Wanna make a hole bunch of money? Like me, take a wild bet on Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ)

I had until July 10th to pay off my balance of my BMO MasterCard. At the end of May, I went on a trip to Ottawa and I also visited my old folks in New Brunswick. it was nice time, but the spending rack up on my credit card. I always pay the balance of my credit card every month.

But for July 10th, my credit card balance was a little bit higher than usual: $1 400.

That's quite a lot of money. I am going on vacation again in about 2 weeks from now. So I told myself that I had to watch carefully on my expenses until that time. For August 10th, I am looking for a balance of not more than $1 000.

There's no magic trip. The only way to save more money is to spend less. That's why I came with a plan to save on money for the next 2 weeks.

I had watched Gail Vaz-Oxlade TV show Money Moron and I got inspired by her. In this episode, Gail gave a girl $100 cash to a girl to week on for 2 weeks. I had done this before, living on a $50 a week. So I figured out that if I had done it before, I could do it again. But while living it, its not easy because - just an example - right now, I would really like to get an hair cut, but I only have $100 to live on for 2 weeks... For 2 weeks, its going to be austerity...

I am also keeping all of my receipts and I plan to do a little spending journal - that's how Gail takes care of morons in her show.

I never had too much trouble to save money, but I find that the more I am earning, the wilder the door is open to temptation of all sorts. With my earning that goes up, its easier to spend more. But instead of spending more, I would rather like to save more.

The $1 400 credit card bill is not that huge considering it include 2 little trips and my monthly regular expenses. I am not against spending money, but I want to be more careful at it. That way, I will be able to

Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ) is very hot right now.

I had invested in Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ) for the first time in March 2013. Since that time, I made a 30% profit on the stock! That's right; in less than one year, I made a return of 30% on one single stock.

It would be nice isn't if all of my stocks were performing that good!!!

Oh yeah baby.

Right now, Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ) is trading at a bit less than $100 per stock. The idea here is too jump in my Stella BEFORE it hit the $100 per stock. Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ) is the absolute best friend companion for traders. Why? Because it has low trading volume records. This play in our favor because the stock continue to grow non stop. Since there's not too much trading on this stock, it increase our chances to make $$$ on this one.

Let me explain myself better.

Look at SJ chart for the past 10 years. You'll see a non stop grow there. Of course, past result cannot confirm for sure future results, but probabilities are that, since SJ had survives and grow despite numerous stock crashes, its a sign that right now, the foundation is well set off.

Currently, it seem like we are moving on a grow scheme when it come to SJ. Its value is stable and grow. I mean, what do I have to say more?

Personally, I plan to increase Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ) trading volume by... trading it. I will perform a hot and sexy move simply by purchasing, holding for a little while and than BOUM selling and cashing in the flow. See what I mean?

Traders, have fun on Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ).

Me on Monday

I wrote the following post this past Monday, but I never took time to complete it, so I am just posting now. Enjoy!

My non-registered portfolio is at a good $118 862.84. Things are slowly getting better on the stock market. I was quite happy with the numbers of today. Very soon, some stocks of mine will be transfer over my TFSA, so my non-registered won't be at the value that I am use too. However, this is a very small inconvenience to be able to earn more than $400 free of tax.

We don't get tax that much on dividend income here in Canada. However, with an income of 50k last year, I had paid extra in taxes. Any ways to save on taxes are welcome, including the TFSA.

Monday is always always the hardest day of the week. But today, it was my day. Should I really write about this or not... Too late, here it goes.

The following might be a lesson to all retail investors out there: don't trade and don't perform any kind of operations while being busy at other things. I was looking under my transfer to see how much  I own on my credit line. I withdraw money from my TD credit line occasionally. And with the summer in, I withdraw more than usual. So I was at work thinking that I may haven't transferred money from my margin account to my credit line... So I quickly gave it a check online, but I look too quickly into it. What I taught that was my credit line was actually my RRSP banking account. I taught I was paying my credit line but I was in fact transferring money in my RRSP account... I notice at the step 3... Do I ever make mistakes like that? No, but this time I did.

So I immediately gave TD Waterhouse a call. While waiting and waiting online, I ran to the TD Waterhouse office and someone I knew was there and available and remember my name (I don't know if its a good or bad thing but hey)... And it was fixed in a matter of a few minutes.

That was my Monday funny story.

Oh lala, it was a short one. I took advantage of the situation and I requested the transfer of the money sleeping in the RRSP banking account. So I will have a $500 to play with soon and maybe I will have a bit more money to invest in August. Because for July, forget about it.

Me + Summer Sun + Beer = Fresh Hot Claim

I had a very good times in the past couple days in Montreal. After the Francopholies came the International Jazz Festival. Night after night after night... free amazing outdoor shows. So that's why you haven't heard too much of me. And I began a new position at work with a new schedule. I have to get up one hour earlier and I still have a bit of problem with that, going to work in taxi a few times. Its going well however. I am now back in front of my laptop, checking on my portfolio and a few other things.

I have to admit, I haven't check on my stock these past couple of days, but I have checked on the stock market. The market continue its strange behavior. The no direction thing is still going on.

My non-registered portfolio is at $117 619.78, -3.42%. I have left $8 982.15 on my margin. And I just begin to understand why the value of what is left as margin is so low. Its partly because Chorus Aviation Inc. (CHR.B), Data Group Inc. (DGI), Sprott Inc. (SII) have no longer any margin loan value. However, all combine together, these 3 stocks bring in $426.96 in annual dividend income. 

Since those stocks have no loan value and that I still have contribution room left over in my TFSA, its now time to take advantage of the situation and have those stocks transfer in my TFSA so the dividend earn can be tax free. $426.96 is almost a week of salary after taxes.

Once I completed this transaction, my margin loan value will be exactly the same and on top of it, a good amount of income will become tax free. Let say I taking a profit of a situation on which I should only lose on.

I just hang up with a nice TD Waterhouse representative and I got all of my shares of CHR.B, DGI and SII transferred over my TFSA, a $4 313.17 contribution. I didn't want to sell those stocks so best thing to do is to transfer over the TFSA. There will be no capital gain to be pay on the transfer because all of those stocks are down... but at least, the dividend income will be tax free.

Now if you don't mind, I will now get ready to enjoy Montreal hot weather and became a fresh claim under the sun and between sunflowers.

I am leaving but we still have the celebrations over the 600 000 page views that is coming up soon over the weekend so keep reading.

Have a very happy and lazy July 1st weekend, investors

Something extraordinary happened just a few days ago... my blog had been viewed 600 000 times! Thanks for  reading and keep up going because there's some celebrations coming up!

I saw Feist at the Montreal Jazz Festival yesterday. It was really awesome. I love the Native beat in  her music and her voice is quite amazing too. She's from Nova Scotia. It enjoyed the show. The place was cracked of people and I was more in the back that in the front... Smelling the fresh smoked weed in the crowd.

Otherwise, another month is about to end. June hasn't been an easy month for investors. Dealing with an extra volatile stock market is not all fun. I invested in a few shares of CNR to take advantage of the down market. My overall dividend income for June will probably be off somewhere $600. My non-registered portfolio closed Friday session at $117 622.60, -3.41%. I am experiencing a lost of 4k. Not too bad knowing that just a few days ago, I went down to 114k... That was scary, but it didn't last long.

The fact that both gold and silver are trading down is not helping me in any way. My Barrick Gold (ABX) stocks are trading below $20. My First Majestic Silver (FR) is way below the $17 per stock... Etc. So those have a direct effect on the value of my portfolio. But I am confident I will be able to recover.

