Posts by vicereine

Thanks everyone! I would be moving in with my boyfriend who is clean and likes to cook (he should be more worried about me lol). I don't think I could do roommates. I definitely have enough saved up (yay living at home + being cheap).

Dove - I was shocked how many ads said 'no pets allowed', fortunately I found out in my province (Ontario) landlords legally can't prevent you from owning pets (unless they are really causing a problem etc). Muttlover - I know all about landlords like that, we live in a duplex with her parents living below us on the main floor. I will definitely keep that in mind.

How about what to look for when I go see a place? Spirochete mentioned their place seemed ok at first. Should I check cupboards for cockroaches and stuff? lol

And any other tips a first time renter should know? My mom has mentioned insurance, which I probably wouldn't have thought of otherwise (I always thought it was for home owners :s).

I like names with some thought put into it. See what she's like for a day or two, her personality, interesting markings, colours etc.

I named one of our cats Alomar because he has extra toes and his paws looked like a baseball mitt, so I named him after the baseball player Roberto Alomar (I was 11 and he's the only one I knew :P)...we just call him Al though. My brother got a calico kitten, I thought of Jenga since her blobs of colour sort of fit together like jenga blocks. Also Maui (like 'mow-ie', kinda like the sounds cats make), Terra (like tera firma, her blobs are like the continants of earth). A friend had one named Pebbles which is cute. My dad's dog's name is Isis (Egyptian goddess), which fits her because she's a pure white blue eyed husky, so it sounds like 'Ice'. One of her puppies I named Sabbath because he was the 7th and last born. I had a black rat when I was 8 that I named Pitch, more unique than 'Blackie' (no offense to anyone but I really hate that name).

Anyway, I say be creative :)

Original Post by jblarghp:

Original Post by babibu:

yeah seriously.. its not completely out of character for a 16 year old. 

 I figured by this day and age unsafe sex would be out of character for anyone at any age. What the hell is sex ed teaching? The pull out method!? Really!?!?

While I'm not saying it should be taught, it's actually not a whole lot less effective than condoms (with perfect use of course).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coitus_interrupt us#Effectiveness

I think this is the oldest dug up thread I've seen, 2 years ago..

Original Post by chiefsfan4life:

My wife and I were married at 23

We dated for 4 years before marriage and are still happily married - sometimes you just know if it's the person for you and age doesn't really matter

I think 99% of people feel the same way...and still end up divorced. Most people don't go into it thinking "well I guess s/he is the one".

Original Post by jewelsmcblah:

Because every idiot I grew up with has a crap load of them and that scares me.  The future looks dim.  I think my kid could possibly have a half a brain.

I think most people feel that way though, that their kid is going to be better.

Original Post by splitrail:

Original Post by vicereine:

I'm already going to Cuba in September, lorik :)

 Where are you going?  I love Sol Cayo Guillermo - very small resort (300 rooms) and quite remote, but the most beautiful beach in the world!

Cayo Coco at the NH Krystal. The beaches there do look amazing.

I got an email back from Achieva that says I can't add more funds to a GIC until it matures. So what I'll probably do is put 5k into the tax free GIC, then the rest into a regular GIC. Then I'll have to decide if I want to start adding to a TFSA, or get another TF GIC for 5k. The latter would make more but again I wouldn't have access to it. Although if I started getting one each year, then after the initial 5 years, I'd start having a mature GIC every year. (I hope my reasoning makes sense to everyone :P)

Original Post by alibsam:

Original Post by hayleymajayley:

Hahah it's weird to me seeing someone saying they're going to cuba. I want to go to Cuba! Dammit USA!

Yeah. I've got two Canadian friends in Cuba right now. One has been there 3 weeks already. She's in love with it. Based on the what the news is reporting (which we know can't always be trusted), sounds like our chance to go is getting closer.

Sorry to hijack your thread, vice.

Well from my researching of the place, it seems American's are finding ways to go there anyway. I didn't really know much about Cuba, it wasn't my first choice, but it's definitely cheaper than other countries. The cheapest package I found was like $460 for a week :s (that's flight, hotel, food and drinks).

My bank only offers 2.10% for 5 year, so I'll probably go with the online ones.

lol

So I could put $5000 into the TFSA and the rest of the money into a CD (GIC is the Canadian version I believe)? Since CDs have a higher rate than savings accounts, and if I need to I can take money out of the TFSA.

ING has 3% rate for the TFSA, which is a lot more than the other places, is there a catch I'm not seeing?