The report said 59 per cent of retirees report helping their non-student adult children with both day-to-day expenses and big-ticket items like home purchases.

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    8 months ago

    I cannot fathom why you wouldn’t consider that support. It is by definition. I think the problem is you consider support a negative for some reason. You’re supposed to support your family there’s nothing wrong with it.

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      8 months ago

      The first paragraph of the article states:

      The majority of Canadian retirees are supporting their adult children financially, which they say is having a negative impact on their own finances, a new report has found.

      My parents have no negative impact on their finances, they can still afford to travel internationally 2-3 times a year for multiple weeks at a time, and yet they would be included in that percentage.

      This makes the headline very misleading, since it implies that 60% of retirees are experiencing a negative impact upon their finances.

      Instead, I’d like to see the percentage of retirees who think they are experiencing a negative impact upon their finances. That number would be more useful in determining what to do about the situation.

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        8 months ago

        I don’t see what that has to do with anything in either of our comments.

        I’m also still not seeing why you immediately assume negative connotations.

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          8 months ago

          I immediately assume negative connotations because the first sentence states “Negative Impact”

          I don’t know what part of that logic is confusing to you.