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RRSP's and RRIF's on death
Courtesy of Manulife Financial A great summary of what happens at death. Most Canadians are familiar with the tax advantages of using...
Empty Nesters
Suddenly, without warning, we arrived at a place we had actually, rarely, if ever thought about. Thrust upon us one day completely out of...
Sleep...the elusive dream...
I am now 57 years old. The delightful age when financially we are secure (barring the apocalypse) my kids are early to mid 20's so they...
Parsimony
Lionel Messi signed a $41 million contract with Paris St Germain. I don’t follow soccer too much. My parents are both Scottish so Glasgow...
Writing a book, month 4
Are successful people just robots? Am I a robot, but just a very simple one, like a Roomba. If I’m a Roomba would Bill Gates be a super...
Still Writing a Book...with Gratitude
My editor (brother’s girlfriend Jody) explained a little more what it takes to get this done. Apparently after writing for 30 days you...
Week 2
‘Heavy bank of low lying clouds’...quote from my brother coming in from outside after some time on the dock. This brings up my brother’s...
End of Week 1
whatever….I didn’t write yesterday. Are the dreams of a novel over? Has the fad excitement ended? I haven’t heard from my editor at all....
Day 4
“At every phase in your life, look at your options. Please, do not select boring ones.” Barbara Hillary, who shared that bit of advice...
Book Writing...Day 3
Day 3 of my sentence. Or sentences. Several consecutive life terms. I’m not sure what is harder. Raising children or learning how to play...
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