For my upcoming moves, I plan to transfer a few things inside my TFSA. Currently, with what I hold, my annual dividend income is of $6 626,67. Its quite a few pennies, and if I can earn a few bucks, tax free, why not? I plan to transfer Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation (FC) in my TFSA account this weekend since FC is down in value. That way, my $40 dividend earn with FC will be free of tax or tax free, if you prefer.

I am trying to gracefully get back on the 7k dividend income. When I say gracefully, I men the gracious way, I mean by investing in high quality stocks. I am only missing a $373.33...

Another thing I am looking into is BCE Inc. (BCE). I never been into this stock, but now that the deal with Astral Media is finally kicking in, it could be interesting to add on some BCE shares in my portfolio. At 5.4% dividend yield, the deal is sweet. Currently, BCE is trading at $43 per share, which is below its $48 highest value of the year and highest value ever. A low BCE won't very stay in for long - at least its what I believe and it could be exciting to add in a few shares of BCE in.

Welcome again in my non-registered, Canadian National Railway Co (CNR)!

Its quite hard to understand why, but yesterday, the stock market reached out the 12 000 points. I was ready for more loses but hey, I won't complaint. Knowing that the stock market was up up up, I took advantage of the situation.

Now, on a more serious note, this week is paycheck week so I place my move in advance, I bought a few more stocks of Canadian National Railway Co (CNR) today. The investment made is less than $600. My non-registered portfolio closed yesterday session at $118 086.44

The Canadian stock market, the darling TSX, is down down down

Happy St-Jean Baptiste even if I am not a Quebecker.

!!! bip bip bip beeeeep.

I just had time to arrive home and after what, it started raining. In this evening of the St-Jean Baptiste, I quietly stayed home and I am also quietly looking at what's going on with the stock market. 

Devastation is a good word that match the situation at this time. And there's also a great deal of devastation going on in Calgary these days. Its quite unreal to see downtown Calgary completely flood. I taught of what would happen to me if something like that happened in Montreal. When something like that happen so quickly, you get trap in the event, no way to escape, you get stuck and have to deal with it. Its so unreal!!!

Personally, I haven't invested in furniture and I don't really have anything expensive at home, I don't even have a TV. I guess I would have time to save my laptop, all of my credit cards, my passport, and my financial papers, a few jewelries, in case a disaster happen. I saw World War Z this past weekend and just like one of the main character, I guess I could get stuck in a situation where I don't have any money or just be without my wallet. Anyway, those kind of real and unreal events kind of make you think twice of how fragile we are as individual in this world. It make me think that I don't have much in food supply. I don't have any bottles of water. I don't have a flashlight, no small emergency kit what so ever.

So yeah, you get it, if the end of the world have to happen soon, it will soon be my end too! I wouldn't last long but I guess I would go get my brother in Ottawa and hit New Brunswick where hopefully, our change of surviving would be better. In the immediate time, I would go check on my brother and make sure he's safe before anything else. I would take the plane, the bus or the train. The blood of my blood is more precious than anything else. And now, imagine me as a mommy. It wouldn't even be funny.

I heard from my brother tonight and he seem to be just fine.

(You really have to go see World War Z, the movie is CRAZY fun!!!)

That's for the surviving part.

As for the investment part, my non-registered portfolio close at $115 161.65. The TSX closed it session again at less than 12 000 points. And the worst part is, our beautiful index have lost 158.80 points today alone!! At 11 836.86 points, I wonder if we have reach the bottom yet or... if this is the beginning of the end. 

When the stock market crash, it is always hard because there's no way to figure out if the bottom had been reached. The bottom of the bottom. See what I mean?

I have built my portfolio in the kind of same devastation back in 2008.

Right before the stock crash of 2008, I had invested in Sprott inc. (SII) stocks at $10 per unit. And not too long after, the stock market crash. I saw it as an opportunity to buy at a cheap price. I invested massively in all kind of different stocks, ENF, FTS, MX etc. I invested as much as I could, whenever I had a chance. That's why I have a margin that worth 63k. 

Dealing with stock crash is not fun. Its stressful and it make me feel sick. However, it is not time to desperate. This is an opportunity to buy. And believe it or not, sooner or later, the stock market will go up again. It always go like that. Its hard to believe that the market will ever gain points again, but it always goes. And I had came to the conclusion that stock crash like the one we are in right now result from politicians, from the FBI or whatever else thing like that so the big investors can invest more of their dirty money in the market. I thing this one had been artificially created, especially after reading about what's going on with China, all the cash injection etc. In other words, we have been manipulated. So don't sell anything under panic.

You think I am wrong? Well, think again. Do you remember the silver crash we had a little while back? Eric Sprott said that someone was behind it. Someone was playing with silver and it was hurting the market. I think we are under the same kind of negative influence right now. Job had been created like crazy in Canada, US is doing better, we are not hearing anything about the Euro these days so as long nothing is being said, no one will panic. The only answer is the China influenza. Crazy communist country can finish to hell.

But if you want a more clean answer on what's going on, you must read this post of Susan Brunner. Its not the FBI, its not Stephen Harper, its not me, its not China. Its a Secular Bear Market. This is why the market is all over the place. Do you sometime read analyst saying that for example, today, the stock market close with no clear direction or something like it? I read that ALL the time!!! So next time you read something related to "no direction", well think of me and the Secular Bear Market. I would like to know what Jean-François Tardif think about this. We don't hear a lot of Jean-François Tardif these days. 

China won't finish in hell now. But maybe I will do.

But before the real party start, I have a couple decades still available of trading life and we will play it on while we still can.

I have build the biggest part of my portfolio on high quality stock and many times, I bought when the markets were down.

The best way to move forward while facing lost in a portfolio is to keep going. This is the perfect time to invest. It doesn't really matter how much to have available. It can be a $500, a $1 000. What matter at this point is to take advantage of the down market to your own personal benefit.

Its like going shopping at a luxury jewelry store and the diamonds you ever wanted are 30% off.

I hold a lot of diamonds in my portfolio. Currently, I have my eyes on TRP, CU and CNR and even maybe THI. I had invested a couple of times in CNR when the market were down and each time, its been quite $$$ rewarding. So now time to get rich on the down market that is acting so retarded.

Are you a margin account expert? Tips and tricks on how to deal with a margin account situation

On regular market days, my non-registered portfolio is usually around the 120k mark value. But for that, I need a normal stock market condition. I need the usual of what the stock market is usually around, somewhere between the 12 300 points to 12 600 points.

This past Friday, the TSX close its session at less than 12 000 points. That's no good news for retail investors who are fat on the margin!! Just like who? Just like me!

Here's the situation:

My non-registered portfolio is at: $116 431.23, -3.99% 

I had used $53 245.01 of my margin money

I have left available $8 758.63 in margin $$$

The portion of that is left available of my margin account is directly link to the value of the non-registered portfolio. Which mean that if the value of my non-registered portfolio decreased, the amount that is left on my margin decreased too...

This is exactly the reason why it's not the best thing of the world to invest using margin cash.

