http://www.thevincefiles.net My rants, ramblings, and reflections Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:14:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've lowered our listing price by $10,000 to try to entice an offer from a potential buyer.  We've been listed about a month with a couple of open houses, some private viewings and no offers yet.  This is how the market is these days; many listings are staying on the ... http://www.thevincefiles.net/index.php/2008/06/27/weve-lowered-our-price Part of the BC government's budget for 2008 is a $100 Climate Action Dividend to every person living in British Columbia.  Anna received $200 which includes Claire's dividend.  This comes just in time for July 1 when the BC government will raise gas prices by around 2.5 cents per litre ... http://www.thevincefiles.net/index.php/2008/06/23/got-my-climate-action-dividend-cheque-today Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.  And believe me, luck plays a factor in Texas Holdem.  Because, if it weren't for luck, I'd win every time! In this hand, blinds are 125/250 with 25 ante.  I'm in middle position with 27 offsuit (considered the worst starting hand in Holdem) ... http://www.thevincefiles.net/index.php/2008/06/16/better-to-be-lucky-than-good This past Tuesday, the Bank of Canada decided to keep their overnight rate unchanged at 3% despite analyst expectations of a 25-basis-point cut to help stimulate our economy.  It seems the BoC now has its sights set on fighting inflation.  How does this affect mortgage rates? From the Bank of Canada ... http://www.thevincefiles.net/index.php/2008/06/12/canadian-mortgage-rates-just-went-up Here's my latest victory.  It's just a small Sit-N-Go tournament with $3.00 buy-in and $0.25 entry fee.  There were only 45 players and the top 7 get paid with first place getting $42.00.  This was a turbo tournament with blinds increasing every 5 minutes.  I like turbos; everyone plays really ... http://www.thevincefiles.net/index.php/2008/06/06/another-tourney-win