Marriage and the Power of Divorce

Noodlemod_sl said:

So when eomer says he had 1 million in dividends really thats $740,000 real money and basically means he's homeless

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especially since beer is like twice as much up there even after factoring in the exchange rate (I'm assuming other household staples as well)

I'm sitting there watching Property Brothers who does all their shit in Canada and these people are like "My budget is 900k." I'm like "fuck this person must be getting the world's most fancy ass home." Then they take them to some run down shithole which looks like it has been vacant outside of the crack addicts for 10 years and they're like "This home is aggressively priced at 680k." I'm like .... wtf is up with Canada real estate?

Tenks_sl said:

I'm sitting there watching Property Brothers who does all their shit in Canada and these people are like "My budget is 900k." I'm like "fuck this person must be getting the world's most fancy ass home." Then they take them to some run down shithole which looks like it has been vacant outside of the crack addicts for 10 years and they're like "This home is aggressively priced at 680k." I'm like .... wtf is up with Canada real estate?

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All HGTV shows ever: "Tim and Jill are first time home buyers. Tim is a struggling musician and Jill is an admin assistant. Their budget is $875K." WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK?! Where did these two chumps scrape up a $875K budget? Do they run a fucking high-end escort service on the side? Goddamn.

its funny because when I watch the American shows I see a freaking mansion for $300k.

My first condo was $400k which included a 1 hour train ride into downtown. However that was Vancouver which is the 3 most expensive city in the world.


Exchange rate is so messed. last week it was 0.68, 5 years ago it was 1.10

We ride or die with oil prices.

Soygen_sl said:

You ain't finding anything even approaching a really nice house for 300k in south Florida, let alone a mansion.

Shit sucks.

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You chose Florida. Now you are reaping your reward.

Tarrant_sl said:

Can I borrow some money?

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Nope. I have helped one or two friends out as well, with more or less the same thought process: I'm not likely to get it back any time soon if ever, but if there's a genuine need there, then it's not something I'll lose sleep over. But that's like a few hundred bucks to a thousand, nothing in the five figure range.

opiate82_sl said:

Eomer, you could set up a joint bank account that she just wires the repayment into. That way you don't have to interact with her or worry about cashing checks and she can technically still access the money should she need it desperately (which I'm assuming is one of the reasons you aren't in a hurry to re-coop it).

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You know what, that's actually a not bad suggestion in some ways. I might suggest that. The details might need some massaging, but it could work.

Noodlemod_sl said:

I had to look it up today, exchange rate is 1CAD=0.74USD

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That's got some commission or spread in there. It's actually about 71 cents today. It was as low as 68 cents a few days ago. If and when oil goes back up, so will the dollar. It wasn't too long ago it was trading above par.

opiate82_sl said:

especially since beer is like twice as much up there even after factoring in the exchange rate (I'm assuming other household staples as well)

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Booze and smokes are close to double in terms of the numerical value and ignoring the exchange rate, yes. Household staples aren't nearly as expensive in relative terms. Sin taxes are higher here than in most US states.

Tenks_sl said:

I'm sitting there watching Property Brothers who does all their shit in Canada and these people are like "My budget is 900k." I'm like "fuck this person must be getting the world's most fancy ass home." Then they take them to some run down shithole which looks like it has been vacant outside of the crack addicts for 10 years and they're like "This home is aggressively priced at 680k." I'm like .... wtf is up with Canada real estate?

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We never had a crash in 2008. And a handful of markets, mostly Toronto and Vancouver, have gone fucking bonkers. Edmonton and Calgary saw a large run up as well, but that's well supported by the much higher household income in Alberta (until oil crashed, that is). Toronto and Vancouver it's foreign investment driving things up, as Canada is seen as a safe haven for Chinese nationals. There's lots of smaller cities with affordable houses. Is it cheap to buy a single family home in central Chicago, Seattle, or LA?

In any case, the media has been cheerleading for a housing meltdown for the better part of a decade now, and it's still not happened. Even 18 months in to the oil downturn only now are signs of stress starting to show in Calgary. But Vancouver and Toronto keep skyrocketing beyond all reason. It'll be interesting to see if we do have a crash eventually, or if we just have a generation of close to zero housing price growth while incomes catch up and interest rates rise.

Australia is a near mirror image of Canada in a lot of ways, in terms of housing markets.

opiate82_sl said:

Reports are moosedollars could be as low as $0.59 to 1USD by years end.

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Time to plan my summer trip to Montreal. That's basically $5.90 lap dances.

Depends where in Florida. In Port Charlotte we saw decent houses for like 80k.

Now Massachusetts, forget about it. $265k for 1500 sq ft on 0.25 acre. Near Boston you're in the 500k+ range.

What's the board's opinion on mail-order brides? Would you do it? Have you done it? Is it hot when she talks in long strings of Russian? Have you been approached by ABC Family for sitcom rights?

I think you should do it and report back.

I wouldn't go for Russian, as they have scary underground ties in general. If you are going to go mail order require a prenup up front. Assets prior to marriage are untouchable. If marriage lasts less than X (5 to 10) years they get max of 25% of assets acquired during the period of marriage and 0 alimony.

Khane_sl said:

I think you should do it and report back.

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Khane speaks wisdom for all.

I never understood mail order brides. If you just wanna bang someone hit up bars, don't ruin your life getting married.

Noodlemod_sl said:

I never understood mail order brides. If you just wanna bang someone hit up bars, don't ruin your life getting married.

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It's about sex because of obligation. It's a power play for people who get no pussy.

In all honesty, someone in today's day and age raised in a Western society who would actually stoop so low as to get a mail order bride is likely a sad, pathetic individual who has some serious issues.