Downsizing
By Jody Hanson
Downsizing or how to reduce a two-bedroom flat to two suitcases and a carry-on.
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When the Time Comes to RelocateIt is estimated that it takes a minimum of 80 combined hours to completely sort and pack an average home. This is an enormous task.
How to Choose a Home Care AgencyWhen choosing a home care agency, it is important to become familiar with their services and delivery style. Home care agencies can greatly vary in the type of services they provide and care procedures. Here are some questions to ask agency representatives before making your decision.
Top Financial Strategies For Your RetirementBy Karen Hamilton With the right information and a few key strategies, it may be easier than you think to finance your move. 
A Lifetime Approach to Better Fiscal FitnessBy Maja Begovic To stay on the right track for each decade of your life, you need to stop moving your money problem around - raiding one pot to pay a debt in another pot. Start by stashing away your credit cards and live within your means all 31 days of this month.
Financing Your RetirementBy George Zador When I retired 10 years ago, like most people, I calculated the cost of living on the basis of 60-70 per cent pre-retirement income, a foundation still used today. It wasn’t too long before reality surfaced - nothing drastic, just “things” that were never given a heading in the old budget. 
Island GreensBy Mike Matthews When Jim Harris, retirement from teaching impending, contemplated leaving Ontario, he did some research to identify the ideal spot to accommodate him and his wife, Margaret, also a teacher, in their later years. 
My Robot HouseBy Naomi Beth Wakan In the interest of aging in place when I’m old-old, I dream of building a house that will use cutting-edge technology. Such a home is apparently called a “smart” home, but since I haven’t been smart about much in my life, I am approaching the whole project with some caution. 
A Gift of IndependenceBy Judee Fong A heaping dose of patience, a terrific sense of humour and a love of dogs are traits shared by the Volunteer Puppy Raisers for the BC Guide Dog Services.
Planning for the FutureBy Nadine Jones According to statistics published in 2006 by the Public Health Agency of Canada, seniors numbered over four million - which meant that one in every seven Canadians was aged 65 or older.
Merrily, We eBay AlongBy Bill Besser Oh, to be a vagabond. To drop everything at a moment's notice, set sails to catch the prevailing whims, off into adventure. A traveller's life, that's the life for me. 
Safeguarding Seniors Independence Through Flexible Homecare SupportBy Sidney Senior Care Sidney Senior Care, the largest private senior home support agency on the Saanich Peninsula and in Greater Victoria, is breaking new ground in the home support industry by providing better service levels and more personalized care. 
Dipped in ChocolateBy Judee Fong During a busy Christmas season in 1958, Ruth Justice began a new job as a night shift chocolate dipper at Rogers' Chocolates - a career that would span 52 years. 
Prestigious, Affordable LivingBy Starr Munro 
Speaking UpBy Mathieu Powell Paddy Kennedy is opening a new studio in Victoria this month called !Studio - a place where the community can rehearse their presentations, and where she will provide Life Story and Journal Writing classes for women over 50. |
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