Thanks everybody...

One of my beliefs is that in adversity there is opportunity...

Obviously the loss of a spouse over 5 years would be considered great adversity... but, over that time I have strengthened my beliefs in personal finance even more...

Over that time period I have stayed debt free, I have increased my cash holdings, I have learned how to repair the items that I own, and in general I have learned to appreciate what I've got...

If you're talking about personal finance health, I would be in much better health than I was five years ago...

My wife's cancer situation taught me to appreciate what I have, and gave me an even worse taste in my mouth for consumerism... the reason for this is: when you're in a situation of constant loss and deterioration and disappointment, the best you can do is develop a good appreciation for your loved ones, and all the other physical belongings you've got...

I've always been a good saver. I've been in debt a few times over the years, but with the cancer situation, I saved extremely diligently. Cancer is all about crisis after crisis.. one thing after another. I needed to create an atmosphere of stability in my household ... my wife had enough to deal with, with cancer.... she didn't want to hear about money problems, or any other problems for that matter.... since lack of money can cause extra worries.. fortunately, we didn't have money worries and it was absolutely wonderful....

I will blog about these in greater length as time goes by. I am still dealing with my wife's estate. That is something you don't deal with until somebody passes away... I've learned a great deal about that from practical experience.

I'm dedicating 1/2 hour per day to work on the discussion forum, going forward... I will personally review the forum for spam... and hopefully I can post some new interesting topics for discussion....

Cheers

Sorry to hear about your loss.

My condolences to you Monty,my father died in July and i know what you mean about trying to get your energy up to do things it takes a lot out of you going through all that. Hope working on the site at least gives you something to get your energy back.

My condolences to you and your family Monty.
Hopefully your website will offer some distraction

during your trying times. I lost my father a couple
years ago, but nothing compares to the loss of your
best friend. I am deeply sorry for your loss...

Perhaps now that people know the circumstances they will probably cut you some slack.

Thanks TJ... it is a fact of life...

The thing that kind of bothered me was... I have seen all of the complaints over the last few years, and I didn't have an ounce of energy to deal with that... I really wanted to ...

My wife did 31 chemos in her last year.... 1 per week for 25 weeks and then once per month for 6 months... the chemo events themselves were enough to knock me out...

The amount of stress that is related to seeing your loved one go through the chemo, and then the subsequent side effects....

It seemed like we were taking my wife into the hospital weekly with a complication of sorts... towards the end, she had a colostomy bag surgically implanted... and horror of horrors, it was just another thing... we were getting used to this amount of tragedy...

I am very excited to get back with CMA and helping people... but, I will ease into it...

I'm very sorry for your loss Monty.

Greetings...

I thought would say hello....
We are getting tons of complaints on the site... that it is poorly managed.... and rightly so...

On May 30, 2013, my wife, Mona Lisa passed away after a 5 year (since 2008) battle with ovarian cancer... As you can imagine, that has taken my attention away from the site ...

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/leaderpost/obituary.aspx?n=mona-lisa-loree&pid=165190601

Cancer is all about disappointment and loss, and it is especially stressful and draining for the loved ones who are around the patient...

I have neglected this site very badly needless to say, and will have to work hard to rebuild the credibility...

My energy level is starting to return, but I must say that the whole cancer thing has taken a lot out of me...

The goal of this site is to help Canadians with their personal finances.... that is what we will continue to do... we have plans going forward to keep the spam off the site, and keep it better managed.

We also have plans to update the material and make it far better quality than it was before...

Now that my energy is coming back, I hope to spend more time on the site, and on a regular basis....

I am passionate about this site, and feel really bad that I haven't been on here regularly for the last few years...

On the personal finance side of things... ovarian cancer can obviously cause problems to a person's life... this is the type of problems that we encounter in our lives, and why we need to be prepared financially....

The costs associated with dealing with cancer... the medical bills, the loss of income, the dietary requirements, etc etc I've learned a huge amount about personal finance from my wife's cancer, and subsequent passing... I will share this in the months to come....

All we can do is get better in life... this site has been terribly neglected, and it should be easier to do a better job than I have...

Thanks for your patience and understanding...

Monty Loree
Canadian-Money-Advisor.ca