I've been becoming increasingly annoyed by paying lots of money to get my oil changed. So, I thought it was time to invest in some car ramps so I can change my oil at home instead. I figured that I would have to pay about $50 for the ramps, and that in about 2-3 oil changes at home they would be paid for.
I was wrong. I was wrong in a good way. Instead of running over to Canadian Tire and buying the car ramps there, I decided to "invest" my time instead of my money. How? I went on Craigslist. I searched for some to buy, but I also put out a wanted ad for car ramps. Within a few hours, I had 3 offers of car ramps for a nominal fee. The winner was Bob, who gave me the ramps for free.
It was a little drive out of the way on our way to Hamilton and was well worth. Turns out that he didn't want to have them end up in a landfill. Myself, do I care whether the thing that my car is going to rest on is bran new or not?
Bottom line, is..... well, the bottom line. I may have rammed my wang up the economy's ass without a condom, but what good is an econmy that is based on waste? It has to end sometime.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
I wanna buy some gold..............and a random thought to conclude
I wanna buy some gold.
Yes, for investment purposes, but also because it's just so neat. I picture myself staring at a couple of sweet gold coins like I was Frodo staring at the ring.
If you really think about the value of gold, it has no value. You can't eat it, drink it, inject it, drop it, or smoke it (he he). It's only valueable because someone else wants it. Right? Ok, I know this, but I still want some.
Did you know that one ounce of gold can be hammered out to cover a rediculous area and that gold foil is only 20 atoms thick? That's pretty cool.
But really, my excuse is that it will go up in value drastically with the progressively worsening economy and it would be beneficial in case financial doomsday (collapse of the U.S. dollar). That's why I "need" some, but I want some because.....well....I can't give you a rational answer. It's just plain neat!
If the world turns to shite, then it would be good to have. But if it doesn't, then I'd have some gold. I just wish that I wasn't in such debt.
Speaking of which, why am I charged interest on my student loans? Isn't the point of a student loan to make a person more educated and thus more productive to the economy? Why would a bank feel the need to capitalize from me persuing my education? We think that's it's the government that lends us this money, but it's really the bank. Right now, the people that I deal with are not government workers. They are a seperate company that is paid to manage the people who owe money from going to school. Now, since I have to pay6 $450 a month just for the "government" loan, I can't do too much can I? How is this helping our bleeding heart economy if I can't save up to buy say, a bran new spankin car from one of the THE BIG THREE.
Fucking banks. They lent me money that never existed (if it is at all like the American system), and now I have to pay it all back and then some. I probably wouldn't have taken loans if I knew that my loans would actually cost me much more that I borrowed. I foolishly believed that the interest rate would be significantly lower than other loans, but it isn't. I even applied for interest relief, twice, and sent a letter to the government (the actual government) and again....."I make too much money".
Canada's a good place to be, but this feels like the government doesn't really care about the people. Well, the student loan sector anyways.
Yes, for investment purposes, but also because it's just so neat. I picture myself staring at a couple of sweet gold coins like I was Frodo staring at the ring.
If you really think about the value of gold, it has no value. You can't eat it, drink it, inject it, drop it, or smoke it (he he). It's only valueable because someone else wants it. Right? Ok, I know this, but I still want some.
Did you know that one ounce of gold can be hammered out to cover a rediculous area and that gold foil is only 20 atoms thick? That's pretty cool.
But really, my excuse is that it will go up in value drastically with the progressively worsening economy and it would be beneficial in case financial doomsday (collapse of the U.S. dollar). That's why I "need" some, but I want some because.....well....I can't give you a rational answer. It's just plain neat!
If the world turns to shite, then it would be good to have. But if it doesn't, then I'd have some gold. I just wish that I wasn't in such debt.
Speaking of which, why am I charged interest on my student loans? Isn't the point of a student loan to make a person more educated and thus more productive to the economy? Why would a bank feel the need to capitalize from me persuing my education? We think that's it's the government that lends us this money, but it's really the bank. Right now, the people that I deal with are not government workers. They are a seperate company that is paid to manage the people who owe money from going to school. Now, since I have to pay6 $450 a month just for the "government" loan, I can't do too much can I? How is this helping our bleeding heart economy if I can't save up to buy say, a bran new spankin car from one of the THE BIG THREE.
