New maternity unit opens in Calgary
Project cost $34 million and includes many upgrades tailored to new parents and parents-to-be A new maternity care unit for new and soon-to-be parents in the Calgary area opened Friday. A provincial government news release says the redeveloped space in the Peter Lougheed Centre includes “60 new care spaces, including 36 private and semi-private postpartum […]
PCs promise $98M per year to help low-income seniors get dental care
‘I want our seniors to know that relief is on the way,’ Ford said Saturday A Progressive Conservative government would invest $98 million per year to help low-income access dental care, party Leader Doug Ford said Saturday. “Many Ontarians have dental insurance, but two thirds of low-income seniors cannot afford it,” Ford told reporters in […]
The 3 best reasons to rent your home instead of buying
One of the most contentious issues in personal finance is whether it’s smarter to buy a home or to rent. Those who prefer owning argue that renting is the same as throwing your money away, as you give up the opportunity to build up equity in a home. But as any homeowner knows all too […]
7 Reasons Entrepreneurs Don’t Save for Retirement
The business always comes first, and that’s the first big mistake. Owning a business might be part of your American dream. For some baby boomers, entrepreneurship is also a part of their retirement. A report from the Kaufman Foundation found that baby boomers are twice as likely to plan on starting a business as millennials, […]
From their parents’ basements to dream homes: Millennials are skipping starter houses
Mike Sullivan, 31, bought his first house a few years ago after saving up for years, but it’s not a typical one or two-bedroom starter house. He paid $360,000 for the four-bedroom, 2,700-square-foot ranch on Long Island. He calls it his “forever home.” Millennials put off buying their first home as they struggled with the […]
Twice as many single women are buying homes as single men
Women’s pay may still lag behind that of their male counterparts on average, but single women are taking the lead when it comes to purchasing real estate. In fact, single women are buying homes at twice the rate of single men, and they have been for at least a few years now. That’s according to […]