Darn economy!

[mike31154]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

Sfunny...
I got a raise last month.

anyone in the stock market at all here?
I'm looking around now and thinking this is the greatest opportunity of my life to create wealth, at least as far as canadian public companies go (like talisman and suncor for that matter)

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Yes, losing one's job is definitely a time of stress. Sorry to hear about anyone's misfortune in that regard. I'm on a fixed income, but it is an income so I'm lucky not to have to rely on full time employment...yet.

I guess I could say I'm in the market with my RRSP Mutual Fund portfolio. It's bleeding red big time at the moment and really too late to do anything about it. Just have to wait and ride it out. I certainly don't have the cash to take advantage of the low market prices right now. I'm in no position to take out a loan to buy stuff, especially stocks. And there aren't any gov't programs that are going to get me pulling any money out of my RRSP at a loss and start spending it to help get the economy going again.... even though the 'renovation' package recently announced sounds very tempting. My old house is in need of some upgrades.

Hang in there everyone, Canada is and will remain the best place to be, no matter what. The Okanagan valley offers everything I need to enjoy life, ski in the winter, the odd trip into the backcountry, motorcycle/canoe in the summer. No need for high priced vacations to the tropics for me.