09-10-2014, 10:12 PM
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#61
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
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So went in today and filled out all the wonderful tax stuff and pee in a cup.
The best part was when I walked in the front desk girl goes
FD: you're my new boss
me: no, I'm your teammate
FD girl had a huge smile on her face.
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09-10-2014, 10:52 PM
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#62
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by PIMking
So went in today and filled out all the wonderful tax stuff and pee in a cup.
The best part was when I walked in the front desk girl goes
FD: you're my new boss
me: no, I'm your teammate
FD girl had a huge smile on her face.
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That's how you get employees to work for you. Well done!
Hope this new adventure works out well for you 
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09-10-2014, 10:56 PM
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#63
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PIMking
So went in today and filled out all the wonderful tax stuff and pee in a cup.
The best part was when I walked in the front desk girl goes
FD: you're my new boss
me: no, I'm your teammate
FD girl had a huge smile on her face.
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That.Just.Happened.
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09-10-2014, 11:20 PM
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#64
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Uncle Chester
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Drops mic.
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09-11-2014, 11:41 AM
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#65
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Franchise Player
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Awesome! Well done in setting the right employment atmosphere from the get go!
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09-11-2014, 11:31 PM
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#66
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by Vulcan
IIRC PIMking has a pretty nice setup where he is. He's got a nice place. His wages aren't so good but his expenses are pretty low as well.
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I wonder his budget now ?
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09-11-2014, 11:41 PM
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#67
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Chill Cosby
60+ Hours for 26k?
And here I am getting bothered by whenever I can't cut out a couple hours early.
Good for you! A job is required to live usually, but it should always add to your life, not subtract.
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That $26K in Alabama is probably closer to $40K up here because of taxes, exchange, etc.
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09-11-2014, 11:44 PM
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#68
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
That $26K in Alabama is probably closer to $40K up here because of taxes, exchange, etc.
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even more with cost of living...I own an acreage near calgary and I can tell you making $40k wouldn't cut it
awesome story, its crazy how many people our there let their dumb-ass bosses run their lives...must have felt good when you told them to EAD
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09-12-2014, 09:22 AM
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#69
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
That $26K in Alabama is probably closer to $40K up here because of taxes, exchange, etc.
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$40K up here is not much money either.
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09-12-2014, 09:28 AM
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#70
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
That $26K in Alabama is probably closer to $40K up here because of taxes, exchange, etc.
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Probably more due to difference in cost of living.
Most people in Calgary probably couldnt afford to live alone in an apartment and have a car making $40K a year.
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09-12-2014, 07:48 PM
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#71
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Crash and Bang Winger
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I dont think even 100k$ is good to survive in calgary. Some time I am jealous of Houston team mates
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09-12-2014, 08:03 PM
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#72
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by gladaki
I dont think even 100k$ is good to survive in calgary. Some time I am jealous of Houston team mates
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Oy vay.
Don't want to get off topic too much but that attitude is exactly why some people think Calgarians are snobs.
If you qualified that by saying, 100k is no good to satisfy my lifestyle then that's different.
But there's a LOT of people (non-CPers of course) who survive and raise a family on less than 100k a year.
They might not have a golf membership, or eat at restaurants and go out 3x a week, or Flames season tickets and a luxury car lease. But they survive, and have a mortgage to boot.
On a personal note, started a business several years ago and of course lived off next to nothing at the beginning. So it is possible, and it is possible to limit monthly expenses to $2,000 or less but of course that would require extreme sacrifices and certainly no luxury items or expenses.
But to say that 100k is not enough to survive in Calgary is just plain wrong and a slap in the face to those who do so, on a regular basis.
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09-12-2014, 08:04 PM
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#73
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: An all-inclusive.
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If $100k isn't enough to survive, you're doing it wrong.
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09-12-2014, 08:56 PM
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#74
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
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30k is what all the burger flippers are flipping out about...
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09-13-2014, 12:04 AM
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#75
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Red John
But to say that 100k is not enough to survive in Calgary is just plain wrong and a slap in the face to those who do so, on a regular basis.
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No kidding! I said $40K wasnt great, I made that for a while and couldnt make ends meet without a roommate.
That isnt hell.
$100k? For one person? I dont shave my balls with gold-flecked shaving cream.
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09-13-2014, 08:23 AM
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#76
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by gladaki
I dont think even 100k$ is good to survive in calgary. Some time I am jealous of Houston team mates
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Now that is just crazy talk. 
I think one of the biggest problems here is people try to keep up with the Jones and make themselves house poor. But that is a personal choice that one could choose to make or not.
Last edited by RogerWilco; 09-13-2014 at 08:29 AM.
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09-13-2014, 08:42 AM
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#77
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by RogerWilco
Now that is just crazy talk.
I think one of the biggest problems here is people try to keep up with the Jones and make themselves house poor. But that is a personal choice that one could choose to make or not. |
Having a decent place to live is keeping up with the Jones' now?
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09-13-2014, 08:52 AM
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#78
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Ahuch
Having a decent place to live is keeping up with the Jones' now?
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Most people can have a very decent place to live without overextending themselves. Ie you can choose to live in Westhillhurst VS. say Copperfield or the like. But at the end of the day that is a personal choice.
Ill move on, I've taken this off topic.
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09-13-2014, 05:41 PM
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#79
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Uzbekistan
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Originally Posted by Ahuch
Having a decent place to live is keeping up with the Jones' now?
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"A decent place to live" is a highly subjective term. For many people in Calgary, that means 2000sq and granite countertops.
It sure doesn't mean what it meant even 25 years ago.
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09-13-2014, 06:14 PM
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#80
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Kybosh
If $100k isn't enough to survive, you're doing it wrong.
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I agree. Plenty of people don't make $100k annually here and they're doing fine.
I'd say if someone can't live off $100k/year in Calgary then the income isn't the problem - it's how the money is managed.
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