A behind-the-scenes look at what went wrong and how the bombshell was dropped on us! — We’re heading into winter in Canada. In Toronto, where I recently returned to after multiple years in Europe, seeing snow in December is typical. Regardless of the weather, this is looking like a cold winter for me. Last Thursday, the General Manager of my division within a larger software company…

Have you taken your mini-retirement yet? — My spouse teaches a class of students with autism in Toronto. Though she hates having an empty calendar, she appreciates the two months of downtime she earns every summer. She uses it to recharge, explore interests, go to the beach, sleep in. She loves to sleep in. I work in…

Inefficient, unsustainable businesses will be a thing of the past. — The rooster crows at the break of dawn. It’s time to get out from under those itchy sheets. The cows need to be milked and fresh eggs are ready to be fetched from the coop. Sustenance was a product of labour. That’s how it used to be when we were…

7 elements to the perfect day — Have you ever been asked to imagine your perfect day? It is a fun and useful exercise. It is useful because the more you focus on it, the more likely you are actually to live it. …

Choose your information sources wisely. — There are endless financial YouTube channels. They all claim not to give financial advice prior to or directly after giving financial advice. Some channels are worth listening to, while others are dangerous. The channel that negatively impacted my portfolio the most over the last year was InvestAnswers. The host of…

Can a free market save the planet? — Believe it or not, some companies exist to do good. Some even place people and the planet over profit. Those companies are not oil companies as much as they pretend to be saving the world in their greenwashing campaigns. …

North American cities haven’t been the pinnacle of urban design. They have been plagued with a virus that warps policies and planning, making it so that hiding in your home is the preferred state. People who live in the Americas love to visit Europe. Somehow we can’t quite put our…

4 money glitches you should know about. — It is hard to comprehend the infinite money glitch. Partly because we desperately want the world to be fair. Wealth should be determined by hard work and merit, not by gaming the system. The world is as fair as the games at a carnival. The only thing that is remotely…