IKEA Will Send You Replacement Parts for Free … Who Knew
by Occasionally, I write something that I believe might actually be useful for just about anybody. I think it is one of those times. It’s not …
Category: Household
The Carbon Pricing/Tax Thingy… What Is All the Noise About?
“Axe the tax.” I’m not sure how many hundreds of times we’ve seen-read-heard this statement in the last couple of years. Pierre Poilievre and the …
Christmas is Over … It’s Time to Talk About… err… Our Christmas Tree “Travel” Decorations!
Well, the festive season is over. The presents have either been appreciated and used or returned for refund, resolutions have been made to lose weight …
Home Maintenance … Just When You Least Expect It, It Jumps Up and Bites You on the Bum :-)
This is not meant to be a sad tale about how we encountered some unexpected home maintenance costs this year. It is simply a reminder …
Having Home Renovations Done During Your Winter Getaway…We Did It While We Were in Spain!
Having home renovations undertaken while you are retired can be even more annoying than when you are working. At very least, while working you get …
The Grocery Bill… A Month of Taking My Own Advice – Part 2
by Progress or debacle? Well, our month of paying attention to our grocery expenditures and usage has ended. Time for the great reckoning. I would have …
COVID in Retreat… Time to Shake Up Your Living Space???
There are times that I worry that when I die someone will come into the house, and it will be like walking into a time …
The Grocery Bill… A Month of Taking My Own Advice
As I was wrapping up my series of articles about income streams in retirement, a thought popped into my head. It happened as I was …
COVID Culling… Facebook Marketplace, Selling Stuff, and the Opiate of the Masses
Over the last number of years I have made several attempts to sell things on Kijiji, with only very limited success. So, I am not …
Downsizing to One Car… A Family Drama
Having sufficiently recuperated from my 4-5 month/ongoing health issues enough to write about the experience, I now feel duty-bound to keep churning out articles on …