The Budgette: Yes, this newsletter is about a government benefit

I scared myself when I was researching this newsletter. Studies have shown that single people tend to be healthier and less lonely as they age but then there’s this: 

“Lifelong single people are at much greater risk for financial insecurity in later life than married people.”

I took a minute, panicked, then recommitted to living the Canadian version of the Golden Girls with my seven closest friends. There wouldn’t be a lanai but there would be several cats. (I’m a dog person, btw.)

Then I got mad. Yes, there is absolutely a bias against single people. Just look at the tax code. It gives a ton of benefits to married and common-law couples which I’ll cover in another issue.