I guess it was about 2 years ago, when I open my margin account, and BANG!!!!, automatically, I was giving a margin value of $50 000. Imagine: I had at my disposal $50 000 that I could used on whatever I wanted!! Exciting? Ohh yeahhh. And now, my margin portfolio worth more than 60k. My portfolio worth a lot, so in result, I had been giving a 62k worth in margin. However, while playing with a margin account, there's one thing you need to keep in mind: your margin value depend of the value of your portfolio and your portfolio value depend on the appreciation of the stock market. And that's the tricky part. The stock market being what it is, EXTREMELY volatile and unpredictable, it is very risky to invest on a margin account. I knew that from the start, but I wanted to get a margin account more than anything else. Once you begin to experiencing the stock market, you'll never get enough of it. Its toxic, addictive and sexy... buy you knew that right? 

At first, the plan was to partly used the margin money to pay off some debt and leave a big amount on it to protect myself from any horrific situation. I did that, but among the way, I ALSO used my margin to invest. And this is how I had now used over $53 000 of my margin value. 

I certainly know how important it is to follow my stock value because I have a margin account, but I won't lie, especially these days, I am not following my stocks, but I do check my broker account almost every day (but sometime not everyday). This being said, I know the value of what I hold. Most of my holders in my non-registered portfolio are high quality stocks:

K-Bro Linen Inc. (KBL)

Westshore Terminals Invest Corp (WTE)

WesternOne Inc. (WEQ)

TransCanada Corp (TRP)

Canadian National Railway Co (CNR)

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation (FC)

Enbridge Inc. (ENB)

Agrium Inc. (AGU)

Canadian Utilities Limited (CU)

Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)

Methanex Corporation (MX)

Fortis Inc. (FTS)

Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPL)

Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc. (ENF)

Corby Distilleries Limited (CDL.A)

Davis + Henderson Corporation (DH)

Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (PBH)

iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index (XRE)

Exchange Income Corporation (EIF)

Student Transportation (STB)

TMX Group Inc. (X)

Emera Incorporated (EMA)

Black Diamond Group (BDI)

Cineplex Inc. (CGX)

Rogers Sugar Inc. (RSI)

Those are the stocks that help me surviving on my margin. They are excellent stocks that everyone should hold in their portfolio.

This being said, even excellent quality stocks can decreased in value. That's why alternative solutions must be available. Holding high quality stocks alone is just not the all of it. I have $25 000 available on different credit lines. If see that the stock market keep deteriorating, I will transfer some funds over my margin account. At TD alone, I have 14k available on two credit lines. And I also have a 11k on a credit card at less than 10%. When I feel insecure, before going to work in the early morning, I transfer a 5k over my margin. Once out of work, if I see that my non-registered portfolio is at a regular value (usually around 120k), I transfer back the 5k over the line of credit. Its important to proceed to the transfer before midnight because if not, you'll pay interest on the 5k or whatever else amount. I proceed with those types of transfer on a regular basis.

What I like is to have between $13 000-15 000 left on my margin account. But with the current condition of the stock market, my margin value is only at 8k. I am totally aware of how risky this is.

We talked about this before in previous post. If the stock market keep going down, another option would be to transfer the stocks hold in my TFSA over my non-registered portfolio. Lately, I have invested most of my new stocks over my TFSA. Transferring my TFSA over my non-registered could add maybe 1k in value to my non-registered account. It wouldn't be much profitable, but in case of emergency its an option.

At this time, I am not under the impression that I am dealing with a real danger, but I have to be careful.

Lately, I have used over $1 500 on one of my credit line to pay my 2012 taxes. I haven't received any of my refunds yet (around $500) and I did my taxes about 2 weeks ago. Its taking way toooo long. With my upcoming paycheck, I will have around $500 left available for payment of the credit line... but nothing left to go on my margin account. So I definitively need to be careful. From now on, I promise I will try to be a good Dividend Girl and I won't trade on margin anymore. 

I will be away for about two weeks sometime in July. During that time, I may left a 5k from my credit line into my margin just to keep my peace of mind during my vacations because Internet could be more or less available during that period of time. 

Really, with a margin account, there's no magic trick. Holding a margin can get tricky and complicated, but there's always a way out or almost.

The Dividend Girl with Zachary Richard and Roch Voisine

For the past couple days, you haven't heard much of me. I went to free outdoor shows at the Francopholies. It was absolutely amazing! It's always amazing year after year. 

And during that time, the buddy from $25 000 Dividends wrote me an email saying that he had invested in CU (nice good pick!) and that the stock market was crashing. I only see now what he meant by that... the TSX closed Friday sessions at less than 12 000 points. Being below the 12k mark is very very bad. Its bad for my margin and portfolio value. We'll talked about this in another post.

I had been to busy to properly follow the stock market. There're a lot of changes happening right now at work. There's too many people leaving and its provoking many changes and I am unfortunately taking the hit for what's going on. Its absolutely crazy and I wasn't expecting so much "volatility" at that work place when I first signed in. Anyway, I will be now begin my day earlier in the morning and I will be able to finish the day work earlier. Its the only positive thing about it. For the rest, I am really considered as a f hole. I wasn't expecting much more from Quebeckers anyway. You know how they are as much as I do. 

This year, the Francopholies was celebrating its 25 year. I was able to met Zachary Richard for the second time. I was sooo exciting, I was breathless and my hands were shacking... Hot Cajun always have a special effect on me and Zachary Richard has an effect on me!! Check out my video:

I also wait for the incredible Roch Voisine after his Saturday performance at the Francopholies. My video is not upload yet, but you'll see how cute it is when I posted it. I come from the same region in New Brunswick as Roch Voisine. Not that I know him personally, but I had followed his career and he always been a great inspiration for me in regards to where he's coming from and his life achievements. I also saw his performance last year in Ottawa at the 1st of July celebrations. Hearing his hit song Hélène is always amazing! This year, Roch Voisine is celebrating his 25th year in the music industry. Here's my video!!!:

Knowing, as a fan, Roch Voisine, I know he's particularly proud of his album Americana. So before going to his show, I bought the album and after the show, I wait for him outside. There was quite some people but I was right outside in front of the open door. There was only one door from where he could possibly go out, and it was that one. So I figured that if he would saw his album Americana up in the air, I knew that my chances that he will come to me were quite good. And he did! I was extremely lucky because from the time that Roch Voisine came out of the door and get in his car, less than 2 minutes passed by....

It was raining during his show so I had quite some problem to make some videos with my iPod, but I did a few ones. Luckily, after the show, it wasn't raining so I was holding Roch Voisine album Americana and a black permanent marker in my left hand and in my right hand, I was holding my iPod. so I was album to get him while he was signing my album.... I wait for 45 minutes for his appearance. I was completely exhausted. It was raining during the biggest part of his show unfortunately, that didn't help. I also went to the Francopholies each evening after work... Which is always fun, but at a point, beer and getting early in the morning doesn't mix well together at a point. My lower back is hurting, I need a massage and my left foot is hurting.. Problem being, outside shows are nice but you have to be strong on your two feet and be willing to wait between 30-45 minutes before being able to see your idols... And you also need to be there between 30-45 minutes before the show, if not even one hour to be able to get on the front row.

So now you know what I had been up to the past couple days. While the stock market was crashing, I was partying... And the party is not dead over yet because next week, the Montreal Jazz Festival is hitting town!!! 

The stock market can crash, as long as I am not there watching and knowing.

Canadian Utilities Ltd. (CU) 2-for-1 split happen today!

There's no hot water in my building for now. I guess I was lucky because this morning, I had hot water and was able to get a hot, a very hot shower. And yes, I was alone in that shower.

