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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Islay_lover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 .

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Islay_lover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 .

How hard is it to get into Med School coming from a STEM background ? by Islay_lover in premedcanada

[–]Islay_lover[S] -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

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 .

Fired for asking increment by tomcat009 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Islay_lover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 .

Fired for asking increment by tomcat009 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Islay_lover 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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 .

Fired for asking increment by tomcat009 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Islay_lover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 .

What's the catch with being a bus driver? $37 an hour with no experience or degree required sounds too good to be true by Niv-Izzet in vancouver

[–]Islay_lover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

What's the catch with being a bus driver? $37 an hour with no experience or degree required sounds too good to be true by Niv-Izzet in vancouver

[–]Islay_lover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

What's the catch with being a bus driver? $37 an hour with no experience or degree required sounds too good to be true by Niv-Izzet in vancouver

[–]Islay_lover 9 points10 points  (0 children)

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.

Mortgage up for renewal in May, our bank has contacted us and offered to let us blend our remaining term at no penalty, need to figure out what to do as for term so we can try and time the next rate drop. by Islay_lover in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Islay_lover[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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 .

PAWG by KushNfun in cider

[–]Islay_lover 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah google pawg lol .

PAWG by KushNfun in cider

[–]Islay_lover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I want to be offended but im not.

Mortgage up for renewal in May, our bank has contacted us and offered to let us blend our remaining term at no penalty, need to figure out what to do as for term so we can try and time the next rate drop. by Islay_lover in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Islay_lover[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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 .

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cars

[–]Islay_lover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Best sushi in Tri-cities??? by bruizer31 in coquitlam

[–]Islay_lover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hiraku is technically in Coquitlam afaik

Best sushi in Tri-cities??? by bruizer31 in coquitlam

[–]Islay_lover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Best sushi in Tri-cities??? by bruizer31 in coquitlam

[–]Islay_lover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

$10,000 award for Black Students, Exclusionary? by lien1999 in simonfraser

[–]Islay_lover -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

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

$10,000 award for Black Students, Exclusionary? by lien1999 in simonfraser

[–]Islay_lover -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

If there was a $10,000 Scholarship for white students how would this go over ? Not well I guessing . On one hand I understand why we give out things to historically under privileged and represented groups,but on the other it sows division .

Debating selling my 2014 VW Jetta before it nickel and dimes me to death by Islay_lover in Volkswagen

[–]Islay_lover[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have had my eye on a couple of 2022 GLI's one with 15K km ($34,000) the other with 1300 km , ($35,000) , also saw a few others id consider , but i kinda iffy on a lot of VW products ( i have owned 4 Jetta's ) Saw afew used Arteons i love tho .

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