She sold her Toronto home to retire somewhere cheaper. It hasn’t worked – Globe and Mail, April 22, 2021
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-how-red-hot-real-estate-can-derail-your-retirement-plans/
Rob Carrick looks at one woman’s situation who is following through on an idea that a lot of retired folks living in big cities are probably contemplating right now. Cashing out one’s home, and moving to a smaller community where they think they will pay a lot less for a retirement home. It doesn’t always work out as planned apparently.
Are single seniors unfairly penalized at tax time? – MoneySense.ca, April 13, 2021
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/ask-moneysense/are-single-seniors-unfairly-penalized-at-tax-time/
Allan Norman writes about an issue that generally irritates retired single individuals. The fact that they do not have the benefit of splitting pension income like couples do to reduce tax paid. It is an inequity for sure. And most often affects single women… as a friend reminded me yesterday.
Here’s Why So Many People Intend to Die With Money in the Bank – Bloomberg.com, M4ch 25, 2021
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-25/here-s-why-so-many-people-intend-to-die-with-money-in-the-bank?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=content&utm_content=diewithmoney&fbclid=IwAR3GpZeEd_oA8VErBrORMLwiZA2kKJ3wyuZCGE4PzlRLk9TFoTgUBpfAd6E
Peter Coy addresses the issue that caused me to make a couple of posts in the last few weeks. To spend or not to spend in retirement. Love the Michael Bloomberg quote, “you should spend down all your assets in retirement and “bounce the check to the undertaker,”
Can snowbirds drive home to avoid a hotel quarantine? – Globe and Mail, April 18, 2021
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/mobility/article-can-snowbirds-drive-home-to-avoid-a-hotel-quarantine/
Jason Tchir offers up another look at how Snowbirds can get across the border the spring. From my perspective, it is looking like going south this past winter may not have been as bad and idea as it appeared to be last fall. Welcome home everybody.
After safety review, Health Canada says people shouldn’t hesitate to get AstraZeneca vaccine – CBC.ca, April 14, 2021
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-canada-astra-zeneca-rare-side-effects-1.5986988It was gratifying to read this morning that the province is going to lower the age requirement to receive the Astra Zeneca vaccine to 40. This article by John Paul Tasker includes a great video of Dr. Supriya Sharma explaining the blood clot risk attributable to the vaccine as it compares to the risk of getting a blood clot in other situations.