It has been warm and sunny so far here in Vancouver. It doesn’t feel like fall is coming, but I know it is. Pretty soon it will be dark and rainy, and wet. I’m looking forward to looking at my new watch in January and trusting that it’s not going to die on me because it’s not solar powered but instead powered by movement.
PF Blog Round Up
Kristy Shen from Millennial Revolution writes a beautiful piece on how relationships, like money, can compound too after many years. Thoughts about her father in law and how people care for you when you are frail but money can’t buy that. Relationships are indeed sometimes difficult to maintain, especially when there are personalities involved that are not pleasant.
Bob from Tawcan shares how they have maximized their TFSA every year since 2009 and what it is worth now. Between the two of them, they have a TFSA of over $500,000. Pretty good! Mine is nowhere near 10% returns, mostly because the TFSA is in Canadian dividend paying stocks. Interesting statistic that under 9% of Canadians have maximized their TFSA contributions.
Joe from Retire by 40 shares his house hacking journey over the years. He’s closing a chapter in Portland and moving to California soon after RB40Jr leaves for college.
Joe and Mark from Cashflow and Portfolios have a free CPP calculator on their website– so you can estimate what your CPP might be when you retire. You have to know your pensionable earnings each year.
Build Wealth Canada has a podcast with Mark Seed (from My Own Advisor) on how he retired 10+ years early.
And one final one that you may have likely heard of, Mr. Warren Buffett steps down as Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after decades at the helm. He is stepping down at the age of 96.
Have a great week ahead.
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