Was that sound of a loud flush from my bathroom or the bank around the corner?
Or both?
So many questions.
I wish I could say I never worry about finances because I retired with a guaranteed pension and think I have my financial house in order (is that even possible now?) and, according to our Prime Minister, we aren’t in a recession because he would have told us already.
But I do worry on occasion.
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We have an old economy dependent upon cheap fossil fuels, a PM who strongly supports ‘business-as-usual’, an environment that may soon be beyond repair and close to heaping greater costs upon our heads, and an invisible, ineffective Conservative Minister of the Environment - you know, old what’s his name.
And so I try to think of ways to get good and ready to face the tough times and hard rains ahead.
Can I save money by becoming more self-reliant in the kitchen?
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["A True Canadian cooks oatmeal and whole wheat pancakes."]
Can I lower my needs related to clothing?
Can I sell things I don’t use or need very often and not replace them with things I’d like or want?
Can I learn to enjoy simpler pleasures?
To be continued...
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