Fucking banks. They lent me money that never existed (if it is at all like the American system), and now I have to pay it all back and then some. I probably wouldn't have taken loans if I knew that my loans would actually cost me much more that I borrowed. I foolishly believed that the interest rate would be significantly lower than other loans, but it isn't. I even applied for interest relief, twice, and sent a letter to the government (the actual government) and again....."I make too much money".
Canada's a good place to be, but this feels like the government doesn't really care about the people. Well, the student loan sector anyways.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Some over stated, cliché thoughts....
I just saw the movie "Sicko" by Micheal Moore. Yeah, he still uses simple examples to show his point (like how the French doctor was very wealthy which proves that socialized medicine still allows doctors to make enough money) but it made realize nonetheless that America really sucks.
All this bullshit patriotic rhetoric that so many people swallow is repeated ad nauseum and it is nothing more that the biggest, most obvious (yet most subtle) lie. Is there a small group of people who think "lets make sure that we say how it is heroic to die to for your country, or to work like a slave in the name of the USA as much as possible"? I don't know. Maybe, maybe not. But it is hapenning. The powerful people in that country really have the people by the balls, and truly don't care about them. They want their people to be defeated for some reason, and I can't see why that is good.
It's really too bad. Although it happens in Canada as well, most US doctors and medical companies are profit driven. The most accurate word that I can think of to describe this corruption is barbaric. A doctor will actually prescribe more pills because it will make him/her richer. And, if you can't pay your hospital bill, you can actually be kicked out of the hospital. I know that Moore's films have a tendency to state broad, sweeping generalizations. In Columbine, he found that "Canadians don't lock their doors". I fucking lock my door. In this film, he makes the US medical system look much worse that it is and much better in other countries by using one carefully chosen example. Despite this, you can't deny that it is a dog eat dog world down there - well, more than most "civilized" countries. How could the government spend so much money on defence which kills it's soldiers and millions of others, and neglect the problems that are right at home. Aaaargh, I'm so angry at stupid and degressive it is!!!!!
For some reason, I'm really pissed right now. That's why I had to write. I really want the American people to get really pissed off and actually do something. The American Empire will fall, and I feel like it will happen in our lifetime. And guess what, I can't fucking wait. Those greedy freaks who perpetuate these institutions and hold back positive change have had their fun and the party's gotta end sometime. I hope soon.
Anyways, I'm glad that I'm Canadian, even though our country is far from perfect. Living in America seems like pure shite though.
Is this an idea for the planet? Well, it can relate. I'm too tired/lazy to think of an interesting point that isn't blatently obvious. So, you think of one for me. I know that only one or two people read this blog, but that's cool. Even one is enough.
Thanks for reading.
All this bullshit patriotic rhetoric that so many people swallow is repeated ad nauseum and it is nothing more that the biggest, most obvious (yet most subtle) lie. Is there a small group of people who think "lets make sure that we say how it is heroic to die to for your country, or to work like a slave in the name of the USA as much as possible"? I don't know. Maybe, maybe not. But it is hapenning. The powerful people in that country really have the people by the balls, and truly don't care about them. They want their people to be defeated for some reason, and I can't see why that is good.
It's really too bad. Although it happens in Canada as well, most US doctors and medical companies are profit driven. The most accurate word that I can think of to describe this corruption is barbaric. A doctor will actually prescribe more pills because it will make him/her richer. And, if you can't pay your hospital bill, you can actually be kicked out of the hospital. I know that Moore's films have a tendency to state broad, sweeping generalizations. In Columbine, he found that "Canadians don't lock their doors". I fucking lock my door. In this film, he makes the US medical system look much worse that it is and much better in other countries by using one carefully chosen example. Despite this, you can't deny that it is a dog eat dog world down there - well, more than most "civilized" countries. How could the government spend so much money on defence which kills it's soldiers and millions of others, and neglect the problems that are right at home. Aaaargh, I'm so angry at stupid and degressive it is!!!!!
For some reason, I'm really pissed right now. That's why I had to write. I really want the American people to get really pissed off and actually do something. The American Empire will fall, and I feel like it will happen in our lifetime. And guess what, I can't fucking wait. Those greedy freaks who perpetuate these institutions and hold back positive change have had their fun and the party's gotta end sometime. I hope soon.
Anyways, I'm glad that I'm Canadian, even though our country is far from perfect. Living in America seems like pure shite though.
Is this an idea for the planet? Well, it can relate. I'm too tired/lazy to think of an interesting point that isn't blatently obvious. So, you think of one for me. I know that only one or two people read this blog, but that's cool. Even one is enough.
Thanks for reading.
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