Dilemma of Pains of the Past
My years of self-development have involved co-workers causing me to lose jobs, going through women looking for other guys with no direction in their lives,…
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Experience Working in Alberta's Oilfield
Coffee Shops and The Alberta Young Adult Rat Race
It feels strange working only 40 – 50 hour work weeks. I wanted to work for another company because of it, as being paid hourly,…
November 2017; Month 54 in Alberta
Snow falls, life falls. In sequel to my last October 2017 post, things only get worse. Legal bills to deal with speeding tickets are around the corner.…
F83 BMW M4 Cabriolet as a Daily Driver
I’ve always been a convertible guy with a soft spot for the roadster look and the feeling of cold morning air blowing on my face,…
October 2017: 4 Years + 5 Months in Alberta
Sudden $2,460 dental bill. Sudden $1,000 vehicle bill. Selected for a CRA 2016 Tax Review. Further tightening mortgage rules by OSFI. The ending of the…
Life’s Unfairness
Growing up in BC often involved a theme of unfairness in a lacklustre economy, where unless you came from a family of privilege, connections, and…
Emotional Struggles of the Alberta Oilfield
Still fresh in my memory is the driving and moving to an oil town with a population of around 7,000 where I knew nobody, and…
September 2017 – Month 52 in Alberta
Outsmarting the banks hell-bent on stopping risk takers such as investors, volatile high-income employees, and entrepreneurs. Shielding the fruits of my labour from the government…
Summer and Year 5 In Alberta: Strategic Implications
A new piece of real estate every year. Ferrari by 30. My decision to pack my bags and drive here with only my belongings in…
August: Working for up to 16 hours/day, for 2 Companies
The summer days pass by bathing in my own sweat beneath 2-3 sweater thick coveralls under the scorching Alberta sun, and inside a vacuum or…