Yesterday, it rain all day long and I cleaned my one and half apartment, I watched TV online, went outside in the rain for my grocery shopping and I did my lunch for the week. I basically spend a big time of the day in bed and the only thing missing was a cute kitty and/or a naked man and or men next to me. 

Sunday is always terrible because you know that the day after, it will be the same old thing. It just amused me to see staff leaving one after the other. It just such not a great job environment and I am really only there because I have bills to pay and that I am full of debt. Not to say that I am full of sh"t too.

;)

I am especially full of it now that my bank account is empty after paying $1 600 in income tax to Revenue Québec. I went straight to bed after work too and watched TV. I haven't even look at my stocks. But I just did now. I am at 118k+ and made a great deal of cash on my dividend. June will be a good month for my dividend income.

I am still trying to get my hands on an extra $250 per week. But its not easy. Like this weekend, my tax thing really exhausted me mentally and I have't done anything new to reach my goal. And I also cheat on my budget this past weekend. I spent about $80 at the Casino, lost it all and I also went for my hair coloration. I needed to spend money like I just didn't give a damn. God was watching my salvation madness while I was playing and playing again in those sl@l machines. And now good news is, I am done with the Casino. I am done for good.

On today, Canadian Utilities Ltd. (CU) split. It was a 2 for 1 split. And the dividend didn't double - it will be fix accordingly to the new number of shares, the dividend yield remains the same. Previously this year, Telus (T) came with a 2-for-1 split, it was cool, but my dividend didn't double.

Today, Montreal mayor got arrested by cops and I found it funny. I don't know why, but I wasn't surprised. Ottawa might come first in term of ganster vibes, but Montreal certainly come second.

Revenue Quebec gansters in style

Today was quite an exhausting day and tomorrow will be just worst. I took 2 hours during my lunch break to have my taxes finally done and completed. I will be able to recover the one hour extra tomorrow. But I won't be able to recover from all the money I have to pay in term of taxes for 2012.

If like me you live in Montreal and would like to find a very good professional place to have your taxes done, I more than strongly recommend Impôts Ici. I had all kind of papers (employment papers, self-employed declaration, tax paper for my small business and all kind of investment tax papers you can imagine of). At a bit more than $240, I find it quite a sweet deal. I even offer a $20 tip to the accountant, but she refused. It could be seem weird to tip an accountant, but I truly had the feeling of what all the work involved in doing my 2012 tax declaration. A real pain in the ass. I had the double status of employee and self-employed, and it was also complex because I lived in New Brunswick for about half the 2012 year... This is giving you an overall of the funky situation that is mine.

I had been a long time customer of Impôts Ici. I guess I had gone there for the past 5 to 6 years at the exception of last year because as you know, last year I was in New Brunswick.

For the tax of my very small business, I got a return of $70.

I got returned of $500 from the federal.

And....

I have to pay $1 600 to Revenue Quebec!!!!

Why is that?

Well, it doesn't look like it at first, but I had made more than 50k in 2012. Nice, but helllll, I need to pay quite a few dimes to Revenue Quebec. All this hard work to pay more in taxes, its totally disgusting, I agree. I was quite impressed by the 50k mark. Its a lot of money. I did quite well on the dividend income and interest and capital gain too, so it add up quickly. I had been on unemployment, but less than 2 months, and I had my self-employed, and dividend income with that.

As the years past by, my dividend income, interest, and capital gain grow, grow and grow. And at a point, I could very easily made 60-70k per year. At this point, I begin to be more conscious about how I invest affect my income. I would be very important to take fully advantage of the TFSA. I still have contribution room available in there and I am much more tempted to maximize the TFSA rather than the RRSP.

Yes, the RRSP will provide a tax break, but its not money I will be enjoying now or even in 5 years from now. That's why I didn't invest in my RRSP in a very long time. We might be getting a tax break in the immediate, but later on, tax will be apply on every dime. I stopped investing in the RRSP when I started realize that. I have an aunt who's quite have money of her own and she confirmed that fact. Susan Brunner came here once and declared I was right all the the taught. Its really important to understand that as soon as possible in your financial life.

I won't be enjoying an exotic trip to Banff or expensive hotel room this summer... that's for sure... I am just happy to have this upcoming pay on Friday. I will be able to clear off my tax payment without to much efforts. There's nothing I can do to fight back, my tax need to get paid or interest will be charged. We all face the same challenge.

It make me realize that if at a point I am really getting enough of my full-time job, I could get something else, even just part-time, and cash out the dividend, and just stop whenever I want and leave Quebec province.

Today was a day like that.

Money money and money

I am finally getting my taxes done tomorrow. I think I will have something like $500-$800 to pay extra on taxes, if not more... This is not going to be an happy time. My Friday paycheck will be of $1 100, so I will have enough to pay it all. Can I let it go without thinking more? Living in Quebec is a complete waste of time and money. I like living in Quebec just as much as this guy like to be a lawyer. For now, one of the reason behind the anger is the huge amount that is soon going to get outside of my pockets.

My non-registered portfolio closed at a tiny $117 484.26. Its not soo bad, but if the portfolio continue to go down, I will have to use my credit lines to inject money on my margin account. I have a 10k+ left in my margin, but that value goes lower each time my portfolio value go down... I monitor closely, but I am confident the market will rebound at some point, soon or if not, just later.  

I had applied for a few things, but no reply yet. I am not looking to get my hands on a fortune. At this time, if I could earned an extra $250 per week, it will be very good. 250 for 4 weeks make a thousand. Why is it so hard to earn a tiny amount of money?

Pushing the dividend income up with the help of iShares Diversified Monthly Income Fund (XTR)

I cannot wait to show you my video of the man in the orange jacket, but it still uploading and its taking forever. While it uploaded, I am reviewing my portfolio. There're many things I like about my portfolio and I am just looking to get my hands on more dividend income, but I want to have it done the right way. My blog might annoying to read at a point because I am always going through the same things over and over again. How many times I said I will not gambler my money? How many times have I said (or more write) that I will now invest exclusively in blue chips? How many times I said I was going to get a second job? I am like a cute dog running to reach her tail (even if I don't have one of those).

At least, with me, you have the real picture of a real girl investing real money on the so real Canadian stock market. I have decided that us, Canadians, had the best stock market of the world and I am quite plug in the idea to get everything I want from it. Because I ALWAYS get everything I want (or almost). It just a matter of getting your mind ready for everything.

So are you ready?

We talked about this before. It was on the last time I reviewed my dividend income. Nothing much is coming from there with the equivalent of $551.51 per month ($6 618.07) annually. I went through my minimum monthly expenses and calculated that $ 1 200 is what I need to cover the basics. I am only missing a $648.49. 

This time, I am really working on a plan to get on a $648.49 as source of income. I would like to make it happen by August 27, MY birthday. I will be 33 years old.... I am getting older and my body too, I now have a few white hairs but luckily, I don't have the sign of age on my pretty face. I don't have even one wrinkles, thanks to my beauty cream. I am just turning 33 after all. Imagine what it will be at 40... Oh the drama. I don't care about getting older, I just don't want to see the effects on my pretty me. And so far, nothing to worry about. I could be seen as a 25 years old I guess. I want the eternal beauty of Lise Watier.

I am doing a lot of talking about getting an extra income of $648.49 (the power is all in the penny even if our 1 Canadian cent do no longer exist). That only represent $162 per week. No big deal right? Well it is for me, because I have to get out of my comfort zone.

