Greed and Tweets for the Week
At the end of most of the problems in this world you really can just point to greed (yes an oversimplification at first glance, but not in my opinion). The root of all evil is… Read More »Greed and Tweets for the Week
An Older Canada, Farewell Max, and #MoneyStories
For those who didn’t see the info from Stats Canada in their daily report: Canada’s population estimates: Age and sex, July 1, 2015, there are now officially more Seniors in Canada than Children. To quote the report directly:
For the first time, the number of persons aged 65 years and older exceeded the number of children aged 0 to 14 years.
Will the world start pandering more to Seniors now? That is where the money is, see the interesting graphic below from the report, and there are going to be a lot more of us soon too!
For those who are not aware, Ottawa has lost one of its own with the passing of Max Keeping yesterday. As someone who has lived in Ottawa for a long time, I consider myself an adopted son of the city. Max Keeping was the voice of News for a very long time and I am deeply saddened to see him go, but he had been fighting a tough battle with cancer. While I may not have agreed with all of his opinions, I always respected the way he portrayed the news. Let us all remember Max and the impact he had on the city. Rest in Peace Max.
My Writings for Week Ending October 2nd
A busy life week for me, so only two posts, but an oldie but goodie seems to be gaining some attention
- What Money Twits are there on the Internet? This week I highlighted a few of my favorites
- You do realize that Government cheques are no longer going to be mailed out in less thana year? How hard could it be to Direct Deposit Enrolment for Government Benefits ? Not hard
- What could be financially Dumber Than Snaked Mittens? You might be very surprised if you read this old tid bit of mine
- Interested in reading about Security and Technology Tweets for the week? Check them out on this site’s sister publication.
Facebook Fun of the Week
Of course you can trust me:
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Direct Deposit Enrolment for Government Benefits
The Canadian Government is getting out of the cheque writing business so here is how Direct Deposit Enrolment works for many benefits programs.
What Twits are Talking About Money ?
Some fun tweets about money, finances, investing and life in general.
The Pope, Autumn, Elections, Volkswagen and #MoneyStories
The Pope in 2015 said that if diocese don’t take in refugees they should lose their tax exemption? Sounds good to me.
