in best practices in elder and dementia care, as well as seeking to  integrate geriatric training into primary care. It also will support ways that families and other non-medical care givers can be educated to give support to aging people.

HHS announced $176 million to help support the development of a mRNA-based pandemic influenza vaccine. As part of the government's efforts to be ready before the next major pandemic it funds and supports new vaccine's to try to predict the next major pandemic. Moderna is working on an mRNA vaccine, much like the Covid-19, vaccine focused on the H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses, which experts fear could spread to humans and cause a Covid like event.

[aesethewitch]

And you know what, I'd be so bold as to say that a lot of witches need to learn how to advertise ethically and effectively! Even folks whose services are 100% legit and genuine can be (or come off as) extremely shady. It's a problem! You don't have to be an expert or anything, but understanding what makes a good product listing and how to ethically advertise your goods and services is absolutely critical.

Having done marketing and advertising work for a Major Company with Many Advertising Regulations, these are the extremely basic hallmarks I look for in a good advertisement or product/service listing:

Language is clear and concise, focusing on the specific product or service in question *

Language is engaging but not inflammatory **

No typos, misspellings, or grammatical mistakes

All products and services are clearly described, and the consumer knows exactly what they would receive if they were to purchase from you

If applicable or possible, at least one quality photo of the product is provided (more than one from multiple angles is preferred, but one very good photo is sometimes enough)

Provided images appear legitimate (not AI, not stolen from the internet, etc.) and product descriptions appear to have been written by a real person ***

Prices are clearly stated and appear fair when compared to other sellers offering similar products and services, or which are otherwise explained (for example, if prices are unusually high, it may be because the seller only has limited stock or is providing a unique, high-effort service; this should be clearly stated in the listing in a simple, matter-of-fact tone)

The method of delivery is clearly described, including delivery timelines and whether tracking will be provided

If not provided elsewhere, or if it's a long list of available products/services, contact information and instructions are provided somewhere obvious and easy to access for questions and concerns

Disclaimers are clearly marked, and the consumer's rights are clearly explained (for example, if it's a commission for a custom spell, could the consumer publish the spell instructions on their blog, or is it for private use only?)

The refund policy is clearly described either in the listing itself, in the sales terms, or elsewhere on the page (so long as it's easily found)

It isn't explicitly about listings, but one other big thing I look for is whether the seller has a presence other than their shop or marketing space(s). This could be social media, a physical location, or a personal website. Basically, I want to see that they're obviously a real person doing real work in the field they're selling in, not just a grifter cashing in on what's popular.

I wouldn't buy cakes from someone who isn't obviously making cakes. Why the hell would I buy a tarot reading from someone who, as far as I can tell, has never done a tarot reading except in closed DMs when paid to do so?

* If you're advertising a specific product or service, the post, listing, or whatever else should be focused ENTIRELY on that specific product or service. Avoid extolling your virtues in excess.

What I mean is, your listing should not be 65% sucking your own dick about how long you've been doing the thing you're doing and how great you are. It should be about the product or service, not you. The place for that (and it does have a place, imo) is in a masterpost of services, a pinned post about yourself on your blog, and/or in the "about" section on your website/sales page.

** I mean inflammatory in the way of pushing the reader into a heightened state of emotion. These listings are purposefully manipulative, intending to take advantage of particular types of people. It's not an uncommon tactic, but it is a pretty scummy one, especially in spiritual circles, which attract non-experts who are desperate for relief, comfort, and results. Consider this example:

A listing for a tarot reading about future love saying, "Discover the future of your love life!" would be generally fine. A listing saying "Your love life DEFINED!! Once in a lifetime LOVE!!! SOULMATE CONNECTION? Is HE the ONE? Don't be fooled by NARCISSIST SOCIOPATHS!!" is inflammatory, intent on targeting a specific type of person who is likely to fall for the urgency and the particular language used here. You see the difference, no?

*** There are always cases of folks who aren't so good at words or taking pictures or who aren't using their first language and so forth, and it's important to take that into consideration. But for the most part, even those cases stand out from the bullshit artists, whose only goal is to take your money and run.

[dear-ao3]

Do you have any tips for attending a race weekend in person? Im hoping to do so next year

buy your tickets immediately when they come out. grandstands sell out really really fast. i did months of research on this. not all tracks have great views for gen admission (canada does Not, you can find this all out on reddit) and getting gen admission means usually getting there as soon as track opens to stake out your spot and then waiting there for hours. not everyone wants that.

the cheapest place to buy tickets is from the track itself. get on their email list. i didnt end up getting them from the track because the sold too quickly, i got them from the f1 official website. that website just allows you to pick the grandstand, you get your section and specific seats a week away from the race.

if youre sitting in a grandstand, spend the extra money to make sure that theres a giant screen in front of your seats so you know whats happening in other areas of the track.

when picking tickets, figure out where the action parts of the track are. reddit is good for this. i picked the hairpin because i wanted to make sure i could see the cars and that was a part where they go slow enough where u can see that. also theres good overtaking there. also take into account how far you'll have to walk from the entrances. it gets crowded.