A $100 000 at a yield of 6.5% could make it happen. I could easily save 100k in about 4 years if I work hard enough. A 6.5% yield is kind of hard to get in those actual market conditions. A yield of 6.5% is something you get get over time, by holding some quality blue chips like the Tim Hortons stock of the fellow Derek Foster. Ok, but what if I want to generate the $648.49 ASAP?

I am a bit of the impatient type, so I always like to seek my options.

I recently came across the iShares Diversified Monthly Income Fund (XTR). It won't gain as much value as a real blue chips over time, but it will satisfied my taste for hot and sexy dividend yield. A $1 000 investment will provide about $4.80 per month in dividend distribution. I am tempted to get on this one for my TFSA.

$648.49 - $4.80 = $643.69

Only $643.69 to go!

:))))

What can I do to get my hands on an income of $643.69? Options exist, I just to get more active on the solution zone.

American Express refused to increase my credit card limit

I had a few things going on right now. I am seriously job/contract searching. My taxes are about to be done and completed by the end of the week (the time limit is June 15th for self-employed). So among the way, while getting a few things done, I told myself that it would be nice to have my credit limit increase for my American Express since I have a 0% offer on it available for 6 months. Great idea isn't? Yes, a very good idea!

During my lunch break, I gave a call to American Express. The phone ring, an American Express customer service representative answered. I explain what I was looking to do and... my request was declined.

DECLINED.

Its at that time that I learn I had too much credit for the salary I have. It wasn't a matter of having a good or bad credit, its just I have too much of it.

But is that true? Do I really hold too much credit?

Let see...

X Visa: $4 500
X Visa: $11 300
X credit line: $10 000
X Visa: $16 000
X line of credit: $15 000
American Express: $2 600
X credit card: $500
X MasterCard: $5 000
X line of credit: $5 000
X credit card: $500

I don't think I have miss anything....

And the total is: $70 400

That's what I have available in term of credit. And have about the same amount in debt.

How much do I earn after tax in a one year salary?

Less then 40k, that's for sure...

So do I have too much credit in regard of my salary?

;o(

I won't answer that question or I will soon hit strip club and swing on.


Why it cannot be in regard of the bitch that I am instead?

:))

Mysterious man in an orange jacket at the Montreal Grand Prix Formula 1 Celebrations - Part 2

Here's the video:

Mysterious man in an orange jacket at the Montreal Grand Prix Formula 1 Celebrations

It was the Formula 1 weekend in Montreal. I went on Crescent and St-Laurent yesterday and it was fun despite the rain. I like those kind of festivities.

 Reiko Mackenzie of the Real Housewives of Vancouver has the exact same Lamborghini. and yes, its of the same yellow color! But since she divorced of her husband about a year ago now, i don't know if she or her husband had kept the Lamborghini. Honey baby, keep the diamond wedding ring; I keep the Lamborghini!!!

You see this man with the orange jacket? I didn't get his name, but I recorded a 15 minutes long video with my iPod of him. It going to take a while to download, but I am going to post it later. I am not a mega fan of Formula 1, but I find his speech interesting. He been in the Formula 1 industry for about 30 years if not more. He's from Australia and his the author of column in a magazine or newspaper. I didn't really get that part. When he was younger, he went to the airport and asked on which flight was going to arrived this X pilot (sorry, I didn't get the name) for the Formula 1 event in Australia. He wait for the pilot to arrived and he told him that he wanted to be in the industry but didn't know how to make it happen. The pilot told him that if he wanted very hard, he could make it. And that was inspiring to him. Charmingggg,

He known Gilles Villeneuve and class him as the third best pilot ever. I am that much in Formula 1 because I find it just outrageous for young men to risk their lives the way they do, just like if they didn't care about anything. Formula 1 is very arrogant in a way. But I have to admit, there's something about Formula 1 that is attractive. And I am a fan of Jacques Villeneuve so I was touched by what that man had to say about his late father. Its quite spectacular that he had been able to follow the footsteps of his father and win, just like him, the championship.

To die for the love of a sport is something unreal. I am almost glad that Jacques is no longer a Formula 1 driver. However, when you hear the real passionate like the man with the orange jacket and Jacques Villeneuve talking about Formula 1, it is very hard not to fail for their passion.

My video of the man in the orange jacket is still uploading, but until it get available on YouTube, just remember those 2 words: NEVER STOP

:)

A conversation with a millionaire: hello Derek Foster!

My roots begin to show up and I can see them just like last time: my white hairs are real! I just have a few ones. You won't be able to see them from a distance, but they are there and real! Its so strange. I will try not to color my hair this month. Its going to be hard.

My non-registered portfolio is at $121 795.96, which is not bad. I just received dividend from Fortis (FTS), Enbridge (ENB) and Canadian Utilities (CU). I am on a my way to certainly a $500+ dividend income for June. My latest investment was made in Barrick Gold Inc. (ABX). Remember? Well, it turn out well so far. I am making a profit of 4.61% on that one so far. Quite good, and it could easily go higher. The stock market is extremely hard to follow these days. 

There's been a halt trade recently for K-Bro Linen (KBL). And following what, the stock price raised to the $34. Also Bombardier (BBD.B) is finally kicking on the place (more than 26% in profit, without adding on the dividend!!). Canadian National Railway (CNR) is about to make me rich... I am experiencing a profit of 37% so far on it, and that doesn't include the dividend. I have many other stocks like that who are performing very well.

And I also have stocks who are not performing too well! CFX is still a little disaster on its own, I am at -43% on that one. My once so much love CHR.B is at -27%. GCL is at -65%. I am at -66% on DGI, -38% on FR, -48% on JE, -67% on SII. I was chocked over my loss in FR.

The stocks name below, CFX, CHR.B, GCL, FR and JE are small caps and all of them, at the exception of FR, used to be very big juicy dividend payer. When the stocks had to cut their dividend distribution, in result, the stock value took the hit. That's what basically happen. Lesson learned? Focus on ONLY and ONLY extra high quality stock to build on your portfolio. Stuff like CNR, AGU don't lie.

I am slowlyyyy getting there and maybe I haven't read and read over Derek Foster for nothing after all. Maybe I didn't lost my time while being around Derek Foster after all! (I never doubt about him anyway, really).

Following the reception of Derek Foster latest newsletter, I couldn't help it, I needed to write a little email. and I did, asking where he was living now and if he had bought a new house, if his trip was over etc. Well, it happen that THE Derek Foster now lives in Ottawa. His one year trip is now over. He's renting an apartment. A couple years ago, I lived in the Ottawa area. Its there I got my first job after my studies. Ottawa is an expensive place and house/condo are extremely costly. For people who prefer a simple living and low living cost of life, Montreal is much much better. Ottawa is kind of a real ghetto place. I returned to Ottawa for the first time in many years about 2-3 years. And it just shocked me right there. Ottawa is a ghetto city. There's not such pronounced gangster vibe in Montreal. That's why I like to go visit Ottawa once in a while. To get back in.

In my email to Derek Foster, I didn't tell him how much Ottawa is of a ghetto, but I told him I was going to tell about his email to all the readers of my blog so he had to be careful in his response. (Yes, I know, that is what I wrote to a MILLIONAIRE). But I have class, so I also congrad him on his Tim Horton stock pick because he really made a great capital gain on that one. Let say that Derek has enough to cover the cost of new furniture!!!

