Financial and Work Instability; Make good money one day, lose it the next
When people think of high-paying work, especially that of the oil and gas industry or construction here in Alberta, it is true that you make…
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Thoughts from September 8
Last year I made a little pledge to get a property, a Porsche, and a practical education by the time I was 22-23…looking back it…
6th Month in Edmonton, and now we say goodbye, until next time
After my time on the Service Rigs working around Drayton Valley, Whitecourt, Edson, and other surrounding areas, I arrived in Edmonton with the intent of…
Month 5 in Edmonton
It has now been the fifth month that I’ve moved to Edmonton, ever since I left the oil patch back in March because of an…
From the Oil Patch to Edmonton: Month 4
It’s been now 4 months since I left the Service Rigs and moved onto Edmonton. My original intention was to find the job offering the…
Working 11-13 Hour Days and Training as a Young Dude
Working 11-13+ hour days outdoors ever since coming to Alberta in May 2013 (currently Monday – Saturday) and going to the gym always semi daily…
Short-term Goals of an Oil Patch Worker in the City- One month update
It’s now been roughly 1 1/2 months since I left the oil patch on the Service Rigs to find a construction role in Edmonton to…
Short-term Goals/tasks (April 16)
I feel I have too many things to do at once. Being only 20, sometimes the stress can be rather overwhelming. But advancing in life…
Here we go again
For a while I used to blog on my former blog, but I wasn’t in the best mental state during my university years. Eventually I…