Real Estate Sales Strong Despite Higher Mortgage Rates Yesterday we just saw the yield on the 10 year US treasury climb to 2.99%, a multi-year high, and mortgage rates are starting to creep up. But houses are still being sold with unimpeded fervor in many parts of Canada 😎 The number of homes sold in Vancouver was 52%… Read More »
I didn’t get the new job (-_-;) About 4 months ago I blogged about going for an interview at one of my favorite restaurants in the world. I was already making passive income from their stock dividends, but I decided it would be fun to make some active income as well by working there part time! Unfortunately I still haven’t… Read More »
Expensive Night Out – Read an article in the paper version of the Globe and Mail where a 16 year old Japanese adolescent went on quite the joy ride after spending $56,000 on his dad’s American Express credit card on a one night club binge. The teenager and a friend visited multiple hostess clubs, where he paid to sit and drink… Read More »
Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Let’s look at some current business and economic news. Electric Power – Consumer Reports recently reviewed the 2013 Tesla Model S, and claimed it was the best car they’ve ever reviewed. Not the best electric car, but the best car, period – Giving the vehicle 99 out of 100 points. Around the… Read More »
Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Let’s look at some business and economic news we should care about. Snail Mail Slowing Down – Canada Post made $127M in profit last year but the amount of shipments have been declining. I hope they can find new ways to make money. This company employs about 71,000 workers in Canada… Read More »
Happy Easter folks 😀 It’s one of my favorite holidays because every year my boss would hide Easter eggs around the office for everyone else to find. I found 2 this year :0) Cost of Education So many of my friends both in real life and on the internet are either having, or talking about having children. I… Read More »