Do you want to read something new of Derek Foster? Here's your treat gansta readers:

I'm finding more and more I want to focus on the highest quality companies (Tim's would be one - notice the lineups in the mor(n)ing of people waiting for coffee!).  I know the stock market is unpredictable, so the stock price could drop by 30% next week, but the dividends just keep rolling along and growing.

Isn't he sooooooo smart? :)

The following has nothing to do about Derek Foster, but a longtime reader came around with this stock idea for me because i kept annoying him: do you have a stock idea for me and blablabla. So thank you dear for the idea. 

The name of the pretty is: Lassonde Industries Inc (LAS.A). Susan Brunner reviewed the stock a longgg time ago. Back in the time, the stock trade in the $70, and now, we are getting closer to the $100... The dividend is  not juicy, but Susan said that you'll need to hold the stock for like 10 years before getting anything juicy from the dividend.

This is what you have to understand for the rest of your life.

THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO UNDERSTAND FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

Ok, I think I get it now.

I will just do like in my old investment days, I will invest in Derek Foster stocks (like TIM). No more gambling, trading what so ever, and no more playing on silver. I still have my chances to recover, but I need to move on. Do you understand that? May God preserve me and my white hairs.

The Dividend Girl between the sun and the sunflowers

Its been a nice and hot weekend here in Montreal. Its still too soon for outdoor swimming pool, but there're nice and free indoor swimming pools a bit everywhere in Montreal. I went to one of them on Saturday and it was fun. Its nice to be in Montreal in this beautiful weather. Under the sun, Quebecker men are just like very very sexy and it make it more appealing than ever for a single New Brunswicker female to get in touch with those delicate sunflowers just showing off their chest in the sun. Just delightful.

(I know what you are thinking at this present time).

!!!

Other than watching the sunflowers, I spent some time cleaning, cooking and doing laundry. I prefer to get everything done before another week kick in because once in, its hard to get things done. I like to have my evenings off to break the routine. I sometime go swimming on the evenings, or I go the movies (on Tuesdays), or just take some walks, sometimes in the Old Montreal. I usually don't go straight home once I am done with my day of work. I have to do something else if not I get terribly bored. Another things I do during evenings is looking up at the stock market and my portfolio.

While another month just begin, I wanted to get an overview of my financial situation and more precisely; my portfolio. I check on my stock one per one, and I calculate my protective dividend income. How I went is that I calculate the earnings with what the stocks are paying right now as dividend. I didn't add special dividend previously earned in 2013 or anything else. I just took what I  have now as stocks in my portfolio. I count my non-registered portfolio as well as my TFSA. And the total is: $6 618.07. That is below the 7k mark. I was quite disappointed by my finding. It make an average of $551.51 per month. I can no longer pay my rent exclusively by using my dividend income, which make me think that my rent is way too much expensive.

So this is it, the hard reality is coming over.

My monthy minimum living expenses are of $1 183.

$1 183 - $551.51 = $631.49

My dividend income cover a bit more than the third cost of my living expenses. Currently, what I am looking to do is to get that $631.49 cover by a third source of income. In 2012, I open my small business, I made a couple thousands out of it. That was before moving back to Montreal. Once I started working on a permanent full-time position, I didn't work much for my business. But would it be very hard to make not even $631.49 per month from self-employed work? It would be quite manageable, even while working full-time. And this is what I am up too. Why now? Well, better later than sooner.

And at this point, I want to secure my position. I know I can easily do this. Its just a matter of making it happen. I am taking off the dividend income at this point because I don't want to get in the same circus again. Meaning I don't want to destabilize my portfolio more than it is now. Meaning I don't want to take any more risk by investing in high dividend yield payers. So I am only relying on that $551.51 dividend income for now. And maybe it will be more later.

And what happen if I cannot get any contracts for any reason? Well, the trick would be to save at least the equivalent of $631.49 on a monthly basis. This is quite easy to do and I am able to even save more than that on a monthly basis if I really work into it.

That is the power of saving. Saving money make it easier to deal with any financial situation. Recently, a surprising laid off happen at work and my workplace seriously begin to smell like shit. I have to do replacement and I don't deal with anything of my own. its all over the place, very confusing and I am slowly but certainly getting sick of it. Some employees have left, other laid off for no apparent reasons. And remember my situation, I wasn't giving the right to take any vacations last summer. I was promised a $500 but they refused to pay it for me after they gave me a permanent position. Is it what my life has to be?

Really, no. To protect myself, I am tempted to put more efforts on my self-employed on a part-time basis. At least, I will have something to rely on if something have to happen. I don't want to give my employer too much power over me. I don't exactly agree with them and their so call business decisions. If I want to escape, I will have a way.

Its kind of dump to establish yourself right downtown where the rent is the most expensive and later on come with some crazy plan to save on photocopies and gave up on pay increases. Where is the coming sense? Want to save money? Do it for real, don't play on the side. Its just so disgusting and disturbing.

This is the reason why its so important to save money, invest in stocks and try to become as financially  independent as possible. Its certainly not an easy task, but at $551.51, I have a good beginning. I also made $107 online recently. Which mean, I only have to make $524.49 this month to reach my goal. Youhouuuu! It could be even easier to just get a part-time job. I am slowly making my choices.

Jean-François Tardif is finally kicking it on with his JFT Strategies Fund (JFS.UN)

I arrived yesterday from my trip in New Brunswick. It was fun, but it rain most of the time I was there. I never saw such a rainy weather. It barely never rain for 4 days on a row in New Brunswick, but it did when I was there. My next go-away in new Brunswick will be at the end of July-beginning of August. In the meantime, as long as I remain employed, I am thinking of going to maybe to Mont-Tremblant, and I may go back to Ottawa for the 1st of July celebration.

I was away for the past two weekends but I really needed a getaway. I haven't moved from Montreal since Christmas. My expenses on my credit card for the past two trips are not too bad. I am racking on the $1 100 (I really taught it was going to be more). My statement for June is only of $435.41. If I don't buy anything extra like clothes or exotic David's Tea or anymore gifts for my mom when I will go back in July, I will be able to go through those expenses very easily, thanks to my dividend income. but I really need to stay employed and also to take it easy this entire week and also the entire month of June.

On my way back to Montreal yesterday afternoon I bough the Elle Quebec and I read a nice article about Banff and it just gave me the vibe to go there, even for just a few days. I still have 2 vacation day of 2012 to take and we are on May 2013!! I pretty back on vacation days. The matter is just to budget to be able to go everywhere I want.

My mom got a great few gifts. I bought her the CD of Jean-Marc Couture, an Acadian guy who rock at the Quebec Star Academie (its kind of like American Idol). Acadians kick ass every where they go. I bought her some Mango Punch (i think its how its call) David's Tea, a little thing to put on a cup to make some tea, and also a few things from the Body Shop. Nothing for my father, but he enjoyed some tea. I am a girl, gift ideas for men  is just no exactly coming to me easily.

I am just very happy to be at the Second Cup and write this post because I have too much to do at home. I still have my winter clothes to place back in my luggages because I am running out of place in my closet which is quite small to be a girl closet. And on top of that I have my laundry to do, and I also have to empty my bags. Am I going to do anything tonight? NO NOTHING. I am reading Susan Brunner blog and I am about to learn that SHE'S A TRADER TOO!!! Wow! Susan Brunner is a trader and an investor and maybe she's too smart to be read by me but I do read her whenever I  have a chance. I am going to try to go over it.

