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Anna Sharratt

@AnnaSharratt

Business reporter, health columnist, freelance writer and editor, content strategist

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Joined February 2013
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Sought treatment for mental health? You could struggle to get life insurance /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
Sought treatment for mental health? You could struggle to get life insurance

Sought treatment for mental health? You could struggle to get life insurance

Insurance brokers and disability lawyers say that if someone has been prescribed medication or received counselling for mental health issues, they could be denied privately purchased life insurance...

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Social media is fuelling teenage spending. But some parents are fighting back, setting limits and teaching restraint /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
Social media is fuelling teenage spending. But some parents are fighting back, setting limits and...

Social media is fuelling teenage spending. But some parents are fighting back, setting limits and...

While some parents find it easier to capitulate and buy their teenagers what they want – and what they see their peers buying, others are choosing to educate their children early on, discussing...

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What young people can do when homeownership seems out of reach /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
What young people can do when homeownership seems out of reach

What young people can do when homeownership seems out of reach

High rents and stagnant income make planning for a home purchase more challenging

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Don’t miss out on these more obscure tax deductions /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
Don’t miss out on these more obscure tax deductions

Don’t miss out on these more obscure tax deductions

Many people aren’t aware of these potentially lucrative deductions available

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Having a sick child can devastate a family in more than one way, including financially /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
Having a sick child can devastate a family in more than one way, including financially

Having a sick child can devastate a family in more than one way, including financially

An RBC Economic Impact Study found that families with children requiring care at SickKids would incur costs of up to $20,172 a month if both parents and three children stayed in Toronto for 30 days

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Check this out: Mortgage getting more expensive? Here’s how not to lose your home moneysense.ca/spend/real-est… via @MoneySense
Mortgage payments going up at renewal? Here’s what to do

Mortgage payments going up at renewal? Here’s what to do

Many Canadians will face a jump in mortgage payments at renewal. We spoke to experts about how to manage the financial squeeze.

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Are you under 40? Would you like to be profiled in an upcoming Paycheque Project? Send me a message. Toronto civil servant, 37, with government pension and a love of travel says COVID pandemic inspired her to pay off her student loans /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
Toronto civil servant, 37, with government pension and a love of travel says COVID pandemic...

Toronto civil servant, 37, with government pension and a love of travel says COVID pandemic...

Ainsley is happy with her life, but a recent diagnosis in her family has taught her that ‘nothing is ever guaranteed’

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Do you want to talk about your personal finances? The Globe is looking for young Canadians to share how they spend their money. Message me. theglobeandmail.com/topics/p…
Paycheque Project

Paycheque Project

Latest news, articles and videos about Paycheque Project from The Globe and Mail

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Thank you to Laura and the PMCC team for sharing your inspiring stories. dowhateverittakes.ca/getting… @PMunkCardiacCtr
Getting to the heart of it

Getting to the heart of it

Aortic innovation and the team's diverse skillset at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre is helping save the lives of those with aortic disease.

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Looking to save at the grocery store? Here’s how Canada’s price-matching apps stack up /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
Looking to save at the grocery store? Here’s how Canada’s price-matching apps stack up

Looking to save at the grocery store? Here’s how Canada’s price-matching apps stack up

Price-matching apps are free, easy-to-download and they list sales at various grocery stores in a specific area, making it easy to see where you can save

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Access to Paxlovid needs to change. healthing.ca/wellness/opinio…
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Critical but costly ADHD treatments cause many parents unexpected financial strain /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
Critical but costly ADHD treatments cause many parents unexpected financial strain

Critical but costly ADHD treatments cause many parents unexpected financial strain

When a child is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, many parents are unaware of the full financial outlay that can follow

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Amid soaring prices, retired Canadians are staying in their homes: ‘This is a wake-up call for all of us’ /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
Amid soaring prices, retired Canadians are staying in their homes: ‘This is a wake-up call for all...

Amid soaring prices, retired Canadians are staying in their homes: ‘This is a wake-up call for all...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many retired Canadians realized home is where the (financial) heart is

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The struggle is real. theglobeandmail.com/investin…
Many Canadians with disabilities struggle to secure benefits that could lift them out of poverty

Many Canadians with disabilities struggle to secure benefits that could lift them out of poverty

Many disabled Canadians struggle to secure benefits that could alleviate the financial hurdles they face

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Love how the start time of Toronto’s Covid portal hasn’t been released. It’s all a big surprise.
Don't forget to negotiate pensions. What happens to a woman’s retirement savings after a divorce? /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
What happens to a woman’s retirement savings after a divorce?

What happens to a woman’s retirement savings after a divorce?

Planners say divorcing women are often more focused on short-term factors such as maintaining the family home versus retirement assets such as pensions or RRSPs

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‘Multiple wheels are falling off the train’: Canadians are struggling with mental-health costs of COVID-19 /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
‘Multiple wheels are falling off the train’: Canadians are struggling with mental-health costs of...

‘Multiple wheels are falling off the train’: Canadians are struggling with mental-health costs of...

The pandemic is continuing to cause pronounced mental-health concerns in many segments of the population. But can people afford the help they desperately need?

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A new way of thinking about COVID-19. COVID-19: We already have treatments for lungs of 'Jell-O' healthing.ca/diseases-and-co…
Interferon and COVID-19: 'We should be stockpiling' healthing.ca/diseases-and-co…
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Protectionism may slow Canada’s access to a vaccine healthing.ca/diseases-and-co…
Protectionism may slow Canada’s access to a vaccine

Protectionism may slow Canada’s access to a vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine: We're not in this together

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