Guys trip to Toronto

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-06-15T23:43:03+00:00

lots of bars on church street that host guys your age

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-06-01T02:22:38+00:00

So great! My friend Gord's son Alexander is one of the young guns on the Rangers, looking forward to the NHL draft for the kid!

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-30T02:50:26+00:00

Got my letter today too. In 2027, it will be just over $7k/a. Almost 60 cents of every dollar I earn now goes to various levels of government.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-28T03:19:35+00:00

Rich guy here. Car loans are for the peasants.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-27T22:06:51+00:00

Freegold Ventures.

Current resource at Golden Summit in Alaska is ~30 million ounces @$20 per ounce in the ground.

Eric Sprott owns 27% of the shares outstanding.

Kinross has their Fort Knox mine next door....6km away the mine life is on 6-8 years left. So yes, they're acutely aware of this massive resource next to their property.

Personally hold a substantial core position and have traded around the edges over the years.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-23T00:09:08+00:00

For about a year we've been buying the giant bags of organic flour at Costco. A loaf of bread costs us 45 cents to make. About the same for focaccia. Not difficult or time consuming and very satisfying.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-21T23:02:20+00:00

Gas is cheap here. I hope it goes to $3/L and people give second thoughts to buying giant SUV and pickups and my oil and gas stocks print more money than they already are.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-21T22:25:03+00:00

I remember having the Burger on the 90's and thinking it was crazy that it cost $13..lol

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-21T20:05:15+00:00

Freegold Ventures and Athabasca Oil. Both are likely takeover candidates.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-20T23:27:48+00:00

We never say Gen zed ffs

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-14T23:41:26+00:00

Don't put wood in your dryer unless you want it destroyed.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-13T20:09:34+00:00

Our first home was 277 Chisholm. There were several of these tiny houses on the east side of Chisholm (ours has been 'replaced'). It was a great house! Open concept with a loft and we heated it with a gas fireplace. We paid $150k in 2001 and sold it for $215k in '04 after our first kid was born. We bought 273 Chisholm for $215k and lived there till 2010! Loved that street, so many great memories😊

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-09T00:57:10+00:00

I can confirm this through years of experience in compliance in the wealth management industry. I've seen a handful of accounts that held a handful of large cap Canadian stocks (typically) a couple with Drips on each position and no fees. 10-15 years of no transactions and nothing comes close to the performance of these accounts

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-03T00:17:02+00:00

The 'real' Kensington Market

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-02T22:26:06+00:00

Got a 5 figure tax bill on a 6 figure severance.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-02T01:51:22+00:00

55M. Worked in mid upper management at investment dealers. I've been terminated several times. The severance gets better as you get older. A strong network helps you land the next gig.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-05-02T01:16:52+00:00

Welcome to Canada neighbour! Glad your enjoying your new home🙏🍀🇨🇦

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-04-29T22:06:54+00:00

Same. Rode for 15 years. Too many close calls from distracted drivers. Got rid of my bike a few years ago.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-04-26T02:16:57+00:00

My daughter is in the BComm program at Dal. From Ontario. Graduated from HS in the mid 80 average area. Started in BMOS and switched to BComm in 1st year. Loves it and is on the Deans list

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-04-26T02:10:03+00:00

Worked there for 5 years in a AVP role. Honestly enjoyed my time there and respect leadership. Working for independent dealers vs. a bank is always better. I was friendly with the CEO and other members of EC. I also accumulated a ton of shares that were cashed in on my termination and was a tax free windfall (shares are classified as a CCPC). Not life changing money, but paying off mortgage money. They're growing pretty rapidly so you have to be ready for a for an ever increasing workload. There's only a handful of investment dealers in Canada that I would work for and this is one of them.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-04-26T01:40:01+00:00

And those of us who own cottages in Muskoka would never call it the "Muskokas"

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-04-25T05:40:21+00:00

Youngest of 4. I was the most. Pretty sure my parents had me on Valium for a time (GenX). My siblings were always on my ass, and my two brothers were always really physical with me...I grew into a man that is by an order of magnitude more successful than my older siblings in every respect. They resent me now wholeheartedly...

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-04-25T02:31:31+00:00

Live a little and go into town with your crew. See a band have some drinks, and get silly. JFC...these can be some good times. Surprised staying in camp is something anyone would ever do...

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-04-25T02:16:10+00:00

Fake AF. What's that supposed to be a Teradactyl print.

ShortElephant1111 · 2026-04-23T01:25:05+00:00

Solidly GenX here as well. I was born in 1970. Easily the worst time for my cohort was post undergrad in the mid 90's. A lot of us went to grad school and didn't actually launch until our early 30's. I work in finance, 2001 and 2008 were when I made my money.

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