This is how the ordinary turn into something very special and sexy. From oh f boring Dividend Girl Blog to max of $$$. Bang!

Is it going to be always so easy?

Jean-François Tardif finally decided to kick it on and his fund units are FINALLY exceeding the $10 per unit... Its been a wild and very longggg journey for Tardif but this is what I had been waiting for. I want profit and I want to make a big deal of money on the back of the belove Mr. Tardif. when it come to the JFS.UN, I am looking for much much more. I had been holding my JFT Strategies Fund units for a very long long time now and time have come for Tardif to deliver if not I am never going to be able to move on.

My non-registered is on the $123 600 and I am turning 33 in August.

I need to remain employed, keep getting the dividend cash flow giving and I need Jean-François to take over the effect of the cherish on the Sunday I need marvelous $$$.

Welcome in my portfolio Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX)

This is going to be a quick morning post as I arrived early today as I taught a colleague was going to take another sick day. But since she arrived on time I decided to escape and I will go there at my usual time.

This is not something fresh and new from Susan Brunner blog, but a time ago, I read about her investing in Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX), so I decided to do the same! LOVE U DEAR SUSAN.

lOl

Why this?

Well, at this point, i barely know what to invest in anymore in term of new stocks. Derek Foster has escaped the Canadian stock market to the US one. The guys at Sprott can no longer deliver. Jean-François Tardif is driving me crazy these days because he simply cannot kick it off. JFS.UN is just at a low $10, same point as the entry point. So no loss and no money made. I need Jean-François Tardif to deliver. I had been waiting so f long for his return!!! I knew he was coming back and he did. And he did so the medium-small-poor investors can invest with him. However, since his return, the JFS.UN hasn't been one of those great investment. I need some shit that will perform. I need profit.

So previously, I said $%* Tardif, I am going to get rich on my own. And this is exactly what I am doing now. However, I still hold JFS.UN in my portfolio and I think I will always. My expression is the expression of an in deep maddness. Tardif is the most secret and enjoyable fund manager there is out there. I won't let him away of my investment, but I will express my stress and the future enjoyment of getting rich on his lovely back.

First of all, when ABX began earlier this year to its lowest level, Susan Brunner said it was a too good opportunity to miss. Its not too late to get in the boat now and enjoy some lovely profit. If you buy now, your dividend income will be a bit more of 4%. Also, if you are of the adventurous type, this stock might be good to perform some day or week trading on it. Like buy now, sell a bit later. BUT, knowing the value of gold and of that company, it could be a one of those fantastic idea to just simply buy and holdddd forever Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX). So instead of just continuing flashing on my Jean-François Tardif, I decided to get rich by my own and be just extra smart and invest in Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX). I invest in my RRSP because I had more than 1k available there and I also invested in my non-registered.

So today, when the stock market bell will rings, I will be on my way to make a good fortune not on the back of Jean-François Tardif secret lover but on the back this time of Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX). This is how smart girls get rich.

You  may not hear from me for the next couple days after today because I will be away.

I love nice long weekends

I haven't blog in quite sometime. I just post on the comments, check quickly out of my stocks. I had been busy at work. Other than working, I sometimes go to the movies, I go shopping and I like to take longg walks around downtown Montreal. But this past weekend, I wasn't in Montreal, I was in Ottawa.

It was too much at the last minute for my bro, I went upset, say chitty things about his ex girlfriend hang up on him, but went anyway to Ottawa, but not at my brother place of course. I saw my brother on Monday despite the incident. And I learned that my brother suffer from an anxiety problem. He sometimes wake up in the middle of night and feel like he's about to die. My doors are always open to family, no matter what. I don't exactly understand the relation between his anxiety problem and not being able to welcome me in his apartment. In his case, it was a you should have left me know in advance. but he told me he doesn't want to deal with stress anymore. Am I that of a big sister? I GUESS SO :) Anxiety problem is not to laugh about but I am kind of related to my brother problem in a sad way.

Its true I like to comment about everything related to his life but its good comment. Like I suggest him to switch to a one bedroom instead of 2. He would save about $100 per month. At the end of one year, it make $1 200 in saving. So why doesn't he take that option? Because he wants to keep his comfort. The problem is that my very own brother doesn't want to make any sacrifice. He doesn't deprive himself of anything he wants. Like he wanted once to buy a new desk to put his CD owns... I told him: you don't need that. I try to make him understand how to save money. i told him that by not buying it he will save some money. But he didn't get that. Instead, he suffer from anxiety  He always been active and a bit of the nervous type but I think that his problems with money only made things worst. I wanted to give him $150 for staying at his place but he refuse. I said I could give him $50 but he refused. And I was also willing to borrow him $50 but he didn't want too. The only thing I bought him was a tea treat and it was about it. Nothing more. But its not because I didn't want too.

If I would had known sooner about his anxiety, I would had stopped and I wouldn't have scream at him and everything else. And I wouldn't had say some bad things about his ex girlfriend. But the girl was a bitch anyway. Like Derek Foster wife, she's Korean. But I don't know if Derek Foster wife is the kind of a bitch or not. I hope not for him!! lol. Don't ask me if its the South or North, I don't know. Anyway, it went well for a while and following what she decided she wanted to live someplace else. I don't know more.

My mom always been very good at saving money. I got that too very tight in my soul, but not my brother. I try to help him and make him understand, but I am not successful at it. The easiest things are sometimes among the most difficult to explain. I am not the type who earn 50k+ salary a year, but with what I earn as money over the years, I had been able to build a nice portfolio and I am currently at a net worth of a bit more than 90k. I saved money were I could and it paid off. I could stay in a 3 and a half apartment, buy myself some nice furnitures, a plastma TV and everything else. I could, I have the money for. But I am not interested in those things because it will make me spend more. And by not having too much spending I can afford a few little trips here and there. Life is expensive in Ottawa area. It more than important to evaluate each saving opportunity properly. But I cannot help no more, I am stressing out my brother and making him feel sad.  

He was looking great and didn't look like he had trouble to sleep. The only problem is that he's not willing to take any of my advice.

It was last minute plan, but no big deal, Ottawa is not that far away from Montreal. And I wanted to be sure I was going to have a nice weather. I have a very beautiful Saturday, a bit of rain on Sunday and a bit cloudy on Monday. Since my brother didn't want me in, I pass Saturday and Sunday nights at the University of Ottawa (summer accommodation). It was $35 + taxes a night, a good deal compare to the price of a hotel. But next time, there's that hotel that I really want to try, its the Hilton Hotel at the Lac Lemay Casino on Hull side. It start at $249 per night. It look very gorgeous and the swimming pool look absolutely awesome. So i told my bro that next time I will rent a room there and we'll be able to enjoy the swimming pool. There's an indoor and outdoor one, quite nice.

Poooorrr students who have to stay there during the year. The room are extra small and its a bit crappy. Like there's men and women on the same floor. We have the showers and toilets outside the room. There's one shower/toilet thing for the men, and another one for the women. Only problem, once being inside, there's no shower door that you can lock. And the main door doesn't lock. So yeah,, whenever someone want to catch the picture of a nice looking girl taking her shower, she or he can...

Oh.. and the shower was COLD. Yak!

Other than that, it was ok. I left my luggage inside their lobby on Monday and when I came back around 5 pm, my luggages were still there, waiting for me. In my case, I wanted something cheap. I guess foe the shower thing, if a girl is alone and really care well, I guess you can always shower wearing a bathing suit!!! I wasn't scare, just a bit annoy that my beautiful booty could be so easily at see of a sexy guy.

