November 10, 2025

The Past Week’s Favourite Reads — March 13 – 19, 2023

Healthy Aging Tips for Seniors – PARC Retirement Living, March 15, 2023
https://parcliving.ca/blog/healthy-aging-tips-for-seniors/
Good basic tips for healthy aging.

What fighting a $100 cancellation fee taught me about a little-used consumer protection tool – Globe and Mail, March 10, 2023
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-what-fighting-a-100-cancellation-fee-taught-me-about-a-little-used/
Erica Alini writes about a little-known consumer protection law. It does appear to be very useful. I am filing this one away in the memory banks. 🙂

The Biggest Winner of the Gas Stove Fight Is Induction Ranges – Bloomberg, March 9, 2023
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-03-09/gas-stove-ban-panic-could-fuel-induction-range-growth
Aaron Gell’s humorous take on the “gas stove wars”. Not quite prepared to give up mine just yet, but I quite enjoy cooking on induction stoves.

Here’s how long Canadian women can expect to live in retirement – Globe and Mail, March 7, 2023
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-retirement-planning-mortality/
Frederick Vettese lets loose with another of his lovely short reports. This one examines how long Canadian women can expect to live in retirement. Quite a while apparently.

“My Favourite Weekly Reads” are articles I have read throughout the week because they were of interest to me … for good, or for bad reasons. 🙂 Sharing them does not mean that I endorse them, unless I explicitly state that. If concepts contained in the financial articles I share are of interest to you please remember that is always a good idea to ask your financial adviser’s advice when considering making changes to your financial portfolio or changing your spending habits.