I am one of those little old ladies who, if I had been born a couple of generations earlier would have invested in the old typical widows and orphans stocks like IBM or Bell Telephone back in the sixties. But, I am a baby boomer so the twenty-first century version of this kind of investing landed me with some Canadian bank stocks, specifically TD Canada…
The other night, a group of us took a friend out to dinner to celebrate his birthday. It was a quintessential retired boomers’ affair—the annual seniors’ half-price night at Mandarin, and free for the birthday boy! What senior doesn’t love a bargain and who can resist pigging out on Mandarin’s dessert buffet? As luck would have it, we were fortunate to have been given a…
When I was still working I used to dream about being retired and having the time to take in such social and cultural events as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). I envisioned myself sliding into comfy seats in dark downtown theatres with my icy fountain Diet Coke and a bag of warm popcorn for a series of exciting films that never seemed to reach…
Do you go grocery shopping with your significant other? I’m always shocked when I learn that some of my friends shop for groceries together—as a couple. My experience has been that men are expensive and often petulant accompanists who are better off left at home. Hubby and I came close to getting a divorce once in the Costco parking lot because he lost me in…
Can it be true? Is it so? According to The New York Times and various other media sources, Baby Boomers are being displaced by an even larger demographic—millennials born in the brief 1990-91 blip. Yep. They’ve surpassed us in the race to be the biggest, baddest, and most influential group of people to hit the economic market since, well, baby boomers. This sub-genre known as Peak…
I don’t usually post two book reviews in a row, but I enjoyed this book so much, I wanted to share. When I started reading I Hope This Finds You Well by Calgary author Natalie Sue I was immediately thankful I am no longer working. A few more pages in and my mood shifted into I wish I was still working so I could harvest…
