14 Best Small Towns in France for Beautiful Beaches and Vineyards, Mountain Trails, and Medieval Castles – Travel + Leisure, November 3, 2024
https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/best-small-towns-in-france
Evie Carrick suggests travellers “Skip the lines in Paris and visit these picturesque towns and villages, where the crowds are fewer and the pace is slower.”
Aspiring retirees consider three strategies to make sure they don’t run out of money – Globe and Mail, May 13, 2025
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-aspiring-retirees-consider-three-strategies-to-make-sure-they-dont-run/
Frederick Verttese analyzes as a couple of.”aspiring retirees consider three strategies to make sure they don’t run out of money
Poor millionaire homeowners: Retirement with lots of home equity and not enough savings – Globe and Mail, May 13, 2025
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-poor-millionaire-homeowners-retirement-with-lots-of-home-equity-and/
Rob Carrick considers how “When you celebrate real estate like we do in Canada, you end up with anomalies such as people who are house rich and retirement poor.”
Morning Update: The great Canadian travel boycott – Globe and Mail, Globe and Mail, 2025
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-morning-update-the-great-canadian-travel-boycott/
Danielle Groen discusses how “According to new Statistics Canada data, car trips to the States dropped 35 per cent in April, compared with the same time last year. It’s the fourth straight month of plunging cross-border traffic.”
How much money do you need to retire? As former engineers, we rely on math, not feelings – Globe and Mail, May 7, 2025
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/retirement/article-how-much-money-do-you-need-to-retire-as-former-engineers-we-rely-on/
Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung talk about how they “prefer to make decisions with math, not feelings.” so they calculated their retirement number using the 4-per-cent rule.
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