Comments on: My Sister Is Moving http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/09/29/my-sister-is-moving/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:18:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Justin http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/09/29/my-sister-is-moving/#comment-7181 Justin Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:00:01 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/?p=855#comment-7181 I'm a Canadian, born and raised. I grew up on Quadra Island, which is an island with a population of about 3000 a 3-4 hour drive North of Victoria, but while I was going to College I lived in Victoria for several years. It's a great place! Small though, the Downtown area can be seen in a day, but there's lots of tiny shops hidden in alley ways all over the place. If you enjoy beer you should check out The Swans Pub - a brewery and pub, the best beer in the whole city, and reasonably priced. It's right along the waterfront as well, although a little ways away from where the tourists tend to roam. I’m a Canadian, born and raised. I grew up on Quadra Island, which is an island with a population of about 3000 a 3-4 hour drive North of Victoria, but while I was going to College I lived in Victoria for several years.

It’s a great place! Small though, the Downtown area can be seen in a day, but there’s lots of tiny shops hidden in alley ways all over the place.

If you enjoy beer you should check out The Swans Pub - a brewery and pub, the best beer in the whole city, and reasonably priced. It’s right along the waterfront as well, although a little ways away from where the tourists tend to roam.

]]> By: Jannice Eng http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/09/29/my-sister-is-moving/#comment-6832 Jannice Eng Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:12:33 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/?p=855#comment-6832 I love Victoria! I think your sister will love it too. I went up there a few years ago and it's one of the places I want to live someday. I'm extremely jealous!! I love Victoria! I think your sister will love it too. I went up there a few years ago and it’s one of the places I want to live someday. I’m extremely jealous!!

]]> By: davis http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/09/29/my-sister-is-moving/#comment-6779 davis Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:23:04 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/?p=855#comment-6779 Organizing is the key to make a smooth move, but moves are rarely done without time pressure making this difficult. I absolutely hate moving. Organizing is the key to make a smooth move, but moves are rarely done without time pressure making this difficult. I absolutely hate moving.

]]> By: pfadvice http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/09/29/my-sister-is-moving/#comment-6490 pfadvice Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:17:03 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/?p=855#comment-6490 "throw it out" is used to mean get rid of in the above post - as can be seen later, all the items were given away and not banished to the dump. What you need for the above is time, something that my sister didn't have. It is one more example of how organization and time management can end up saving you a lot of money. None of the above were viable choices under the circumstances, so it was either pack (and add weight to the cost of shipping) or place it on the sidewalk for someone else to claim. Probably the best option would have been to take them to a charity and get a tax deduction for all of them, but that wasn't going to actually help their finances since they don't own a home and don't end up itemizing their tax return. I probably should have explained the details a bit more... “throw it out” is used to mean get rid of in the above post - as can be seen later, all the items were given away and not banished to the dump. What you need for the above is time, something that my sister didn’t have. It is one more example of how organization and time management can end up saving you a lot of money.

None of the above were viable choices under the circumstances, so it was either pack (and add weight to the cost of shipping) or place it on the sidewalk for someone else to claim.

Probably the best option would have been to take them to a charity and get a tax deduction for all of them, but that wasn’t going to actually help their finances since they don’t own a home and don’t end up itemizing their tax return.

I probably should have explained the details a bit more…

]]> By: fractalbrothers http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/09/29/my-sister-is-moving/#comment-6444 fractalbrothers Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:54:54 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/?p=855#comment-6444 being someone so personal finance savvy, I wouldn't have expected you to say if you dont need it, throw it out. I have known people like that, and none of them have ever been very good at managing their finances in my opinion.. I would say, if its worth something, and you haven't used it on 3 months, sell it on ebay. Or, have a garage sale. I've made hundreds of dollars from garage sales containing things that many people would just condemn to the landfill. Hell, if you dont have time for any of that, cart it over to the pawn shop. being someone so personal finance savvy, I wouldn’t have expected you to say if you dont need it, throw it out. I have known people like that, and none of them have ever been very good at managing their finances in my opinion.. I would say, if its worth something, and you haven’t used it on 3 months, sell it on ebay. Or, have a garage sale. I’ve made hundreds of dollars from garage sales containing things that many people would just condemn to the landfill. Hell, if you dont have time for any of that, cart it over to the pawn shop.

]]> By: pfadvice http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/09/29/my-sister-is-moving/#comment-6345 pfadvice Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:58:40 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/?p=855#comment-6345 <i><b>Pretty sure you mean “Vancouver Island�, which is where the city of Victoria is located.</i></b> ooops...corrected Pretty sure you mean “Vancouver Island�, which is where the city of Victoria is located.

ooops…corrected

]]> By: Harry Jones http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/09/29/my-sister-is-moving/#comment-6299 Harry Jones Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:42:01 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/?p=855#comment-6299 Spent a few days there a couple years ago! Great place to visit: Downtown Victoria has great pubs. The raft trips are great for viewing whales. There is an excellent "gardens" area just outside of town. If we had more time, we would have driven further north near the coastlines. Supposed to be a number of good bed & breakfast places. Have fun! Spent a few days there a couple years ago! Great place to visit:
Downtown Victoria has great pubs.
The raft trips are great for viewing whales.
There is an excellent “gardens” area just outside of town.
If we had more time, we would have driven further north near the coastlines. Supposed to be a number of good bed & breakfast places.
Have fun!

]]> By: Tom Weir http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/09/29/my-sister-is-moving/#comment-6280 Tom Weir Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:23:16 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/?p=855#comment-6280 Pretty sure you mean "Vancouver Island", which is where the city of Victoria is located. A very nice place to be moving to, with a similar feel to Vancouver in many ways. Pretty sure you mean “Vancouver Island”, which is where the city of Victoria is located. A very nice place to be moving to, with a similar feel to Vancouver in many ways.

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