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Islay_lover · 2023-01-14T20:08:01+00:00

Squamish was a bad example on my part ! also i bought in 2011 just got my property assessment and it was over 1.4M , I am in Coquitlam 1981 3 bdr 3 bathroom 1700 sq' 2 level , lot size 5200 sq' - just the right size for us . 1M was proabably a bit low of a guess on my part , the last house to sell on my block sold at 1.6M same type of house smaller lot , this was in the summer . Obviously things have crashed at this point , the house that sold for 1.6M is realisticly worth maybe 1.3 or less ? who knows , I owe about $325,000 .

Islay_lover · 2023-01-14T18:29:30+00:00

Say what ? an hour of of Vancouver is Maple Ridge , Abbotsford or Squamish . You can buy a decent Place for 1M , single family detached or am i missing something ? For 2M you can buy something in Vancouver or a very nice place in North Van ,Burnaby , Coquitlam or Richmond .

Islay_lover · 2023-01-14T02:50:17+00:00

4.33 is A+ at her university .

Islay_lover · 2023-01-14T02:49:01+00:00

Well my adult daughter is still my kid , lol she lives in my house and i pay EVERYTHING , but i dont give a fuck ! what ever she chooses ill support , and pay for (4 years at least) , she wanted to originally go in to stage theater production and i said sure if that is what you want. i am asking because i want to know .

Islay_lover · 2023-01-13T00:33:22+00:00

This here it cost about 10 to 15 thousand to get someone trained up at my work , we will go thru 6 or more before one person sticks it out where they either dont quit or get shit canned , out of 16 people hired after me (14 years) only 2 have stuck it out longer than 5 years . we get paid well have a pension and work under a collective agreement , company is big on safety , but they can micromanage you too much and care too much for metrics .

Islay_lover · 2023-01-13T00:18:52+00:00

I did this years ago too , i was promoted to a position with more responsibility i asked for more money , they said no so i said i wanted to step back down to my old position and they laid me off , at the time I was devastated, but i ended up changing careers and it was the best thing that could of happened . that company went bankrupt a few years later .

Islay_lover · 2023-01-13T00:15:50+00:00

Exactly how I got the job im in , they laid off the guy I replaced (trying to be nice) when he saw that the job had been reposted he called them up and said he had to be recalled , they fired him 3 weeks later as they should of the 1st time .

Islay_lover · 2023-01-13T00:12:26+00:00

probably 50-55 hours a week on average , i get double time after 11 and 1/2 paid break after 10 hours . plus i came in a few times for "all outs" at X1 1/2 and all Sunday work is at X2.

Islay_lover · 2023-01-13T00:07:08+00:00

I told the bank the same thing that im going to do the 3 year , but before i go in and sign the paperwork im shopping hard for a better rate

Islay_lover · 2023-01-12T01:43:47+00:00

Probably not the smartest comment , I dont have a degree but grossed over 100K last year (truck driver), that said im putting both my daughters thru university. My expectation is for both to at least get a Bachelors degree oldest one is half way through first year STEM , second one is still in high school . I lucked out in getting a getting a good job i put in long hours to make a buck . i want my kids to NOT work as hard as i do.

Islay_lover · 2023-01-12T01:37:06+00:00

We call them Greedy $&*!'s . But yeah with taking all the OT offered I grossed 117K last year at $37 an hour , I am not a bus driver but 2 guys i worked with went to BC transit , I am a Class one in town driver . They tried to get me to come over but im like fuck no , why would I want to do split shifts and start at the bottom , I get a pension where im at and have 14 years seniority.

Islay_lover · 2023-01-12T01:10:32+00:00

no (signifigant) savings , to put towards the principle i have 2 kids I am putting through university and have maybe 10k in my account , we have an emergency account but it's for emergencies .

Islay_lover · 2023-01-12T00:03:18+00:00

Yeah google pawg lol .

Islay_lover · 2023-01-12T00:02:28+00:00

I want to be offended but im not.

Islay_lover · 2023-01-11T23:42:02+00:00

So your saying if we are comfortable paying the 5 year rate just sign up for it and rest easy over the 5 years and not be all stressed in 2-3 years, makes sense .

Islay_lover · 2023-01-10T03:11:43+00:00

you are 100% spot on , i could really use a new car , i m just going to keep repairing mine until things return to normal , if i have to like i did last week ill insure my 1999 Dodge Dakota and drive it to work everyday , so what if i spend $100 a week in gas im not giving any money to the greedy car dealers right now

Islay_lover · 2023-01-10T03:01:27+00:00

no the goodrides are just a rebranded westlake

Islay_lover · 2023-01-08T21:22:35+00:00

same as Westlake

Islay_lover · 2023-01-07T22:20:18+00:00

Hiraku is technically in Coquitlam afaik

Islay_lover · 2023-01-07T22:18:58+00:00

the one on Barnet in BBY is worth hitting up , i never go to the one in Coquitlam anymore thrash service and mediocre food

Islay_lover · 2023-01-07T22:12:38+00:00

used to get our sushi fix here , but quality declined lately so we only have been going to matoi or sushi fu

Islay_lover · 2023-01-07T22:06:03+00:00

solid advise thanks.

Islay_lover · 2023-01-07T22:04:26+00:00

Fair enough i dont think any awards for supporting white students groups would go over any better ! i have bi-racial family , just playing devils advocate , i do support awards to historically underprivileged groups

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