As the 6th day of June arrives and goes each year, there seems to be little significance placed on the importance of this day and what it means to the freedom we enjoy here in North America. It was exactly 75 years ago when some of our brightest and bravest took on the task to…
The journey always begins and ends somewhere. It does not matter whether we board the train, embark the plane, or climb into our own vehicle. We are just energy in motion having a human experience. Our travels are like the bumper stickers of the ’70s, covering the back of a vehicle as an advertisement to…
A Lesson From the Three Little Pigs You know the one about the pigs that went to market. This about the other ones that decided to become homeowners. Each had the desire to have their own place and were weighing out their options relative to what was happening in their lives. Some were not ready…
We All Come From Away The dust is beginning to settle but there are no words to describe how the good folks on the Miramichi, put all their energy together and united in a common goal. Of course, I am talking about the little community of Renous being chosen as the recipient of Kraft’s Hockeyville.…
What is holding us back? The safety restraint in a vehicle is called a seatbelt and it is designed to prevent forward movement in the event of a crash or sudden stop. In the old days, no one wore them and they were almost an afterthought. After years of education and improvements in safety, the…
When should I take my Canada Pension entitlement??? The world as we know it is a complicated ball of wax with many moving parts. So many decisions that are not in our control influence the outcome of our journey through life. The good old days of working for the man, retiring with the gold watch…
Why Do I Need This? How will I ever use that seemingly useless information that I am bombarded with on a daily basis? Do you remember asking yourself that question as a student? I do. All I ever heard was that we live in the age of information and that someday it will come in…
Signs, Signs We live in an amazing world, where advancements in technology have taken away the need to think for ourselves. We rarely have to scratch our heads, when all we must do is just “Google It”. It can be as simple as a recipe or as complicated as planning a schedule for a 10-day…
Who You Gonna Call? The tax season is upon us and the insatiable appetite for more money will have CRA scouring our returns to ensure we all pay just a little bit more. This phrase burns right to the pit of my stomach and it has been coined by successive governments of the day. There…
I Don’t Want to be a Widow I attended a seminar this week and the speaker delivered an interesting address that was focused on women and the absence of financial planning geared to their specifics needs. I listened intently as she highlighted some of the deficient areas and how different the female population focuses on…