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Everyday retirement money in Canada, worked out against the pension.
Sunday mornings: one household cost, worked out against a pension.
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Groceries, family help and the monthly arithmetic of living on a fixed income.

A retired father and his adult son assembling a wooden bookshelf in a small apartment.
How to help grown children financially without weakening your own retirement

Canada has no gift tax, but a gift still has a source. Where the money comes from, whether it is a gift or a loan, and what that does to next year's pension income.

Saude Animal Editorial · · 6 min read
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Everyday money
What a two per cent increase means against grocery and household prices

The pension went up 2.0% in January. Groceries were up 1.7% over the year to September, beef 8.7%, gasoline 27.8%. Whether a household is ahead depends on its own basket.

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