I’m a fan of Schumacher homes. I only found out about them while browsing for great houses online (getting ideas for our dream house). They have this great gallery of custom houses that they’ve done and all at a very reasonable price. Unlike other builders, Schumacher helps you design your house based from your own [...]

Ahhh, to have a car like this. I’ve always been a fan of top down cars ever since I saw this movie scene where a lady was driving in the countryside (Ireland probably, can’t remember) and she looked so free and happy. Not that I would know how to drive or even if I can, [...]

Oh, by the way, before I forget. I want to share with you this online directory of Franchising opportunities. I learned about it from my client who’s just recently resigned from his job to just manage his businesses online. For as low as $10,000 investment, you can be an IT consultant, run a hosting company [...]

Was just talking to my friends last night about our existing insurance packages. Since the recent problem with AIG, we have been debating whether to pull out or keep paying. When I asked my mother-in-law, the first thing she said was that we shouldn’t have placed all our eggs in one basket. We knew that [...]

One of the reasons why my client is coming home this Christmas is because he’s looking to buy a condo. Since my mom works in a big real estate company, I told her to give him a tour on the properties that they’re selling. He already received some mortgage quotes from real estate websites online [...]

Imagine waking up to this every morning? Isn’t that just your idea of heaven? I got this photo from a website called premiershutters.co.uk and what they do is provide and install custom-made wooden interior plantation shutters. After looking at their gallery page, I suddenly envisioned what our future home will look like. We’re prepared to [...]

Our cousin from the UK just graduated this year and she already managed to land a job in insurance. The last time I saw her, she said her long term goal is to be a successful businesswoman by the time she turn 25. I guess she’s halfway there by being employed in one of the [...]

My client and I had our usual family chat this morning. His eldest daughter is entering medical school and he’s hoping that she will get accepted on her top choices. He told me how hard it is to get in on the top universities even if you have high GPAs and MCAT scores. According to [...]

Everyone knows that if you want to be a homeowner but your budget is limited, your best bet would be foreclosure properties. In fact, that’s how my friend from Illinois acquired their three bedroom house. They checked tons of properties from various free foreclosure listings until they found something that meets at least half of [...]

There was a post in newlywedsatwork about a mom who’s obviously at her wits end. She resigned from her high paying job so they can move to the province because of her husband’s work. Now she’s on limited allowance and had to take care of two kids alone. Not so bad, but if you’re used [...]