Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

  • Pick up trucks and big SUVs are a nuisance to society

    Pick up trucks and big SUVs are a nuisance to society

    As a person who cares about the environment, one of the things that irritates me the most is when I see huge SUVs, or big pick-up trucks polluting our air and taking lots of space on the streets and parking spaces. Even in the midst of a pandemic, with the…

  • Questions You Should Answer Before You Start Your Office Refurbishment

    Questions You Should Answer Before You Start Your Office Refurbishment

    Many people are considering refurbishing their office space. This is a big decision you should not take lightly.  It can cost you money in the short term but will pay off in the long run if done right.  To avoid costly mistakes, take a few minutes to answer these questions…

  • Getting The Smoothest Start For Your Small Business

    Getting The Smoothest Start For Your Small Business

    Getting The Smoothest Start For Your Small Business While starting up a business is seen as a risky venture, there’s a lot you can do to make sure you get the smoothest start you need for success. It’s not always uphill in terms of progression, sometimes you can get stuck…

  • Save For Your Retirement With These Top Tips

    Save For Your Retirement With These Top Tips

    The average retirement age in Canada is 65. You can however start claiming CPP (Canada Pension Plan) from the age of 60 but the longer you stay in work the higher the monthly pension payout will be. There is no benefit to staying at work past the age of 70…

  • 386 Nicola Twilley: The History and Future of Quarantine

    386 Nicola Twilley: The History and Future of Quarantine

    About Nicola Twilley Nicola Twilley is cohost of the award-winning podcast Gastropod, which looks at food through the lens of science and history, and is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker. @nicolatwilley Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley have been researching…

  • Rents are going up. Don’t blame the landlord, blame the city

    Rents are going up. Don’t blame the landlord, blame the city

    The real estate market, like most markets, works on supply and demand. If there is more demand than supply, prices go up; if there is more supply than demand, prices go down. There is no legislation that can change the laws of economics, the law of supply and demand. There…