Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

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…

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…

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…

If you are looking for ways to make money with your home or other property that you have, then you have a number of possibilities. You could rent it out as a whole, or rent out a spare room that you have, using a site like Airbnb. This is growing…

Failing to streamline your business comes with many issues. It can lead to an unproductive workplace and risk your once-thriving company falling behind the competition. If you want to succeed in your industry, you must consider the benefits of streamlining your business. But how can you achieve this? Here are…

Is it a good idea to rent a room to a student? If you have a spare room in your house or flat, you may be thinking about renting it out. One option if you live near to a university or college is to rent the room out to students,…