by admin | Jan 23, 2021 | Money Management
My students will tell you that my mantra in life is to “Think simple”. It was something one of my college professors always said, with a heavy French Canadian accent. He was one of the best teachers I ever had, and was an inspiration for me as a teacher. I have come...
by admin | Jan 4, 2021 | Money Management
I am a very bad grandpa. I admit it. I am also a fair bit of a Scrooge. Throw in Covid and you have the perfect storm. For the last several years I have tried to instill some financial sanity into the Christmas season. I have promoted a “small gift” for the kids,...
by admin | Dec 27, 2020 | Real Estate
I’ve been asked why there have been no new postings. You would think that with Covid there would be nothing but time to write. Writing takes more than time. It also needs inspiration. Real Estate has kept me busy, and I have been spending more time monitoring (Buying...
by admin | Sep 6, 2020 | Money Management
I really got interested in finances when I was about 45 years old. I realized that there were not that many “Earning years” ahead of me. So, I looked at my financial situation with a view to retiring. It was not a pretty site. $50,000.00 in your RRSP is just not...
by admin | Aug 22, 2020 | General Thoughts
The travel ban has caused a big problem for Canadian Snow birds. This has been showing up in my Real Estate business. There is no problem with living in a 3 season trailer as long as you can move to where the “Season” suits the trailer. Such as Florida or other...
