Today was election day here in Canada and as expected there was a big change as to who the new party leaders are. For the most part there seemed to be a very active voter turnout. However, there still were a ton of people I talked to who didn’t bother as they feel anyone that […]
So today I thought I would do something different as I was speaking with a person who was literally blind. He invited people to ask him any questions about his lifestyle and my first thoughts was to ask if he carried a bunch of equipment to get around as a blind person. Interestingly enough, he […]
Yesterday I was a night market with a group of people and we met a person who was really good at making characters out of balloons. We started to learn a bit about her background and how she got into the profession. Interestingly enough, she mentioned that she learned how to make balloon characters by […]
This headline caught my attention as there was an area here in Canada where the government is willing to give people free land as long as they are willing to build a house worth $125,000. Of course, the intention is to try and attract new residents to an otherwise unpopulated area. Would you be inclined […]
I was reading this news that Amancio Ortega has surpassed Warren Buffett as the second richest man in the world. He is the owner and creator of the fashion brand Zara. While I would imagine that Ortega has investments in other businesses as well, a huge part of it comes from his Zara business alone. […]
I was reading this column dubbed as a Financial Facelift where people send in their financial dilemma in hopes to turn things around. It revolved around a 41 year old physician and a 39 year dentist who has 5 kids. Money wise they earn about $450,000 a year. However, since one of them is on […]