//podcastplus.net/feed/canadian-seniors-network~faa2d0a4 Canadian Seniors Network (CSN) explores everything to do with becoming a senior or being a senior. CSN will discuss the Hard stuff, the Easy stuff, the Scary stuff and the Fun stuff. Ask your questions and the community will answer. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:33:22 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/1e895d26-9097-4a15-bb4f-de316b5847fa/episode-5-final-mp3.mp3 Across Canada there is a new and growing form of marriage breakup.It’s not your average trial separation,It’s not your average dissolution of marriage by divorce,It’s of elderly couples being challenged, stressed, and being forced to separate from each other because of how our long-term health care facilities have limited and restricted availability.Because the baby boomer generation has added a substantial number of health challenged elderly to our heath care system, which has not grown and developed fast enough, it is now causing an unprecedented concern for splitting up, long-term married elderly couples.One might say that this is no big deal.The healthier spouse can just go and visit the unhealthy one in their care facility.But the fact is, some of the unhealthy spouses are being relocated to a different town or city because there is no current availability in their own community.These couples have been married and lived together most of their lives, some for more than 60 years.This kind of forced s... Fri, 17 Jan 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/1e895d26-9097-4a15-bb4f-de316b5847fa/episode-5-final-mp3.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/1e895d26-9097-4a15-bb4f-de316b5847fa/episode-5-final-mp3.mp3 Across Canada there is a new and growing form of marriage breakup. It’s not your average trial separation, It’s not your average dissolution of marriage by divorce, It’s of elderly couples being challenged, stressed, and being forced to separate from each other because of how our long-term health care facilities have limited and restricted availability. Because the baby boomer generation has added a substantial number of health challenged elderly to our heath care system, which has not grown and developed fast enough, it is now causing an unprecedented concern for splitting up, long-term married elderly couples. One might say that this is no big deal. The healthier spouse can just go and visit the unhealthy one in their care facility. But the fact is, some of the unhealthy spouses are being relocated to a different town or city because there is no current availability in their own community. These couples have been married and lived together most of their lives, some for more than 60 y... Fri, 17 Jan 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/1e895d26-9097-4a15-bb4f-de316b5847fa/episode-5-final-mp3.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f92b25c5-79a7-4d88-a0ba-03f72d413036/episode-4-final-mp3.mp3 Greetings to all.CSN podcast was created over a year ago, but life got in the way of life, so it didn’t get properly released.Recently, I realized that some information & details within the first few episodes were now out of date.So, instead of re-recording the first few episodes I decided to leave them as they are and just tell you of the minor changes to the podcast.The podcast is still called “Canadian Seniors Network” or “CSN” for short.But all website references to “CanadianSeniorsNetwork.ca” is no longer active.Moving forward, all new website references will now be “RustyRushfeldt.com”.However, you can still use “CanadianSeniorsNetwork.ca” but it will just be re-directed to “RustyRushfeldt.com”.Hope this all makes sense. If not, send me an email with your questions or concerns, or maybe suggest a topic for discussion.That’s it for the update.Rusty signing off.Wishing you all the best,Now it time for a nap. Sun, 22 Dec 2019 23:31:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f92b25c5-79a7-4d88-a0ba-03f72d413036/episode-4-final-mp3.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f92b25c5-79a7-4d88-a0ba-03f72d413036/episode-4-final-mp3.mp3 Greetings to all. CSN podcast was created over a year ago, but life got in the way of life, so it didn’t get properly released. Recently, I realized that some information & details within the first few episodes were now out of date. So, instead of re-recording the first few episodes I decided to leave them as they are and just tell you of the minor changes to the podcast. The podcast is still called “Canadian Seniors Network” or “CSN” for short. But all website references to “CanadianSeniorsNetwork.ca” is no longer active. Moving forward, all new website references will now be “RustyRushfeldt.com”. However, you can still use “CanadianSeniorsNetwork.ca” but it will just be re-directed to “RustyRushfeldt.com”. Hope this all makes sense.  If not, send me an email with your questions or concerns, or maybe suggest a topic for discussion. That’s it for the update. Rusty signing off. Wishing you all the best, Now it time for a nap. Sun, 22 Dec 2019 23:31:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f92b25c5-79a7-4d88-a0ba-03f72d413036/episode-4-final-mp3.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/eed5d8a7-c12e-41ba-94d1-2fdec4a13a07/csn-002-final-mp3.mp3 Read the transcript ... (#) Today on Canadian Seniors Network Podcast Episode 002 we’ll talk about one possible supplemental income resource, commonly referred to as “Online Surveys”.At first look, online surveys appear to be an easy way to make a few extra bucks.So many internet sites talk about this strategy as an excellent way to subsidize one's income, especially for a senior, because it doesn't require a high-level of any particular skill and a senior may have the required free time to do the surveys, games, polls, or whatever the venue decided they needed to offer.I initially thought that I should test out several of the dozens of online survey companies to make sure that this supplemental income option actually works, and I could give it an official stamp of "Senior Approved".So, Just a heads up:Before committing yourself to something you know very little or nothing about you should always do your research.Go to a search engine like Google, type in "reviews for Canadian Online Surveys" or if you ... Thu, 11 Oct 2018 03:26:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/eed5d8a7-c12e-41ba-94d1-2fdec4a13a07/csn-002-final-mp3.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/eed5d8a7-c12e-41ba-94d1-2fdec4a13a07/csn-002-final-mp3.mp3 Read the transcript ... Today on Canadian Seniors Network Podcast Episode 002 we’ll talk about one possible supplemental income resource, commonly referred to as “Online Surveys”. At first look, online surveys appear to be an easy way to make a few extra bucks. So many internet sites talk about this strategy as an excellent way to subsidize one's income, especially for a senior, because it doesn't require a high-level of any particular skill and a senior may have the required free time to do the surveys, games, polls, or whatever the venue decided they needed to offer. I initially thought that I should test out several of the dozens of online survey companies to make sure that this supplemental income option actually works, and I could give it an official stamp of "Senior Approved". So, Just a heads up: Before committing yourself to something you know very little or nothing about you should always do your research. Go to a search engine like Google, type in "reviews for Canadian Online S... Thu, 11 Oct 2018 03:26:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/eed5d8a7-c12e-41ba-94d1-2fdec4a13a07/csn-002-final-mp3.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f1da24eb-9fa0-4ee7-8d41-c49ad6d0587e/csm-003-final-mp3.mp3 Read the transcript ... (#) Today on Canadian Seniors Network Podcast we’ll talk about another possible supplemental income resource, commonly referred to as “Mystery Shopper”.Mystery Shopper Definition:A mystery shopper is someone hired to pose as a customer and report on the quality of service received and how well a store or chain of stores is being run. The mystery shopper poses as a normal customer and is given a specific task, such as purchasing a particular product or asking certain questions.Mystery Shopping ...what it is & what it isn'tRegardless to what you may have heard or read, mystery shopping is not a quick way to make a lot of money. It's not a quick get-rich scheme, nor is it a way to "get paid to shop". Mystery shopping is a serious enterprise intended to gather information about the customer experience in a specific environment. It requires personal time, personal attention, and concerted effort. Mystery shoppers are in business for themselves. They get paid for the work they ... Tue, 09 Oct 2018 07:25:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f1da24eb-9fa0-4ee7-8d41-c49ad6d0587e/csm-003-final-mp3.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f1da24eb-9fa0-4ee7-8d41-c49ad6d0587e/csm-003-final-mp3.mp3 Read the transcript ... Today on Canadian Seniors Network Podcast we’ll talk about another possible supplemental income resource, commonly referred to as “Mystery Shopper”. Mystery Shopper Definition: A mystery shopper is someone hired to pose as a customer and report on the quality of service received and how well a store or chain of stores is being run. The mystery shopper poses as a normal customer and is given a specific task, such as purchasing a particular product or asking certain questions. Mystery Shopping ...what it is & what it isn't Regardless to what you may have heard or read, mystery shopping is not a quick way to make a lot of money. It's not a quick get-rich scheme, nor is it a way to "get paid to shop". Mystery shopping is a serious enterprise intended to gather information about the customer experience in a specific environment. It requires personal time, personal attention, and concerted effort. Mystery shoppers are in business for themselves. They get paid for the wo... Tue, 09 Oct 2018 07:25:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f1da24eb-9fa0-4ee7-8d41-c49ad6d0587e/csm-003-final-mp3.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/3ed9d11b-a273-42a6-8d68-12c69312e618/csn-001-final-mp3.mp3 Read the transcript ... (#) Today on CSN Podcast we’ll talk about Supplemental Income and the 5 “W’s”.Starting early on in our younger years we found ways to make some extra money, so we could go to the movies, upgrade our bike, go to the corner store to get some candy/treats & a soda, to buy the latest comic book, or buy that special toy we always wanted.Because our allowance would only go so far, we had to be creative in order to add to our piggy banks.We would dumpster-dive, dig through garbage cans & ask the neighbors for pop bottles so we could take them to the local corner store to get some recycle cash for them.Yup, I said pop bottles. Real glass, not plastic or aluminum.Back in the day, almost all drink containers were made of glass & the only place you could return them for a deposit would be at the local corner store or at the larger grocery stores.To make some extra money in the spring & summer we would mow the neighbor's lawn & clean their yard.In th... Mon, 17 Sep 2018 00:57:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/3ed9d11b-a273-42a6-8d68-12c69312e618/csn-001-final-mp3.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/3ed9d11b-a273-42a6-8d68-12c69312e618/csn-001-final-mp3.mp3 Read the transcript ... Today on CSN Podcast we’ll talk about Supplemental Income and the 5 “W’s”. Starting early on in our younger years we found ways to make some extra money, so we could go to the movies, upgrade our bike, go to the corner store to get some candy/treats & a soda, to buy the latest comic book, or buy that special toy we always wanted. Because our allowance would only go so far, we had to be creative in order to add to our piggy banks. We would dumpster-dive, dig through garbage cans & ask the neighbors for pop bottles so we could take them to the local corner store to get some recycle cash for them. Yup, I said pop bottles. Real glass, not plastic or aluminum. Back in the day, almost all drink containers were made of glass & the only place you could return them for a deposit would be at the local corner store or at the larger grocery stores. To make some extra money in the spring & summer we would mow the neighbor's lawn & clean their yard. In t... Mon, 17 Sep 2018 00:57:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/3ed9d11b-a273-42a6-8d68-12c69312e618/csn-001-final-mp3.mp3