We have so many holidays these days, but Mother’s Day truly is significant. There’s a lot of sayings that have mother in them. “Oh, my dear Mother of God”, “Mother of all Mother’s”, “Mother Earth”, “Mother Nature”, “a face only a Mother could love” and so many more. The reality is, celebrating a mother is to celebrate life itself, the […]
What is a 3D-printed house? The answer is, quite literally, in the name. 3D-printed houses are created using very large 3D printers that, unlike smaller hobbyist or other types of industrial units, are able to extrude concrete, plastic, or other building materials through nozzles, in order to gradually build up a 3D object the size […]
Have you ever wondered where old sayings come from? Well here are a few for you to improve your wealth of knowledge while impressing your friends Early aircraft throttles had a ball on the end of it, in order to go full throttle, the pilot had to push the throttles all the way forward into […]
So many islands and so much time to explore at home Did you know that Vancouver Island is the 11th largest in Canada and 43rd largest worldwide? Did you also know that we are surrounded by many smaller islands all around us that are just begging for day or weekend trips? As we all know, we […]
“Golf is just the adult version of an Easter Egg Hunt.” ~Author Unknown Did you know that Faberge eggs are the most expensive jeweled eggs in the world? In 2002, the Faberge “1913 Winter Egg” sold at auction for 9.6 million dollars! In 2004, Viktor Vekselberg bought what is called the Rose Bud Faberge Egg as […]
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer….or should I say, Toilet? So, what is the cost of the proverbial Silver Hammer? Well I know that when the Beatles wrote “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” the cost to everyone around Maxwell was huge if not downright dangerous. This got me thinking as I saw a clip-on Global news that talked about an […]
The History of St Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day is a special day for me as March 17 was my Grandfather’s birthday (Papa) who was a special person in my life coupled with the fact that I have Irish blood running through my veins. Because of this I thought I would look at the history […]
How to transfer an RRSP to a TFSA WITHOUT tax consequences There are some things in life that we all love to hate and tax time is one of those but it is always good practice to look at any advantageous way there are out there to reduce your taxes and make your money work […]
The Horne Lake Mystical Caves Remember the movie “Journey to the Center of the Earth”? Well, its kinda like that except you don’t have to travel so far. What I can tell you is that once you get there it will blow your mind the same way. Guaranteed!!! Its not hard to find and its […]
Will this market last? I get asked that question a lot….I mean A LOT. I wish I had a crystal ball, but I must admit that even after 41 years in this profession, I have not seen this scenario. I have seen drastic up and down markets, low interest rate and high interest rate markets, […]