Recent Important Developments In My Life – Ooooh

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Ok, the title is dramatic, sue me, lol.I had a few minutes to spare before I head over to my parents place for Saturday night BBQ.

What has been going on with me the last few days?

I sold my 4plex in Winnipeg, so I celebrated last night by buying a bag of Doritos chips and a bag of that Smart food popcorn stuff from 7-11, yah, yah, yah!
I planted grass seeds 15 days ago and they are growing and filling in the blank spots I had on my lawn, yah!
I have the SpiderMan 3 move as well as the Fantastic 4 movie downloaded and ready to be watched tonight, yah!

Next Weeks Agenda:

Start checking out investment condos in New Westminster next week for under $220,000 (Ozzie Jurock recommended New West condos as a good buy, I agree) Ozzie says, “We particularly favour New Westminster, but investors have to be careful. There is a lot happening in the Royal City and despite a “benchmark” price of a typical condominium at $304,000 in May, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, we had little trouble finding condos for $200,000 or just slightly above. Warning: you will see listings in New West for condos as low as the $150,000, but most of these are clustered in three leaky condo buildings. (Eg: low-rise 312 Carnarvon – $1.5-$2 million in repairs needed – realtor’s estimate) and two high-rises on Agnes St. (assessments to $100,000 per suite for repairs).” But there are renovated older New West condo buildings (watch for listings on Ginger Street) that offer good value in the $200,000 and less range, according to veteran area realtor Doris Gee of ReMax Central (604-432-7888). Example: 340 Ginger Ave. 830 sq. ft. 1 bedroom, no restrictions, strata fees $159 per month: Asking price $189,000.“
Increase sales on my pay per click campaigns, I will not be stopped! I want my 20 investment properties, 17 more to go. Big dream maybe, but even bigger reality.
Pray for more sun (Today is sunny, but will it remain???)

Random pictures I took while were downtown this morning:

Joe Fortes Car on Robson St & Thurlow St, Vancouver – June 14, 2008

city/sky shot on Hornby Street / Smithe Street, Vancouver – June 14, 2008

How To Save Some Cash When Buying Vancouver Gas

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With gas prices going higher every day, I thought I would share how you can save 6.5 cents on every litre you purchase. In Vancouver, B.C., SuperStore has gas stations located on two of their properties, one at the Grandview SuperStore and one at the Marine Drive SuperStore. You buy your gas at the SuperStore “Gas Bar” and then you get a redeemable receipt that you can use you get free groceries inside SuperStore. So if you buy groceries already then why not save a few bucks? I ended up saving $5.22, it’s not much but it’s right there so why not take it.

Save 6.5 cents for every liter of gas you buy at SuperStore

Save 6.5 cents for every liter you buy at SuperStore

These gas companies are posting record profits but the price just goes higher and higher. I see a few things happening from this situation. Obviously people won’t be travelling long distance vacations in there cars nearly as much. Prices of food and everything else will go up. There will be full scale truck strikes like they had in Portugal. Once trucks stop running then everything stops moving, no food, electronics, and anything else that get shipped, basically everything.

All of this can be avoided with a REAL push for hybrid cars and trucks, that are priced the same as regular cars, not $10,000 more expensive. But there is no push for these type of engines for one reason that we all know, oil companies still wants your money. Hybrid cars mean less profit for oil companies and they are in bed with the car manufacturers. Will this change, I think it has to eventually.

Oh and guess how much it costs to fill up my Escalade on June 12, 2008, $114.75. Luckily just like the gas companies I am making record profits as well, so their gas prices don’t mean anything to me. But it still pisses me off. I hate being ripped off, like everyone else.

$114 to fill up my Cadillac Escalade

$114.75 cents to fill up my Cadillac SUV

Vancouver gas prices at $14.2 a liter now

$1.42 a liter for gas in Vancouver at SuperStore on June 12, 2008

Oh and stay away from the Esso on Grandview Highway and Rupert Street, they are always more expensive than SuperStore GasBar, which is right across the street. Today there were charging 4 cents more just for all the suckers who like to pay more.

Esso On Grandview HighWay

A great example of Esso greed

The Secret To A Prosperous Life Is To Be Grateful

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One of the rules of “The Secret” is to be grateful for what you have. Once you are grateful for what you already have then you will receive more. Gratitude is one of the easiest and most powerful ways to transform your life. Some might be thinking it’s all bullshit, I disagree. Whatever you focus on expands. So, if you focus on how thankful and grateful you are for the things you already have in your life then you will get more of it.

Ever hear the expression “think positive”?

When you think or focus on the positive aspects, then the positivity will grow. If you focus on negativity that will grow. It’s important to look at the bright side of things. If you dwell on negativity how can you move forward and be successful? It’s not possible, is it?

Anything that happens in your life good or bad is all part of learning. Take the negative situations and see what you have learned or could have learned from them. This will make you a stronger person in the long run. Don’t let things hold you back, fight through them and you will always come out more successful and stronger than ever. It’s your choice to be negative or positive, what do you want your mood to be today? Control how you feel and your life will be a more happier one.

Personally I am grateful for many, many things in my life such as:

I am grateful for my wife, and how she is always positive and by my side
I am grateful for my little daughter who puts a smile on my face every time I see her
I am grateful for my baby son with his blue eyes and little smerk
I am grateful for my drive and persistence that has helped me to achieve financial freedom
I am grateful for being mostly positive attitude and seeing through the blur
I am grateful for my parents, and how they raised me and how they love my kids
I am grateful for being an individual, not following the crowd and thinking for myself
I am grateful for the future and what it holds for me

What are you grateful for?

Leave a comment, I would like to know what you are grateful for in your life.

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