A flammable topic

Have you bought gas lately? It wasn’t all that long ago that I paid $1.04/ltr. Yesterday I drove past a gas station listing $1.56/ltr, and that’s not diesel or premium gas. One of my friends, with an SUV, sent me a note to say he spent $194 to fill up yesterday. Today’s market is shown…

News from the Villa

We had a lovely visit from the daughter-in-law of Bud this evening. She brought us two pieces of cake, at which Carlyle, our granddaughter who is spending the day and night with us, said “Hey it’s time for dessert!” And indeed it is. However, back to news from the Villa. Bud, who I try to…

Retirement news

With the Federal budget out there is some interesting news for this household…with our retirement eligibility beginning in 2022,  As the government will gradually raise the age of eligibility for Old Age Security from 65 to 67 beginning in 2023, and eligible Canadians to be allowed to defer old age security for a maximum of five…