12 Best Places to Travel in Europe in January – Travel + Leisure, November 27, 2024
https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/best-places-travel-europe-january
Claire Trageser provides us with some interesting locales in Europe to visit this winter if we get sick of this mountain of snow that has been thrust upon us. 🙂
Money transfer service Wise closed a Canadian customer’s account. It took seven months to return his money – Globe and Mail, December 2, 2024
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-money-transfer-service-wise-closed-a-canadian-customers-account-it/
Erica Alini examines how popular low-fee money transfer platform Wise failed a customer.
How to pay yourself as a power of attorney in Ontario – MoneySense.ca, November 13, 2024
https://www.moneysense.ca/save/financial-planning/estate-planning/how-to-pay-yourself-as-a-power-of-attorney-in-ontario/
Debbie Stanley discusses being a “power of attorney” in Ontario, and in doing so, reminds us that “many people don’t realize that you are entitled to compensation”.
Wealthy older investors with cognitive decline risk losing money. It’s one reason you need a Trusted Contact Person – Globe and Mail, December 2, 2024
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-wealthy-older-investors-with-cognitive-decline-are-most-at-risk-of/
Preet Banerjee discusses the need to have a person who can act to confirm your financial moves to the financial institutions you do business with after your cognitive function begins to decline. He points out that “this person wouldn’t have control over your accounts. It’s more akin to the two-factor-authorization some websites and apps require”.
Dollar store bang for your buck: Deals galore for the techies to the pet lovers on your holiday gift list – Toronto Star, December 1, 2024
https://www.thestar.com/business/dollar-store-bang-for-your-buck-deals-galore-for-the-techies-to-the-pet-lovers/article_76b6d77c-a5ce-11ef-b00e-9b394d6090c8.html
Renee Sylvestre-Williams gets us us thinking about alternative, less expensive places to shop for holiday gifts this year that we may never have thought about shopping at during the festive season before. It’s possible… I guess. 🙂
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