Gail Vaz-Oxlade has retired

[Nudel]

Gail has retired at 57, which is still much earlier than most. I'm hoping she worked until then because she loved being kickass on her shows.  Who else will miss her awesome style of delivering a wordsmithed face punch to those who needed it? http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/gail-vaz-oxlade-til-debt-do-us-part-albertaatnoon-1.3685633

[swick]

I hope Gail has a great retirement!

Watching Till debt' before we got married was pretty much our "pre-marital counselling" I use to pop it on stealthy like and eventually Hubs would sit and watch then we would discuss whatever was happening. Was a good way to do it since he didn't really have any money habits formed one way or the other before we got together.

I started watching it in early HS, I have a feeling a learned a lot from Gail over the years.

[snacky]

That woman kicks ass. I wish her all the best.

Maybe i should send her a card. She might get a kick out of it, if i make it on the back of a budget spreadsheet with no red in it.

[EllieStan]

I'm glad she has the retirement she deserves, but sad I won't get to read her blog/see her as much on TV anymore, all at once. Gail's TV shows have been part of my financial wake-up call, a few years ago. Her shows have motivated me to prioritize, to adopt a no-nonsense approach to my finances, and to get rid of my student loans and debts in 3 years or less.

I was answering the topic on Rent-to-Income ratio earlier today, and I was still thinking about her ''Life Pie'' chart while doing so. Over the years, financial bloggers I've read and advisors I've met all have helped me to educate myself about finances and to manage them more wisely. But Gail had a special influence on me. I have never met her, but for some reason, I think of her as a dear friend, because her words have changed my life for the better.

So, good for her, and I'll sure miss her blog posts (but thankfully, she's very active on Twitter). :)

[MrsPete]

Gail has retired at 57, which is still much earlier than most. I'm hoping she worked until then because she loved being kickass on her shows. 

I was thinking the same thing.  Maybe I'm off-base, but I don't think that type of job is tiring and wearing in the same way as a "regular job".

[Shalamar]

We saw her give a talk once.   She was hilarious as well as blunt.   Damn, I'll miss her.

[lifejoy]

I hope Gail has a great retirement!

Watching Till debt' before we got married was pretty much our "pre-marital counselling" I use to pop it on stealthy like and eventually Hubs would sit and watch then we would discuss whatever was happening. Was a good way to do it since he didn't really have any money habits formed one way or the other before we got together.

I started watching it in early HS, I have a feeling a learned a lot from Gail over the years.

Same story for me!!!

[lifejoy]

Gail has retired at 57, which is still much earlier than most. I'm hoping she worked until then because she loved being kickass on her shows. 

I was thinking the same thing.  Maybe I'm off-base, but I don't think that type of job is tiring and wearing in the same way as a "regular job".

I've met her and she was amazing! She was doing a book signing at my store. But definitely she was working. I'm happy for her that's she's retired and gets to do whatever the F she wants :)

[Koogie]

She was pretty damn good.  Her and David Chilton probably have done more to improve the lives of Canadians than any lying, scum sucking politician from any party.

[The Fake Cheap]

I'm sure her shows will run for a few years yet.  I always enjoyed her shows even before I hopped on the frugal train. I like her no non sense in your face advice, it seemed to be what a lot of those people needed to hear.  If you don't get what she is saying, you're not going to get it at all.

[FIRE Artist]

Becoming a Woman of Independent Means was a life changing book for me. 

[dougules]

Are you kidding me?  I loved her show.