It’s About The G.I.S…

It’s About The G.I.S…

Last post I promised you a small factoid about the Guaranteed Income Supplement most people don’t consider. Believe it or not, I don’t really like crunching these numbers for you, I just think it’s imperative you understand what you have to look...

You Do The Math, Then You Bet On The Odds

I received my “Statement of Contributions” for my Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits today. As I get closer to age 60, it appears I need either a crystal ball or a set of dice to decide when I want to start collecting my CPP. If I apply at the age of 60, I...

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  What if you began to expect the best from any situation? Isn’t it possible that you could write new chapters in your life with happy endings? Suspend your disbelief? Take a leap of faith? After all, what have you got to lose but misery and lack? ~ Sarah...

A Feather In My Cap!

A few months ago, I decided I was ready to enter a fairly serious blog-site competition on-line. Called the Top50 MLM Blog Competition, it has attracted the cream of the proverbial crop in the 5 years since its inception. I was a little hesitant, with it being my...

Can YOU Afford Retirement?

I heard a news story this morning that really hit home why I am doing what I am doing on-line. “Nearly a third of retired Canadians, or 30 per cent, have returned to work and a major reason is that they misjudged how much their expected life of ease would...

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People don’t take opportunities because the timing is bad, the financial side unsecure. Too many people are over-analyzing. Sometimes you just have to go for it. ~ Michelle Zatly

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  Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes Courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying “I will try again tomorrow.”

An Income Tax Deduction You Need To Know About

  I was over on my long-neglected ElderCare site today looking for a post with some information I wanted. And then I spotted this post and thought I should post it here. I apologize for not sharing it last summer when you still had time to act for this year, but,...

Is Your Home Your Retirement Plan?

Watching HGTV again tonight. Another one of those good-looking-man-renovating-a-home shows. (I really do watch for the ideas – the hunky-man thing is just a bonus!) This is Scott McGillivray. His show is called Income Property – he shows interested buyers homes with...

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The entrepreneur in us sees opportunity everywhere we look, but many people see only problems everywhere they look. The entrepreneur in us is more concerned with discriminating between opportunities than he or she is with failing to see the opportunities. ~ Michael...