Gambling VS Investing
When I tell someone that I work the Stock Market, I am often called a Gambler. The comment comes most often from someone who has never invested in anything beyond Savings Accounts and GICs. There is a huge difference between the Stock Market and Casinos and Lotteries....
Trailers or NO Trailers
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...
Controlling Money
I was at a training session the other day where controlling money was one of the topics. The instructor made a very valid point that I truly agree with. Understanding your finances is very easy. I try to live by the words “Think Simple”. His example fits right...
Joint Venture
We have recently linked up with Send Friend who works with people who have immigrated to North America. When you move form one country, or continent, to another there are significant changes in monetary and banking policies. Having someone who can help steer you...
Food for thought Ontario: Our own Car??
If you live in Ontario you know that General Motors is going to close its Oshawa facilities at the end of 2019. This will affect about 2500 employees directly, and several times more employees indirectly. Around Oshawa are all the parts suppliers,...
Change can be emotional
I did something today that has affected me far more than I thought it would. I cancelled my home phone line. I have been with Bell since when we had to listen to the type of ring, to know if the call was for us. For the longest time we were two long rings. I really...
Been Busy but I’m back
It has been a busy summer. As always it is too short. I took a job remodeling and rebuilding a bathroom for a neighbor. The job turned out to be much more than I thought. It was in an older 3 season cottage. The biggest problem was that the walls were not really...
Gift Cards Versus Cash.
There was a customer at our marina once who named his boat “Cash is King”. He did that because he got a really good deal on the boat by offering CASH. Now I am the first person who will tell you that money is not real. But that does not seem to matter to the power...
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