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Results from a U.S. survey suggest spouses may have wildly different ideas about retirement and big knowledge gaps on key financial matters.

The best of the web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.

Couples are deluding themselves about retirement
Results from a U.S. survey suggest spouses may have wildly different ideas about retirement and big knowledge gaps on key financial matters.

Compared to here, Toronto and Vancouver look cheap
In London, it's now thought that the average brick in a house can be valued at close to 200 pounds, or $390 (Cdn). Based on the idea that it takes about 3,840 to build the average house.

Calling all millionaire wannabes
There's a certain type of personal finance writing that relies on the world millionaire to grab people's attention. Here are two examples, the first being some thoughts on how to think like a millionaire.

And, here is advice aimed at young adults who are nervous of the stock market. It says here that being a conservative investor when you're young can prevent you from becoming a millionaire.

My 15-year-old car is a beauty
A blogger writes about the benefits of driving a beater.

More money
Join the people who are part of my Facebook personal finance community for talk about investing, retirement, real estate, banking and other financial matters. I'm also on Twitter.

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