if you get on the track email list thats also where you get info for the pit lane walk. at canada u didnt need to have a ticket to go to the pitlane walk, anyone could sign up for the raffle. it was a lottery system and we got lucky. (can make a different post on pit lane walk)

book your hotel (if needed) as Soon as hotels become available. prices get really jacked up. you can book air bnbs and all that, but i read a lot of people got scammed with them so i didnt. most hotels book 12-14 months in advance, depends on the chain. i booked my hotel Before the tickets. it was non refundable. it was a risk for sure. but i still did it. i also didnt stay in montreal proper because of the expense, if you do that figure out your transportation ahead of time. we were able to reserve parking spaces for each day near public transport for relatively cheap.

dont buy food at the track. its so expensive. you dont need to. everyone around us brought their own food in little coolers and we all ate in the stands. unsure if u can do that at every track but it was allowed here. would recommend. they also had water bottle refilling stations and you were allowed to bring water in, as well as reusable bottles, but check your track regulations. tho what they mostly looked for in security was alcohol and glass.

you do not need to do the track invasion for the podium. we didnt. and i heard form other people it was a disaster. mob situation. claustrophobic. we were still allowed to walk on the track to exit. dont be unsafe.

sunscreen! hats! long pants! comfy shoes! sunglasses! all your friend. i brought a small bag that just had my portable charger, earplugs (cars aren't really that loud but they were still helpful!), and some snacks and water. also electrolyte mix.

unsure if this is a thing everywhere but everyone was really nice and polite. might have just been canada. but. everyone literally Sat in their seats during the race and the qualifying and everything. if there was action happening people would stand. but then sit again. so relatively pleasant. no one was overly mean except that one guy in the train on the way back.

idk lmk if u want more

[13atoms]

Airplane Mode (Spencer Reid x Reader)

A quick blurb about Spencer Reid and his SO finally getting a resort vacation! (Or holiday, because I’m a Brit and saying vacation feels weird). Insp by the slightly weird holiday I’m currently on lol | 1k fluff

Holidays were a bad omen for the BAU. Like complaining a night shift in a hospital is too quiet, or that it hasn’t rained in a while. Holidays meant something was bound to go wrong. So you’d waited until the very last minute to book the flights. Packed your suitcases two hours before leaving for the airport.

You hadn’t allowed yourself to be excited to go away, or even to tell many friends you’d be on holiday.

The louder you said it, the more likely it was that Spencer would be called into work, and the whole thing would fall to the wayside in a series of frantic phone calls. Ultimately, it would only mean Spencer felt awful, and guilty, and it would have been better if you’d never planned anything in the first place. It wasn’t his fault, you couldn’t resent him for it, people’s lives were at stake.

But you were so excited for a vacation.

Even in the airport, as Spencer passed through security with the lazy, efficient movements of a weary regular flier, you’d been waiting for his phone to ring. For it to all be over. You’d held his arm in the airport lounge, waiting for the gate announcement, not daring to speak a word in case the universe heard you and Spencer had to jump on a different plane before yours had even taken off. Then there would be the arguing with the airline. The money lost, the forms for it to be refunded by the FBI, your bags missing because they were already packed deep into the hold of the plane.

You had clutched your coffee cup, already feeling dread and exhaustion overtaking you.

Then the plane had taken off. You hadn’t quite believed it. Spencer put his phone on airplane mode, and showed it to you.

“We’ve made it,” he whispered, through a smile, “it would be in violation of the Federal Aviation Administration regulations to take a call from work now.”

You shoved your face into his neck, and let yourself begin to feel excited.

The resort was one recommended by a colleague of Spencer’s, boring and relaxing, adults’ only and pleasantly quiet. There was a time and a place for exploring and excitement, but truly the thought of Spencer spending a single week away from work felt like excitement enough.

In the taxi from the airport, when Spencer had turned his phone back on and not received summons from Gideon, you finally let yourself utter the words:

“I can’t believe we’re on holiday.”

“I know!”

Spencer was giddy, you could count on one hand the number of times you’d heard him giggle, and it was so wonderful you had to pull his hand into yours and squeeze it.

“I am so excited to do nothing,” he admitted, though you knew his e-reader contained a small library’s worth of books.

“I just want to eat good food, and spend time with you.”

“I think I’m going to turn my phone off,” he said abruptly, as though he’d only just had the thought he could.

“Yeah?”

“Yeah! Garcia knows where I am, if there’s a real emergency. That way I won’t feel like I have to check it all the time.”

“That sounds like a great idea.”

He smiled at you, and you watched as he shot off a quick text to Penelope, before completely turning his phone off. For a moment there was silence, and you both waited, listening to the sound of rubber on tarmac and feeling the heat of the sun outside. Nothing happened. Of course it didn’t. The realisation made you burst out laughing at the same time as Spencer, and you caught a flash of the driver’s backwards glance in the rear view mirror.

“You know what, mine too!”

