The Love-Goddess … She Went Through a Wall For Me
by When a bundle of magazines, which included an image of the Love-goddess on the cover (the image I am using for this piece) and a …
Author: Greg McCaughey
TFSAs … Our Simple Approach and the COVID Crash
I love tax free savings accounts (TFSA). All Canadians should love TFSAs. The federal government, and the CRA, on the other hand have probably already …
COVID-19 … The $300 OAS Gift, What to Do with It
The Love-goddess and I are each going to receive $300 … tax-free! This is going to be life changing!! OK, that’s not true. In reality, …
Black Lives Matter … How I “Learned” Not to be a Racist or Prejudiced
It has been two weeks since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer. Since that time people have taken to the streets all over …
I Almost Died … Seriously
It’s true. I almost bought the farm late last fall. You may have noticed that I haven’t posted anything since the middle of November 2019 …
Wintering In Spain … The Cost
*UPDATE – So, it’s 2023, how much has the cost of wintering in Spain gone up since this original analysis was written in 2019 you …
The Case For Wintering In Spain
Yes, winter can be fun … when you’re young. When you’re older, not so much. The places we Canadians typically head off to have lovely …
When to Take Your CPP? … My Take on It
*Updated Feb 26, 2021 to include link to GofC website re: CPP sharing. It seems that everyone writing about retirement has become fixated on when …
Airline Gift Cards … Good Idea … Mostly
If you read my last article about the use of reward miles to book international travel you will know that we have decided to redeem …
Striking a Budget and Tracking Your Expenses – Part 3 of 3 – My Expense Items and Categories with a Little Bit of Income Tracking Talk Thrown In
I can’t really recall exactly when I decided that we should start tracking our expenses and setting a budget every year. But it did turn …