The New Alberta Economy
The Fall and (Partial) Recovery in Oil Prices: Pessimism and Cost-Cutting Many jobs and incomes prior to the oil crash in 2015 aren’t coming back.…
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The Negative Correlation of Attractiveness, Money, and Women
You must pick up lots of girls with that car. … bet lots of women look at you. You look hot in that car.…
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…
Tears From Vancouver to Alberta
It has been almost 4.5 years since I threw all my stuff in my car and drove away from Vancouver to Alberta, not looking back.…
June Standing- 4 Years in Alberta
Here I sit in a bar off Jasper Ave. in downtown Edmonton having a drink and little meal. I am spending this sunny Sunday afternoon…
Tears of the Oilfield/Trades
Much of my time is spent alone, and it is not the rigours of oilfield and road construction work that gets me down, but the…
Incorporation as a Saving Grace
Lower taxes. Tax deferral. Personal income flexibility. The primary rationale to gain and reap the financial value of time, hence a further increase in earning power…
The Pursuit of Life Dreams
We all had our dreams of being actors/actresses, professional athletes, investment bankers, doctors, lawyers, medical practitioners, models, an executive of a major company, and the…
Seasonal Work and School Stress
Construction work has now ended, and here I am studying my 2nd year electrician school and watching my savings dwindle. I continue to work during the…
December 2016: Cyclicality
Life in Alberta has always been of a cyclical nature, from work to personal life. One moment I was being offered jobs left and right, dating pretty…