Parenting & Relationships

June 8, 2023

So much for the Bank of Mom and Dad. A survey in the Carrick on Money newsletter found that the overwhelming reason some adult kids are financially supporting their parents is a lack of retirement savings. (Even parents with homes and pensions needed some help, our survey found.) Our advice: Have a conversation with your parents about their retirement savings – and be prepared. Read full article.

And what’s it like to be an LGBTQ2S+ teen in Canada today? Globe reporter Dave McGinn spoke to a number of young activists about living in an increasingly hostile environment and the toll that takes on a young person’s life: “I’m just trying to be me. And there’s people who hate me just for the fact that I’m me,” says trans teen Kaden Pitcher. Read more.

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Family Finances

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Adult kids are spending thousands a year to support parents who didn’t save enough for retirement

Rob Carrick

Personal Finance Columnist

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How has Canada’s divorce rate been changing over time?

Frederick Vettese

In the News

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What is it like to be an LGBTQ2S+ teen in Canada today? Talking to young activists on life in an increasingly hateful world

Dave McGinn

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Higgs government faces caucus revolt over changes to LGBTQ school policy in New Brunswick

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Relationships

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Astrologer Chani Nicholas opens up about the power of the zodiac sign and how new motherhood changed her

Samantha Edwards

At Work

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Which of the nine archetypes of inaction derail you?

Harvey Schachter

First Person

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I never thought I cared about my family history, and then I went to Ireland

Sean Minogue

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