Quotes of the Day

Once you own a property, the bank will give you funds on a line of credit secured to your property. In some markets, you can find properties listed between $300,000 and $400,000, give or take. If you put down 20%, you're looking at $60,000 to $80,000 (you'll also have to budget for closing costs). if this property is cash-flow positive - meaning perhaps that you'll be able to rent it out and make money - it's a great find. if it carries itself with the taxes, maintenance fees, and the mortgage, then you're also in good shape. If you need to buy a cheaper property, then do so, just get in the game. [2021] - Shazia Virani

If your first experience together is stirring, your date will transfer the strong emotions to you. Physical activities that get you moving around are also good. Physical activities that get you moving around and touching each other are even better. Unless you'd look like a cow on ice, dancing is a good choice. [2006] - Leil Lowndes

If a year’s worth of rent adds up to less than 5 percent of the market value of a similar home, renting is an attractive option. Vice versa, if rent works out to more than 5 percent, buying may make more sense financially. The 5 percent rule assumes you’re going to be a pretty aggressive investor — someone comfortable putting a good share of their savings into stocks — to keep up with the long-term wealth growth a homeowner might see. And if you have a generous pension plan at work where your employer matches your contributions, that’s a vote in favour of renting and being able to make bigger monthly deposits to that group retirement plan. [2021] - Erica Alini

Take courses, volunteer, join a committee, go to exhibitions, walk someone's dog, learn to cook, take tango lessons, visit art galleries, go to pet shows, take up roller-skating, attend weddings and christenings, funerals, and other events. Get a fun part-time job, give dinner parties, start a book club, attend night school, ride a horse, take sewing lessons, study Chinese, learn spot welding. Choose a class where you participate rather than sit back and listen to a lecturer--something like cooking, wine tasting, or learning a foreign language. [2004] - Nicholas Boothman

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. [2004] - Stephen R. Covey