by agnes | Dec 16, 2013 | In The News, On A Personal Note...
Some time ago I wrote an article asking the title question: Where is the surprise in the baby boomer bulge. It appears I am writing another one. I was on Facebook last night and saw this link in my feed: http://www.leadnow.ca/pensions?t=fb – it’s a form letter...
by agnes | Nov 13, 2013 | Finding Focus, On A Personal Note...
What was the best vacation you ever had? I can tell you what mine was. The year after I divorced I wanted a very special healing sort of holiday with my children. We went to Disneyland. It certainly wasn’t my first choice but, during the planning, it suddenly...
by agnes | Nov 12, 2013 | Getting Down To Business, It's The Life In Your Years, On A Personal Note...
My alma mater is UVic – the University of Victoria. Their alumni magazine is called The Torch and an article in the latest edition really hit home for me. http://agnesknowles.ca/torch-autumn-2013 On page 14 is an article by Brad Buie, BA ’99 called The Meaning...
by agnes | Nov 11, 2013 | Getting Down To Business, On A Personal Note..., Weekend Wisdom
How often have you shared a funny or meaningful picture on Facebook, or Pinterest, or by email? It just seemed to capture something that you identified with, or found funny, or perhaps touched your heart. You, my readers, have responded quite favourably to my Weekend...
by agnes | Nov 10, 2013 | On A Personal Note...
It’s November 11th today and I thought it apropos to write an article about remembering. While we have all been affected by war – fortunately for most of us, only indirectly – that sort of Remembering and Respect-paying is personal and not where I am going with...
by agnes | Nov 4, 2013 | Finding Focus, Getting Down To Business, On A Personal Note...
How much money would you need to have coming in to have a comfortable retirement? Each of you will have a different answer for this question. If OAS and CPP (along with the GIS of course) bring in about $1500/month, some of you are going to say another $1k would be...
by agnes | Oct 2, 2013 | Finding Focus, On A Personal Note...
You are so ready to retire but it is some pretty serious self-talk that is going on to convince yourself you can hang in there for another five years. Why is that? Is that your grandbaby in the picture over there? What a beautiful child and HaHa! I can tell you love...
by agnes | Oct 1, 2013 | Finding Focus, On A Personal Note...
You are so ready to retire – but it is some pretty serious self-talk that is going on to convince yourself you can hang in there for another five years. And that is something you just can’t say out loud. Why is that? Between you and me, just when did a...
by agnes | Sep 30, 2013 | Finding Focus, On A Personal Note...
You are so ready to retire – but there is a serious little voice in your head suggesting it may be another five to ten years yet. Why is that? How are your Mom & Dad anyways? Or in your case, maybe there is only one parent left, which really tugs on your...
by agnes | Sep 30, 2013 | Finding Focus, On A Personal Note...
You are so ready to retire… but there is some pretty serious self-talk that is going on convincing yourself you can hang in there for another five years… because you feel you have to. Why is that? I pulled a bunch of my RRSP statements right back to the early 2000s...
