Help from Gail Vaz-Oxlade ~ FREE

[MillieH]

I've been stressed out recently because my husband is in the process of retiring.. Its a bit challenging to go from being in savings mode to spending those savings.. There seems to be a maze of paperwork and questions.. When to cash out RRSPs to pay the least tax? Should I take CPP at 60 or 70? etc etc

I'm a huge fan of Gails and have followed her on facebook for a while. I contacted her yesterday asking for help. She responded saying there were many questions that needed answering before she could respond. She sent me a list of questions. They were fantastic.. as I completed them I could see the answers to some of the questions already.. I answered the questions immediately and sent it off to her. She got back to me today with some great feedback and provided some very helpful ideas.

It feels as though my stress level has dropped 90%..

[Candini]

Nice. I loved watching her show Princess lol

[MillieH]

Me too.. I was amazed at the stuff they did and said.. Money morons is good too..

[megansavingmoney]

Wow, that is really cool! I always get stressed out about money! I remember the day my student loans hit $20 000, I was freaking out!! (All paid off now though).

[SavvyLady]

I'm glad she was able to help you. I always liked her show..

[emg]

She is a wonderful speaker, and I also love her shows. Good for you for going out checking the info.

[MrsSunshine]

Thats fantastic she offered help for free. Would you have done it, if she offered you to be on her show?

[d.ot]

Very cool, glad to hear that your anxieties are lower!

[Debvictoria]

I watch all her shows again. Love them all. Im glad she was able to help you.

[joandstef]

I love her show Til Debt Do us Part!!
Happy that you took the initiative and got financial advice. And helped reduce the stress.

[Peachykeen2007]

She is great!

[ssbean]

Cool! Glad she helped your personally. I love her show Till Debt Do us Part

[MillieH]

Thats fantastic she offered help for free. Would you have done it, if she offered you to be on her show?

She would never have asked me to be on her show.. We have no debt, not even on our car or house.. we live below our income and have emergency funds & savings.. My concerns were how to remove our RRSPs without paying more tax than we need to and when would be the best time for me to activate CPP..

Its funny when I answered all of her questions I realised that we'll be able to keep putting some into savings..

[lilo0003]

I love her approach. I am sure it felt great to have your stress level drop so you can plan our future, enjoy

[theo44]

That's great that she responded to you. I really like her and respect her.