How should we spend our tax refund this year? It’s a question I find myself asking every spring as I finish keying in our slips and receipts and prepare to netfile.

It’s nerdy, but I really enjoy doing our taxes. I started doing ours three years ago and while there was a small learning curve, I’m glad I took the time to work through it. I still have to look things up sometimes, but for the most part, I feel pretty confident filing our taxes on my own.

But let’s be honest: my favourite part of doing my taxes is spending the refund.

Here’s how we spent our 2019 refund.