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Hope this might be a fun thread to help recall some travel memories while many of us are stuck at home. Do you like traveling for major world festivals and events? Personally, we've generally tried to avoid major events and festivals because accommodations get pricier and there's more of a...

How do you keep your fitness up in retirement when you travel for an extended period? We generally travel fairly light so I typically don't bring a pair of running shoes. Laundry would likely be an issue because I sweat like I waterfall when I workout. Plus, we stay at fairly basic hotels...

A study analyzing gender pay gap using Uber data was recently published and it showed that male drivers made about 7% more per hour than female drivers. However, the reasons were not necessarily nefarious. The main reason (attributing to 50% of the difference) was that men drove slightly...

I came across an interesting culinary travel list of top 50 food cities in 2017 on msn.com. Seeking out interesting local food is one of our goals when we travel, if not one of the core reasons why we travel to a particular destination. It looks like the original top 100 list was constructed...

Any suggestions on a website or app that shows the return of a stock or index over a period of time ideally with options to select time period, total return with re-invested dividends or not, annual return and annualized returns, etc.

I thought I'd pass along a retirement happiness article I found interesting. Key takeaways if you don't want to read the article are: Retirement happiness does go up with the amount of savings accumulated but only to a point of around $3.5M USD of investable assets. Beyond that, happiness...

My friend forwarded me this article on Anthony Bourdain. We like Anthony Bourdain's food style and are kind of groupies in that we try to visit some of the places featured in his tv shows when we're travelling. I'm not sure there's a lot of lessons learned from the article but I kind of find...

I'm trying to map out my RRSP withdrawals and was hoping to gets some feedback on the process and options. My target for retirement is in a few years at around age 50/51. I have a chunk of money in my RRSP which I'm planning to draw down slowly on a yearly basis to $0 roughly by the time I...

Wondering if anyone has any good calculators or reading material on decumulation strategies specific for Canadian retirees? I hold pretty standard accounts: savings/chequing, non-registered investment, RRSP, DC Pension, and TFSA. I have some ideas how (which and amount) I'll eventually like...

The last time I went to see the optometrist about 2 years ago, she said I may want to start considering getting bifocals though I might be able hold off a bit longer. Over the last year, I'm occasionally struggle to focus reading on my phone close up, though all I do is flip my glasses up and...

Here's a list for top 5 retirement destinations for 2016 from the Findependence Hub website. One of many floating around I'm sure. In a nutshell, they are: Malta - Great weather and English speaking Portugal - Low cost of living, pleasant climate, and good healthcare Spain - Big expat...

I read an article about how retirees were able to manage their financials in retirement very well, even with encountering the odd unexpected expense. I was curious what kind of unexpected expenses the RE members of the forum have been encountering. In the article, I believe its survey found...

Read an interesting article in a Canadian business newspaper, the Financial Post, that talked about increasing equity exposure in retirement instead of the common rule of thumb of reducing it (ie ~100-Age=Equity exposure). It was written by Jason Heath, a CFP who is a regular contributor to a...

Hello everyone. I've been looking for Financial Independence and Early Retirement blogs and forums to read and came across this site. My wife and I are currently in late 30's and early/mid 40's. I'm looking to retire in about 5 years. My wife has a Defined Benefits plan so she needs to...