They have new rules in our country...
regarding dipping into the pension plan that we have been paying into.
I decided with a birthday coming up soon...
I should maybe look into the new rules.
A visit to the government offices seemed a good place to start.
In a city of 90,000 folks...
what are the chances of meeting someone you know while running errands uptown?
As I was trying to locate the government offices (which had moved recently)...
I ran into my good friend.
She was on her way to the hardware store...
but decided to join me on my mission.
She has a birthday coming up real soon as well.
Maybe she should be asking questions also!
The nice lady at government services had a good laugh at us.
It seems people don't come in pairs to ask CPP packages.
It seems most folks don't have so much fun...
with this milestone birthday.
We decided to document the occasion...
for the records.
The gal on the sidewalk who did the honours thought it was too funny...
two old friends from high school checking out Canada's pension plan together.
From the basketball court...
to the 4-H circuit...
to sleepovers through our teen years...
to a fine neighbourhood in Rosedale...
to the carpool with our daughters...
to long walks and talks...
and good games of tennis...
and now...
on to the golden age!
Did I just say that?
Happy Birthday, Ladies! Sounds as if you could both have used a bit of moral support. I'm surprised that you are checking out pensions as I know ours do not begin until 62. You two are much too young! ☺
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ReplyDeleteI love that two high school friends are doing this together. God is so good to give you this season in your life to share with such a good friend.
Celebrate and have the time of your life spending that hard earned money!!
That is truly a unique experience - in this together since your youth. What a blessing! Glad you documented it for your memory album! Have HAPPY BIRTHDAYS whatever the day!
ReplyDeleteI love the history you girls have together. YOu have known how to keep your friendship healthy and meaningful.
ReplyDeleteYou two stay out of trouble:) Have fun, eat well, play tennis and enjoy this milestone. Praying God's blessing on you as you travel the road past 60.
Happy Birthday.
I love the history you girls have together. YOu have known how to keep your friendship healthy and meaningful.
ReplyDeleteYou two stay out of trouble:) Have fun, eat well, play tennis and enjoy this milestone. Praying God's blessing on you as you travel the road past 60.
Happy Birthday.
Be sure to let us know how you blow your first pension check!
ReplyDeleteShould we plan on referring to you as a pensioners, like they so often label folks in the UK? It always sounded a bit desparate to be called a pensioners, but hey, maybe a Canadian pensioners is just another way of saying "An older babe with bucks!"
I love the way you showed all the government people the way to have fun with age! Happy Birthday to both of you.
ReplyDeleteWell the two of you are worth more than your weight in gold. Did I just say that?! LOL.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy that you girls know how to have fun!
there is a song that would apply here - "Still crazy after all these years" Isn't it nice to know that things haven't changed that much.
ReplyDeleteHave a happy day today! Enjoy your coming pension.
And we are sitting at the airport together right now...flying off to share an evening with Celine Dion...we know how to spend our first CPP and why not. We have waited 40 years.
ReplyDeleteThank you for making the most of this milestone. We need more of that. So great to have shared so many years of friendship, a friendship that I can tell is still growing more special.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on attaining pension age! What fun to share the journey with a good friend. (I had no idea you'd been friends for that long)
ReplyDeleteI've heard that they take 36% off if you take the pension at 60, but then everyone advises to take it anyway. What fun to go with a friend to the pension office!
ReplyDeleteHaha. I just got my notice from my government office informing me of my options to celebrate this birthday/stage in life as well!
ReplyDeleteI need to figure out whether I should take it now or later---no way to outguess the system. "Our times are in Thy hands"
I'm glad it was a happy time and not a painful one...which trying to get info can be sometimes! I would say that was a divine appt!
ReplyDeleteHappy BIRTHday!!! I cannot believe how MUCH I am looking forward to my 65th birthday......some 1 1/2 years away!
ReplyDeleteCeline Dion!! You two know how to do it up right! Do you think you could do all the CPP research and send it on to me, as I'll be just four months behind you!
ReplyDeleteGood for you, finding a fun way to perform a mundane task. Never too old to have fun, huh!!
ReplyDeleteFriendships through the thick and thin of life are treasures. What fun to go through this big adventure together. Don't you feel much too young to be checking on pensions? You both look it!
ReplyDeleteYou and Marg look like sisters! Pensions are the rewards of living long and productively. Enjoy them!
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