Early retirement is not about deprivation. It’s about spending money on what brings you joy – globe and Mail, January 14, 2025
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-early-retirement-is-not-about-deprivation-its-about-spending-money-on/
Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung discuss how “Retirees from the FIRE movement are often perceived as being a bunch of tightwads”, when in reality the “The FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement isn’t about minimizing. It’s about optimizing.”
A smart solution for people who refuse to delay CPP to get more money – Globe and Mail, January 16, 2025
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-a-smart-solution-for-people-who-refuse-to-delay-cpp-to-get-more-money/
Rob Carrick looks at an intriguing proposal to compensate the estate of someone who had died early and not received much in the way of CPP payments because they delayed receiving them until they were past the age of 65.
Roughly half of Canadians don’t have a will. Why dying without one can have serious consequences – Toronto Star, January 12, 2025
https://www.thestar.com/business/personal-finance/roughly-half-of-canadians-don-t-have-a-will-why-dying-without-one-can-have/article_67cff23a-a20d-11ef-ae9d-9fc4522317fe.html
Leah Golob reviews the importance of having a will. It’s a new year… this is probably something that should be added to your new year to-do list if you don’t have one.
I Couldn’t Afford to Retire in the U.S. so I Moved to Spain at 70 Years Old — How I Did It – Travel + Leisure, August 25, 2025
https://www.travelandleisure.com/retired-in-spain-at-70-years-old-how-i-did-it-8695665
Marsha Scarbrough writes about how she went in search of a place to live in retirement that was less expensive than the USA and decided that Spain was the place to move to… snd she is loving it.
Maybe Canadians were the problem, not Trudeau – Globe and Mail, January 11, 2025
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-maybe-canadians-were-the-problem-not-trudeau/
I and others of all political ilks agree on one thing. It was time for Monsieur Trudeau the younger to step aside. In an interesting piece Ian McGugan discusses whether there were greater issues in play in Canada that precipitated a general malaise in the nation that needs to be addressed.
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