After a few days in Ottawa, I was happy to go back home even if for now that "home" is in Montreal. What I need is a boyfriend that will pay everything for me. From trips to rent for everything. But on the meantime, I can get everything I want anyway.

While going away like that, there's always some laundry that need to be done, things to be clean... I am going again to a little trip really soon. This time to my hometown in New Brunswick. And after that I will have July 1st off and also about 2 weeks at the end of July-beginning of August. I always like to take my vacations on the last week of July.

I have pictures on my camera chip but I am too lazy to get it on my laptop. But i haven't been too lazy not to look at my broker account. my stocks are doing well these days. My non-registered alone is at $125 362.33. Almost a 5%+ up. I am quite happy, as you can imagine. I had accumulated great dividend too in and out my TFSA. I have a $80 something coming from my dividend in my TFSA that I would love to withdraw. But TD Waterhouse make things very difficult because there's only one free withdraw per year. That being if the rules haven't change.

In other words, TD Waterhouse don't give a damn of how rich I am. They want to make money on my back well hell yeah, TD suck sometimes. I had many problem of that type with TD Waterhouse. Not having the liberty to do what I want with my money is yes the hell of a problem. I have a bus ticket to New Brunswick to pay off and I need to bring down my margin to 50k. I am currently to 52k. That's because I used a 2k to pay off a credit card left over debt. The dividend income is kicking on and I just hope one day I will be able to leave Quebec province forever.

Paying a credit card debt or kind of

In the previous post, I talked a lot about credit card balance transfer. I will continue a bit more in this post. back in April, I completed a 10k+ credit card balance transfer over TD Visa for a 2.9% special interest rate for 6 months. I still had a close to 5k to transfer someplace else before getting back over TD side at their super low promotional rate. In May, I proceed with the transfer of the close to 5k amount from TD Visa to RBC Visa. Once the transferred completed, I called TD Visa. And when i came to do the transfer, the promotional interest rate was no longer from the account. I talked about that previously. But why I don't have the promotional interest rate anymore at TD Visa?

I had a promotional interest rate at TD Visa for a long long time. But fact is, I had noticed that it wasn't always available in the account. I sometime had the promotional rate available (I could see it online), and sometime not. While being on the promotional rate and being set for 6 months, the month after I could see that it wasn't there anymore. But luckily, each and single time my 6 months expired, the promotional interest rate for 6 months was back in my account.

I had a 15k balance at TD Visa. I always complete the transfer at another Visa institution in 2 shoots (I don't have another 15k Visa credit card, that's why). What happen is that I complete a first transfer back in April. And the second... in May. But in May, the promotional rate was no longer from my account. So I had been caught in a in between. I talked to several TD Visa reps, all good folk, and they all explain to me that its a promotion (I knew that, but I am supposed to be a TD princess ok), and it sometime comes and goes from the account. I notice that myself. This time, I wasn't quick enough for doing my transfers.

However, despite this bad luck, I had completely paid the close to 5k I had left over at RBC Visa today. How I did it? Quite simple, by using a promotional cheque of American Express at 0% for 6 months. This came at a perfect, perfect time. And I thank God for the blessing even if he was nothing to do about it. I also use a bit of my margin money. What I plan to do is this: wait that the cheque appears in my account at American Express and following what, I will call them and asked for a 1-2k increased - which I probably get.

For the next 6 months, I will try to put over more money aside and if it happen that my luck completely run out, I will have some cash and substance to actually do a simple thing that I never care to do before: paying in full my TD Visa credit card debt.

For my part, I probably will just get this life. Since I am not a kitty and won't have 9 lives, I decided that I could do whatever I wanted with my money. Its my very own money juice and I do whatever I want with it. This is the idea. This is why I don't care about paying my debt. Tax credit, tax credit and tax credit. I get a tax credit for my student loan and I also get tax credit for all loans used over investment. Since the tax system had been build for the rich of the richers, I am taking advantage of it. May God bless my country, Canada, the land of $$$.

You can do whatever you want with your money, enroll into debt, as long as it remain manageable, everything is under control.

And in term of $$$, I am doing quite well these days. My non-registered portfolio climbed to a very magical $121 294.87. Anything exceeding the 120k is worth the word magical. I would just like Jean-François Tardif to be as magical as me. Tardif my sweetheart, what the hell are you doing? You are no longer kicking ass. But am I waiting. See, I had invested in the JFT Strategies Fund (JFS.UN) because Jean-François Tardif was managing it. Oh but please, F U Tardif!

My bastard lovely sweetheart decided to take it easy. Jean-François Tardif can no longer deliver. That's what going on. I had invested 2k in his fund for F NOTHING. But is it really surprising? Trst me on that one, never but your faith and hope in a Quebecker. They are f up people with poor intelligence and they want to reopen our Constitution. Too bad animals, you have miss the boat. BYE BYE! I don't want Quebec in my b love country. Quebeckers don't have the heart it take to be successful. Their "country" is so well manage that it hold the highest tax rank in North America. Is that enough? Entrepreneurs with brain should just simply escape that tax slavery. Its almost a miracle on itself to be holding that much in cash as I do. How am I doing it? Don't ask me. Its all naturally stuff that been in deep in my DNA. I was born to get everything I want. Generally speaking, I  get what I want. but its because I want it.

The major problem with Quebeckers is that they don't know what they want. They have no goals and they don't have the guts it take to become a country of their own despite all the misery they put on our federal government. Want to f and mess up? OH YEAH. Quebec is paying the high price for its arrogance and this, this is revenge. No more tax credit for their animal funds. Seem like Ottawa decided to suck them just as they had suck Ottawa. Reopening the Constitution? It won't happen anytime soon.

Its seem I cannot rely on Jean-François Tardif to become rich so if you don't mind, I will rely on my own self. And trust me, I will give my punch in the face to those little Quebeckers. If a war have to happen between Quebec and Canada, a real war, well, I will be on the battle field and I will fight until I died. Like a real soldier.

Better luck next time Dividend Girl

This is what is going on. For the past couple years, I always had great promotional interest rates on credit card balance transfer with TD Visa. I had 4.9%, 1.9%, 2.9%....

Recently, I completed a credit card balance at TD Visa at 2.9% for 6 months. The amount carried over was something like 11k. Cool great awesome! That was completed at the end of April. I was on my way to proceed with another credit card balance transfer at TD Visa for another 4k. However, the promotional interest rate is NO longer from my account! Which mean I cannot proceed with another credit card balance at 2.9%.

I had the promotion in my account non stop for many years now at TD Visa. And now, it suddenly stop?

Great news is I have a 0% interest rate at American Express I can use. Great, but I wanted to use that 0% on something else, like to pay for my shopping and my vacations. But it won't happen that way, of course!

A promotional interest rate is a promotion. Is not mean to be there forever. But I am a little bit desperate. Especially now that I am about to have my tax declaration completed next week.

I always been treated like a princess at TD. But now, the princess is being treat like shit. This is not nice TD VISA! I USED TO LOVEEEE UUUUU and know I feel like bunching you into the ground.

At least, my non-registered portfolio is doing very great. My portfolio closed today session at $120 642.67. And some new dividend had kicked off.

Life is all about balance. When you jungle with debt, that's the price to be paid. But I have an angel protecting me (I still have that 0% interest rate at American Express). Kinda rocking the place no matter what.