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The host of Goss' Garage saved me a bunch of money during the early days. Died suddenly at home of unknown causes.

More money does lead to increased happiness. And there is no ceiling, although it takes progressively more money to obtain a given increment of happiness. The abstract from a new paper:

First some background: DW has been very healthy generally (touch wood). She had glaucoma in one eye and had that dealt with along with a cataract replacement lens in spring 2019. But since a fall in early 2019, she has had trouble with her right hip. After extensive medical interventions, she...

RIP George Laurer, an IBM inventor who came up with the UPC code. and self checkout would be impossible

This quote from "Hello I am.." stimulated a thought for me. Is this perhaps why some people keep working beyond FI. As long as you have no burning desire to travel or relocate, why not keep working at a day job that you enjoy? Or even take up another lucrative vocation?

7hb9lL7WDKg Taken at the perfect moment at Fort Erie!

Just wanted to alert my fellow Canadian posters that I am running this contest for the 10th consecutive year, including S&P500, Gold, Oil, TSX and CDN-USD rate. Guess the Dec 31, 2019 values. Here is where you enter: 2019 Predictions Contest and for comparison, here is the current year: 2018...

After extensive travelling in the US during our working lives and in the first 5 years of retirement, we now spend 6 months in Mexico, 5 months in Canada and 1 month in Europe. We have 2 cell phones, one on Bell and the other on Rogers. We need a data plan for 6 months in each of Canada and...

As a result of a doctor's recommendation to reduce alcohol intake, I have recently began drinking NA (no alcohol) beer and wine. I have discovered Clausthaler, a NA German lager beer that tastes better than many regular beers. Right now it is on sale at a local retailer for C$7 for 8, and also...

Most public listing for companies producing marijuana are currently on the Toronto Stock Exchange. They have been asked to provide shareholder lists to the US. Here is a cautionary tale: Venture capital investor banned from the US Here is another bizarre example: Landlord gets refused entry...

My FIL had this in his bar and I think it is related to creating a gin drink but can find nothing about it on the Beefeater site. Any ideas?

Here is our greeting to friends and acquaintances: Kcowan's Christmas Card for 2017

Inspired by another poster, here is your chance to share your health and strategies to thrive in retirement. No discussions of local health insurance issues please.

https://www.facebook.com/FirstMediaBlossom/videos/10155688048634586/ Not sure this has been posted before? Pretty nifty.

US falls to 17th in Global Retirement Index Canada drops out of top 10 as well.

The term PT is often used for retirees that are just restless and wanting to explore the world. Yet it seems that that condition also applies to younger people: Young people on the go Some of my retired friends are perpetual cruisers while others have RVs that keep them on the move. This seems...

From the 15% reward for IRS reporting thread: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/06/15/2011-06-15_rep_charlie_rangel_sells_dominican_republic_villa_at_heart_of_tax_nonpayment_sca.html Maybe you just acted too quickly with the facts, including failing to declare money in transit!

Just when we might think that the US consumer has reformed their borrowing ways, here is the main reason for the decline in household indebtedness: Defaults Account for Most of Pared Down Debt - Real Time Economics - WSJ

There are some people left over from the now defunct 50plus Forums who are interested in establishing a money forum for 50plus mostly Canadians. If anyone is interested, here is a description of the proposed effort. Seniors Investment and Savings Forum Note that this is not a competing forum...

Taxes for Canadian Snowbirds in the US I did an update to my paper on tax issues for Canadians being snowbirds in the US. There are two developments that are very much in a state of flux: 1) Homeland Security is tracking cross-border movements to enforce the existing laws that have not been...

Pensions & Investments' Best Blogs and how they got that way - Pensions & Investments These make for some interesting reading on a daily basis. The Big Picture (Gold) Infectious Greed (Silver) DealBreaker (Bronze) WSJ MarketBeat Footnoted.org Seeking Alpha PE Hub Nouriel...

Workers step up raids on 401(k)s - MSN Money It seems that when they could no longer pull out equity from their houses, they switched to their retirement accounts.

This conference, put on by The American Society of Actuaries last September, covers many of the issues being faced by Employers and Employees with retirement in general and retirement plans in particular. 2020 Conference Report (pdf) Here is a sample of just one perspective covered in depth...