You turned your phone off in solidarity, and stacked it beside his on the middle seat.

“Swap?” Spencer asked, offering you his phone, but you shook your head.

“Straight into the safe, when we get to the hotel. They can stay there.”

“That’s an even better idea.”

You knew, if it came down to it, if a life was at risk, he’d get the message from the hotel reception and go back to Quantico. That was okay. It was part of who he was, he needed the BAU, as much as they needed him.

There was a chain of people between that decision being made and Spencer finding out, including Gideon and Penelope, who would do everything in that power not to ask him. And that felt good.

For the first day, you let yourselves do only what you wanted to, to explore, to lie in bed, to read. Spencer needed the reminders not to watch every little thing that happened, not to examine poolsides and restaurants like they were crime scenes, but soon that went away and the frown in his brow was smoothed.

He wore swim trunks. He tried sips of your cocktail while floating in a pool. He laughed, and cried at one of the books he read, and ate properly, and let himself spend hours lying against your body in bed.

When you left the hotel, you both forgot your phones, and had to pay the taxi driver to turn around and get them.

“We should just leave them,” you’d joked breathlessly, as the receptionist concealed exasperation and politely led you to the room you’d just checked out of.

“That would be pointless, I’d just have to buy another one –” Spencer was distracted, following the receptionist, working out whether you’d miss the plane in the worst possible scenario.

You could see the stress in him, as the taxi driver waited outside with your bags, his meter running.

“Not if we stay here forever,” you teased, and finally saw the fall of his shoulders, the smile lines appearing on his face.

“You know, that’s not a bad idea.”

Spencer made it a whole 24 hours after landing without getting on another plane, and you considered it a small victory. When he called you on the jet you could almost see him, skin a little bit more tanned, his hair still a little curlier from the sun and the chlorine.

“You’d better bring a souvenir, jet setter,” you teased, and imagined Spencer wrinkling his nose before he replied.

“We’re going to Milwaukee.”

[nico-esoterica]

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Speaking from personal experience, I am telling you RIGHT now that if you're behind on rent, bills, etc and you need to manifest money quickly, it WILL fucking FALL into your lap if you tell yourself it's going to and that it's handled.

If there's negative or intrusive thoughts, also speaking from experience, use some Nervous System Regulation to calm yourself down, and do what's the most comfortable to you to start reassuring yourself like a best friend that the money is there, no matter what.

If you choose to uproot the belief, it comes down to you confronting where the initial trauma around money started and what beliefs you adopted from your parents and the struggles and negative talk you were privy to most. You can tell that past version of you that you don't need the fears to protect you anymore. You control your reality now so there won't be a 'what if' or a switch up. If anything SHOULD happen, you being secure and self assured can and WILL turn it on its head.

You can also choose not to resonate with any harmful thoughts. JassChantel on twt had a video I downloaded to my phone where she says, "You don't have to think about a thought!" And it's true. Shitty thoughts do NOT ever manifest if you decide those thoughts have no meaning or purpose. Me thinking of putting my hand in a blender 45x a day doesn't mean I'll actually do it lol. So just let them pass or tell them fuck you I have the money!

Money will literally squeeze itself out of the unlikeliest of places when you stand on business and say something is ABSOLUTELY paid or getting paid.

"Money falls out of thin air for me," has been a fabulous affirmation for me in that regard.

Be as stubborn as a spoiled brat about money. And in getting everything 100% of the time. Even if time's running out, shit looks bleak, etc. FLIP that story and tell yourself it all worked itself out.

You WILL be in fucking shock. Because it'll start stacking or will hit you all at once. Someone may give it to you, you'll get strange refunds or credits back, it'll come running to you like there's a fire burning. 🔥

[monstermonger]

Hello, I'd be very interested in getting some books from your online store, but can you ship to europe? I know that with the resent GSPR regulation that has been a problem for several artists and small buisness

I’m going to be honest, these (Dec 2024) updates are news to me….

I started selling my work a few months before that and so was unaware when doing my initial research, but yikes :( Thank you for bringing it up, I think to be safe I’ll have to completely close my shop to EU for now. Anyone who ordered something will get refunded of course, but I’m sorry for the inconvenience 😭

BUT…. so, crazy enough, my wife and I will be moving to EU at some point, as her hometown is in Poland. So I will be able to eventually sell there, if by no other means. not anytime super soon, but eventually … hah…

@ashioksdaydream thank you SO much for the interest!! Like that is so sweet to hear, and as a side note i’m perfectly ok with people coloring my inks for fun like that. Unfortunately it appears that even digital items are included in the GPSR update so I cannot 😭 I’m very sorry!

[saltminerising]

Apparently the EU might enforce new regulations on premium currencies in games and I wonder if FR would be affected when that shit hits the fan of gaming industry. If so, they'd have to allow gem and gem item purchase refunds to comply to the rules, as well as display RLC value of gem items in shops and change their gem purchase packages. The fact that gems can be gotten through gameplay wouldn't matter btw. Does anyone more proficient in legalese know if I should stock up on popcorn

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