Simple Life Spend Less

I have often wondered why it is that cost of living only seems to go up. The harder you work the more you spend. The more you spend the harder you work. You get the idea. Life is a financial treadmill with out an end, that is your life until the day you die.


For some we realize this paradox before then, yet many of can never have enough stuff, spend enough or travel enough. The reality is the more complex our lives are the more costly they are to maintain. And once you have high maintenance life you must continue to produce an income to support it.

Life Insurance Saving Tips

I still remember my first meeting with a life insurance salesman when I was in my 20's. I was newly married, we had a daughter and I did not want to buy life insurance. At the time I had never really thought about my responsibility to my family if I died prematurely (and of course I wasn't going to die).

After getting the policy I found out later I had been sold a product that was overly expensive and did not suited my families needs.

Financial Decisions vs Washing Dishes

My wife thinks I'm crazy, because I can draw parallels between two completely different things.

I am of the option that behavior in one area of life recreates it self in other areas ... hence my comparison with doing the dishes and dealing with planning in financial matters.

See if you see the similarities ...

Retire in Style 3 Unique Home Designs

There has been much discussion about Kelowna's downtown community plan. The big issues are the same as always density, where the building should be done, how high the buildings should be in downtown core.

The retiring baby boomers are looking to their future retirement and the impact of their lifestyle will have on the environment, and many are looking for change.

Buying a Home? Size Matters!

The proof that the cost of home ownership is going up ... Vancouver was named the "most severely unaffordable" city in the world to live in. Kelowna wasn't far behind, named 38th in Demographia International report released last week.

You have probably noticed your houses value decreased since last years assessment. Even if you are down 50,000 or 100,000 dollars you are still way ahead of housing prices in Kelowna 5 years ago.

Diet choices Salad vs. Burger

The holidays are over and if you are like me you are a little wider now than you were at the first week of December. Losing weight and dieting just seems to be part of my New Years routine.

We all know that losing weight all starts with eating less calories. The challenge for many of us with busy life styles is we eat out more than ever. But do you really know what your are eating when you look at the menu? Would you eat differently if you did?

This weekend there was a great article in the Vancouver Sun RATE YOUR PLATE: What's Really On the Menu? It includes a link to the Fatabase Database to help you compare meals at your favorite restaurant.