Now I’m Fifty Five
What does it mean to turn fifty-five these days? Not much, if you have been taking care of yourself, which you have, right?
Optimize Your Budget for Any Debt Level
There is a fool-proof way to optimize your budget, or at least that is how a lot of sites will attempt to get you to read their clap-trap.
Cheap Oil, Cheap Dollar, Dead Folk, and #MoneyStories
Several experts are boldly claiming that the price of oil will plummet below $20 a barrel this year, which could potentially lead to significant economic consequences. One of the most notable impacts already being observed is the devaluation of the Canadian dollar, which has fallen below 70 cents US in value. It is worth noting that just two years ago, the Canadian dollar was stronger than the US dollar.
Alan Rickman and David Bowie passed away this week, so not a very good week for celebrities. David Bowie’s music was the anthem of my teenage years, whereas Mr. Rickman’s acting made me wonder whether it would be worse to be tortured with a spoon? Rest in Peace, should be an interesting band wherever they are with Lemme Kilmister too.
In other news I have reached another magical milestone, in that I have turned 55, so I can get a 20% discount at Shoppers Drug Mart (on Thursdays). I will be exploring what other great advantages becoming a somewhat senior citizen might buy me. For those that follow me on Facebook, sorry for the flim-flammery, but Facebook’s dates are purposely wrong. You should really never publish your exact birth date for many reasons, but security is a really good reason too (I am also 66 years old on Facebook too, remember you can’t believe everything you read on-line).
A good bit of humor from my carpool mate,
“What do you call folks moving east from Alberta to find jobs ?” — Newfoundlanders
My Writings for Week Ending January 15th
Winter is here, and it is time to pay for Christmas:
The job picture is no better but no worse to end the year, but it is actually better for old farts like me, and not so good for my children.
Mrs. C8j is trying out the new on line order and then go pick up yourself systems being offered by a few of the grocery stores, she seems quite happy with it so far, but is it also a good budgetary tool ?
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On-Line Grocery Systems as a Budgetary Tool
Before the COVID Pandemic on-line grocery shopping wasn’t used by many folks. With the Pandemic now many more folks are using this tool to stay safe, and maybe control their spending?
Steady Job News to End 2015
A steady jobs report to end the year 2015 meant that 2016 started out a pretty good year.
