Alarming lead levels in H2O
Canadian cities have high levels of lead in their drinking water A new study from Concordia Universities Institute for Investigative Journalism indicates some Canadian cities have higher levels of lead in their drinking water than Flint, Michigan, which has become synonymous with contaminated drinking water. About one-third of the tests conducted exceeded the Canadian guidelines […]
$1.2B pipeline expansion
TC announces $1.2B pipeline expansion to Pacific Northwest TC Energy announced on Friday a $1.2-billion combined expansion of its NOVA Gas Transmission and Foothills Systems in Alberta called the West Path Delivery Program. The project will connect to GTN XPress, a US$350-million new U.S. project also announced on Friday by subsidiary TC PipeLines LP. The […]
What’s the best financial advice you’ve ever received?
Ron Dolde is my new hero. He retired at age 55 after spending his entire career at a telecom company. How did he do it? “When I was a young man,” he writes, “I got promoted and was given a sizable raise.” An older colleague asked what he was going to do with the extra […]
The one reason to claim Social Security at 62 that no one ever talks about
For many Americans, taking Social Security benefits at 62 is less of a choice and more of a necessity. A huge fraction of Social Security participants rely on the program for the majority of their income, and for some, their Social Security check is just about the only income they can count on month in and month […]
Study shows financial troubles can cause ‘mental and physical sickness’
America’s personal financial meltdown has begun — and it’s playing out in the doctor’s office. The record debt US consumers are ratcheting up is propelling a rise in mental illness and widespread emotional distress, according to experts. Family fights over missed credit card payments and millennial tears over student loan obligations are sharpening the pain. […]
‘Never spend more than this much of your income on a car,’ says millionaire finance expert
Americans have a complicated relationship with cars. Aside from buying a home, a car is probably the second-most expensive purchase you will ever make in your life. After more than 10 years of writing about money on my personal finance website, Financial Samurai, I’ve found that being too fixated on the advertised price of a car is […]