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Ready...set...money
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The money podcast for people who have better things to do than worry and want to get ready to do them

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Old Age Security is the closest thing to a universal basic income we have in Canada, and more than 95% of seniors get it. For more than a third of Canadians, it’s a major piece of their income pie.
November 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Canada Pension Plan, or CPP, has been around for sixty years, but most of us don’t think much about it except when we notice it on our paycheques, or have to pay it all at once on our self-employed earnings come tax time.
October 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This one's important. So many people are so anxious about income tax, and that anxiety makes good decision making very difficult. Let's get familiar with the basics so we can make empowered decisions about our own lives, yeah?

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09: Income Tax Basics — Sandi Martin
Today’s episode is another (relatively) long one, because it’s about the basics of income tax, and there’s a lot to know (plus, it’s so much fun…for a certain value of fun). It’s worth it though: fami...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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The destructive nature of the current feudalized version of capitalism needs to be talked about more on social media.
September 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Today’s episode is a long one, because your employee benefits (if you have them) are important to Present You and to Future You, and it takes time to understand what they are and how they work. And, fair warning: this episode has homework.

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Ready...Set...Money — Sandi Martin
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September 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If you’re one of those few, those happy few with a defined benefit pension plan, let’s talk about the four most important questions you might want to know the answers to:
September 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The evidence is in: when disaster hits, your first responders are probably not going to be actual first responders. They’re going to be your neighbours.
August 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Listen, there's a whole lot of stuff to talk about when we talk about investing, and only a small fraction of it has to do with investing money, but for today, that's the fraction we're talking about.
August 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It's here! The first three episodes of Ready...Set...Money are live, and I'm already laughing to myself about what a very special nerd I am. You can follow along here on Bluesky, on Instagram at the same handle, on the website readysetmoneyshow.ca, or wherever you get your podcasts
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July 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
From friend of the podcast Russell Sawatsky:

"What if this summer, rest weren’t a reward to be earned or a luxury to be purchased, but a deliberate and generous choice for our good, and the good of those around us?"
July 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Nature (actually real, source of all life, necessary for continued existence of humanity): INFINITE, burn it up, there's always more where that came from

Money (imaginary): FINITE, hoard it, don't you dare ask me to share there's only enough for me

Capitalism's mental gymnastics are wild
July 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Coming soon!
June 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM