Peter Muggeridge

As retirement looms, many older Canadians find themselves confronting a major question: what should they do with the family home? For those living in large, mortgage-free houses, the traditional choices have long been to stay put for as long as possible or to sell and downsize to a condo or a smaller home near to family or in a less expensive community.

Canadian country legend Tim Hicks chats with Alan Frew in the latest instalment of Life Frew Music, a podcast series hosted by the Canadian rock legend and Glass Tiger frontman (in partnership with Zoomer.com and ZoomerRadio.ca). VIDEO Born in Brockville, Ont., and raised in Southern Ontario’s Niagara Region, Hicks rose to the top of the country charts with hits like What a Song Should Do and No Truck Song.

As for what this means for our summer barbecue plans, von Massow feels that Canadians on tight budgets will likely be eating out less, paring down their invitation lists and adapting their menus. “We’ll see people trading down – instead of putting a steak on the barbecue, more people will opt for burgers.” Perhaps we’ll even start sending out barbecue invitations where BYOB stands for Bring Your Own Beef rather than Bring Your Own Booze.