Countdown to retirement....
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Hey buddy, congrats on your job! But... up here, north of the 49th, they are pushing everything back. They do not want us to retire at 65 any more. We are too valuable in the workforce. We know too much. We being the old fogies LOL. So they are messing with all the pension rates and senior's or old age pensions. Cutting back the percentages, and yeah, making people work longer before they can collect the full amount owing. We pay into it all our lives, so it is not like a hand out. Well, maybe the old age pension is. 
But I have paid into the Canada Pension Plan pretty much my whole life, since my first job as a teenager. Luckily I am old enough that some of the changes they made don't affect me. Yeah, lucky me for being such an old lady haha! But seriously, even my younger sisters will be affected. They penalize you by lessening the total amount you get each cheque if you retire before they want you to Make sure to put money away. I never thought about being old when I was young. Honestly, I really just couldn't. I lived in the moment, and never gave much thought to it at all. Now it has pretty much arrived. If you can, try to save a bit and don't spend your savings unless your life depends on it. Enjoy your job! As Max Ehrmann said, it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
[video=youtube;CK3uf5V0pDA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK3uf5V0pDA[/video]
But I have paid into the Canada Pension Plan pretty much my whole life, since my first job as a teenager. Luckily I am old enough that some of the changes they made don't affect me. Yeah, lucky me for being such an old lady haha! But seriously, even my younger sisters will be affected. They penalize you by lessening the total amount you get each cheque if you retire before they want you to Make sure to put money away. I never thought about being old when I was young. Honestly, I really just couldn't. I lived in the moment, and never gave much thought to it at all. Now it has pretty much arrived. If you can, try to save a bit and don't spend your savings unless your life depends on it. Enjoy your job! As Max Ehrmann said, it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
[video=youtube;CK3uf5V0pDA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK3uf5V0pDA[/video]
