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Dear Tooth Fairy: Issue 37

Dear Tooth Fairy: Issue 37

In the last week of April I was recovering from dental surgery. The first step of a very expensive procedure was to remove a tooth that could no longer be salvaged. Unfortunately, our current dental coverage will not cover more than a small percentage of the cost,...

The Chocolate Santa: Issue 36

In the 1870s one of the first pension plans in Canada was sponsored by the Grand Trunk Railroad. Retirees could benefit from the plan at age 70 for a lifetime pension. Trouble was a Canadian’s average life expectancy was 55 years of age. This is what is called a...

The Invaluable Invisibles – Issue 35

If something cannot be detected by any of the 5 human senses does that mean it lacks value? Society today has access to a vast amount of information on any given subject. This availability has its pros and cons. The good point is that consumers could make more...

The quest to discover if curiousity is dead

The motivation to begin this blog stemmed from a conversation with an accountant who is one of my resources. I had wanted her to confirm a tax fact for me. She did not know the answer, which surprised me. In my mind accountants were supposed to know more about tax...