Preparing for Gardening Season: Tips for Seniors – /seasonsretirement.com, 2024
https://seasonsretirement.com/gardening-tips-for-seniors/
Gardening tips for the “mature” gardener. Perhaps only because I am heading out to work on the gardens today, and I need reminding. 🙂
How to double your CPP income – MoneySense.ca,, April 23, 2024
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/retired-money/how-to-double-your-cpp-income/
Jonathan Chevreau offers up a catchy title before delving down into the benefits of waiting till the age of 70 to take your CPP benefits. I’m beginning to wonder how many times this topic has been written about over the years. 🙂
“Should I delay my CPP if I’m not contributing to it?” – MoneySense.ca, April 22, 2024
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/ask-a-planner/should-i-delay-my-cpp-if-im-not-contributing-to-it/
Jason Heath responds to a reader’s interesting question by explaining how “You can still benefit from deferring Canada Pension Plan payments with less than maximum contributions”
Online reviews are increasingly fake, say researchers. Here’s why, and how to spot them – CBC.ca, March 20, 2024
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/fake-reviews-1.7148727
I am not a big fan of reading online product reviews or restaurant rankings. This article makes me even less inclined to bother reading them.Brandie Weikle dives into how “many reviews are fake — written by people paid to post.” Meta is preventing us from posting direct links to articles in Canadian media on Facebook. The link here works
How to beat inflation: First, tackle lifestyle creep – MoneySense.ca, April 19, 2024
https://www.moneysense.ca/spend/how-to-beat-inflation-first-tackle-lifestyle-creep/
Renée Sylvestre-Williams examines the impact of lifestyle creep if it is not held in check as inflation heats up. Lifestyle creep is “when your standard of living improves as your income rises and former discretionary or luxury items become expectations.”
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