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The Search for Balance in Life

I started out the year writing about how I wanted to find balance in my life. The search continues as it isn’t something that can be accomplished overnight. I’m currently working and taking three courses at the same time. Having to drive out to a class after work and coming home around 10 pm...

17 January 2012 | 0 Comments

Mo2′s Music Street: Jimi Hendrix

I’m going to start a new corner on Mo2 Thinks. I’ll introduce my favorite musicians whenever I feel like it. Initially I thought about doing it every week, but I’m definitely way too lazy to do this every week. So we’ll play it by ear. Enjoy! Jimi Hendrix is a guitar god. If you...

07 January 2012 | 0 Comments

New Year’s Resolutions and Taking a Step Forward

Happy New Year! I hope every one of you had a wonderful New Year celebration and I wish you only the best in 2012. Hang in there! Life is full of humps and bumps but the more humps and bumps you experience, the better person you become. So, what are your goals this year?...

01 January 2012 | 0 Comments

What Makes You Happy?

First off Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you and everyone important to you has a wonderful holiday season. Snow or no snow, it’s a time for celebrating and really cherishing what you have. For those that don’t celebrate Christmas, I hope you enjoy whatever holiday you get. You definitely deserve it. Relax, have some...

24 December 2011 | 0 Comments

Love & Peace. Life goes on…

Mo2 Thinks will change. How? That’s a good question, and I’m in the midst of working out the plan myself but I’ve been meaning to change things around for the longest time. The design, style and layout of the website/blog will definitely change but that’s just the start. I’ve had this website/blog since early...

10 December 2011 | 1 Comment

The Stock Market Continues to fall. Do you Buy, Sell, or Hold?

Every stock market in the world is falling with no end in sight. It’s never fun to be watching the markets fall, unless you are shorting the market. So you’re in the hole and are losing money, what do you do? The answer? It depends on your situation. If everything in life had one...

25 September 2011 | 0 Comments

The World loses Jack Layton and Steve Jobs

“Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” – Jack Layton. If you’ve been reading my posts you’ve probably figured out that I live in Canada. And if you are also in Canada, you...

25 August 2011 | 0 Comments

5 things you should consider before quitting your Day Job

The thought has crossed all of our minds. Your ugly boss, your dumb colleague(s), the smart-ass customers you deal with and don’t forget your friend that makes double the amount you do for doing the same thing you do. Whether if it’s one or all of the above (most likely the latter), you have...

19 August 2011 | 0 Comments

3 Reasons why you need to have you own Investment Perspective

As much as I would have liked to written about the nice weather or the riot in London, this is still a semi-financial/investing blog, I decided to I would write about the recent activity in the financial markets and how it affects us all. I just wrote this article a few days back about...

09 August 2011 | 0 Comments

The Stock Markets Tumble are you Panicking?

What a day in the markets! The TSX in Canada fell $435.90 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell $512.76. That’s one day that I’m sure made many people feel sick watching their stocks and/or mutual funds go down the tubes. The markets might and probably will fall tomorrow too. The question is, are...

04 August 2011 | 0 Comments

Why buying a Condominium might be the right choice for First Time Home Buyers

When you live in a city where condos are still in the mid tens of thousands, you can afford to think about buying a small home. But when you live in a city like Vancouver, where I live, you have to think of your first step as a condo. That’s of course, unless you...

01 August 2011 | 0 Comments

Why does Apple have more cash than the US Government?

The last thing I wanted to write about today was the current situation in the United States and how they’re about to go under with their debt. I was looking for something that was more amusing, something to set the tone for the weekend. But then I came across this article on BBC saying that...

29 July 2011 | 0 Comments

Amy Winehouse Joins the 27 Club

Extremely sad news was released yesterday that Grammy winner Amy Winehouse was pronounced dead at her home in London. She was only 27 and much as I hate to say this, she has joined the infamous 27 club of great musicians that lost their lives at the young age. All clues are pointing to...

24 July 2011 | 0 Comments

Why It’s Important to Rebalance Your Investment Portfolio Regularly

After creating an investment portfolio everyone wants to let it sit and not worry about it. You often hear how buy and hold strategies are the way to go and that you can often beat the market by simply being patient. While this can be true, it’s more intelligent to keep a regular eye...

17 July 2011 | 0 Comments

Christian Lopez, One Generous Yankee Fan

Just a few days ago, there was a really sad story about a fan dying to catch a ball thrown by Josh Hamilton for his 6 year old son at a Rangers game. Today, Christian Lopez, a wonderful Yankee fan, passed up to a half a million dollars to give Derek Jeter his 3,000th hit...

09 July 2011 | 0 Comments

4 Reasons why Credit Cards are superior to Debit Cards

While a lot of people use Credit Cards nowadays Debit Cards are still very popular. I always wonder why. While I can see some of the benefits of using Debit Cards, if you have a choice you should be using your Credit Cards. Here’s why. 1) Using your Credit Card Builds your Credit Rating...

06 July 2011 | 0 Comments

Do you have enough Rainy Day Savings?

I’m sure you’ve heard about it before. That day when you suddenly get fired or everything goes wrong and you aren’t able to work, the dreaded rainy day. It happens to many people don’t have enough in rainy day savings. You have to have a plan to ensure that you have enough money set...

27 June 2011 | 0 Comments

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