It's time for a mid-season break. Ready...Set...Money will be back on January 12th, but in the meantime, straight from the archive, here's the one that started it all.

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When it comes to TFSAs, what matters is whether you're a resident of Canada and over age 18. That's it.

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If you’re in a position to put money away for the future, knowing the basics of Tax Free Savings Accounts and Registered Retirement Savings Plan can help you decide what kind of account makes the most sense…for you, specifically.

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Did you know that RRSP contributions can increase the amount of money you receive from programs like the Canada Child Benefit? If you have kids under the age of 18, and happen to have some extra money you could bear to put away for awhile, it could be worth investigating.

If you’re even a little bit interested in money, you’re going to encounter RRSPs. They’re everywhere, especially during RRSP season, that 60 days at the beginning of the year when everyone, including your uncle, is trying to get you to contribute, regardless of whether it makes sense for you or not.

Old Age Security is the closest thing to a universal basic income we have in Canada, and more than 95% of seniors get it. For more than a third of Canadians, it’s a major piece of their income pie.

The Canada Pension Plan, or CPP, has been around for sixty years, but most of us don’t think much about it except when we notice it on our paycheques, or have to pay it all at once on our self-employed earnings come tax time.

This one's important. So many people are so anxious about income tax, and that anxiety makes good decision making very difficult. Let's get familiar with the basics so we can make empowered decisions about our own lives, yeah?

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The destructive nature of the current feudalized version of capitalism needs to be talked about more on social media.

Today’s episode is a long one, because your employee benefits (if you have them) are important to Present You and to Future You, and it takes time to understand what they are and how they work. And, fair warning: this episode has homework.

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If you’re one of those few, those happy few with a defined benefit pension plan, let’s talk about the four most important questions you might want to know the answers to:

The evidence is in: when disaster hits, your first responders are probably not going to be actual first responders. They’re going to be your neighbours.

Listen, there's a whole lot of stuff to talk about when we talk about investing, and only a small fraction of it has to do with investing money, but for today, that's the fraction we're talking about.

It's here! The first three episodes of Ready...Set...Money are live, and I'm already laughing to myself about what a very special nerd I am. You can follow along here on Bluesky, on Instagram at the same handle, on the website readysetmoneyshow.ca, or wherever you get your podcasts

From friend of the podcast Russell Sawatsky:

"What if this summer, rest weren’t a reward to be earned or a luxury to be purchased, but a deliberate and generous choice for our good, and the good of those around us?"

Nature (actually real, source of all life, necessary for continued existence of humanity): INFINITE, burn it up, there's always more where that came from

Money (imaginary): FINITE, hoard it, don't you dare ask me to share there's only enough for me

Capitalism's mental gymnastics are wild

Coming soon!