Saving habits and national averages for Canadian families
The column urges families to pay themselves first by building savings through bank accounts investments and mortgage principal payments. It cites StatsCan data from 1979 showing national savings of 4.2 percent with wide gaps by income bracket and recommends aiming for six months of income in reserve.
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New Canadian Ministers Spar Over Policy In Lobby Gossip
In a St Regis Hotel lobby chatter, Canada’s new Energy Minister Jean Chretien jokes about the nation's complaining while Finance Minister Marc Lalonde voices greater confidence in Mackenzie King than any current forecaster. The discussion hints at budgetary challenges facing Alan MacCachen.
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