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Build Your Business – Social Networking What is it? How can it help you?

When you were in school did you hang out with the jocks, science club, chess club, or drama club? Well if you did you were a part of traditional social networking. If you go to a Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club or Classic Car event, then you are part of a social network. Social networks [...]

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No Down Payment No Problem

Don’t miss the opportunity in the Okanagan real estate market because you don’t have a Down Payment! Using a cash back mortgage  … here are three options for those with out a down payment… Lender Option 1: (Exclusive to Lendingmax Mortgage Brokers) – Example: Purchase price $300,000. Down Payment of 5% = $15,000 Mortgage amount [...]

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Kelowna Home Renovation Part 1

Being able to envision a major project on a home is always a challenge. I thought I might be able to help people gain perspective by documenting a major renovation of an existing home and tracking its transformation. This renovation involves the addition of a carriage house not in the back yard but being constructed [...]

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Why Valentine…February 14th…Roses…

From Melanie Robson – Flower Scene | Bouquet in A Card – Kelowna. Introducing Valentine…or several possible Valentines. Our first candidate – a third century priest (possibly Christian) who persisted in marrying serving soldiers to their sweethearts in defiance of a ban introduced by an emperor convinced that single men fought better than those thinking [...]

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Financial Behaviour - Mike Hassard Kelowna

Financially Irrational

Have you every wondered why so many of us behave the way we do when it comes to money? Why do we spend too much, even when we know it doesn’t make sense. Why do we expect to pay a low price to buy something, yet once we own it we believe its value is higher. [...]

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Herb Your Soul – Herb of the Month

Herb of the month: Waxflower – Chamelaucium Uncinatum Geraldton wax is a flowering plant endemic to Western Australia. It is a plant from the myrtle family, an erect shrub 0.5 to 4m high, bearing white or pink flowers June-November. It is very drought-tolerant and has aromatic leaves. When rubbing the leaves they will give off [...]

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