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What if you had to work until the age of 80? Or found yourself going to work with octogenarian coworkers? According to one big insurance CEO, retirement at 80 is the new reality.

With two small kids, we're always doing laundry at our house. When I was single, I only did laundry once a week and never really thought about the cost per load. But when you start to do it all the time, you see how it really adds up.

If you’ve been handing over the financial reins to your spouse, it’s time to wake up and get involved in the family finances. If you don’t you could end up like Eilene Zimmerman — in an article she wrote for salon.com she tells how her divorce left her completely in the dark about her finances and a virtual non-entity on paper when it came to big assets like her house (she wasn’t even authorized to make a mortgage payment without her ex’s permission).

For decades, Canadians have been pretty lucky — we’ve enjoyed a plentiful food supply at a relatively low cost. To see how far cheap food prices have taken us, take a moment to browse the aisles of your local grocery store and count how many kinds of cereals, yogurts, pickles, etc. you can find at any given time.

What do Oprah, Gloria Steinem and Katie Couric have in common? They’re all terrified of becoming penniless