(Part 3) Top products from r/vancouver

You're a bit off the mark there, who says someone with a mortgage is living beyond their means? Or someone who has paid it off worked super hard, maybe they're just older and have accumulated more wealth? The new homeowner with a mortgage likely has simply accumulated less wealth, likely because they are younger. Remember, property tax is a proxy wealth tax, and taxing wealth is very good and efficient means of tax collection because it's not regressive, as those with wealth have a much lower marginal propensity to spend. If you want to think critically instead of mindlessly brushing off very well accepted and influential work in the fields of wealth and income inequality because of some ideological red scare in your mind that has no basis in reality, I would suggest

https://www.amazon.ca/Capital-Twenty-First-Century-Thomas-Piketty/dp/0674979850/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525630837&sr=1-1&keywords=Capital+in+the+Twenty-First+Century

this book will give you lots of context and reasoning supported by empirical data.

Zzzzzzzzzzzz. I totally disagree.

Most of the programs offered by schools are years behind in terms of technology and standard practices. Honest to god, watch YouTube videos -- not because it's free, but because the information is of much higher quality, it's more recent and relevant, and the speakers will teach you how to use the best tools and practices.

No one values a degree anymore. They want proof of your experience and to see how diverse and detailed is your thinking. The best way to do that is put together a portfolio, jump into the first agency role that accepts you, and then you'll get real-life experience working on 40-50 projects per year. You'll quickly learn how the real world works and use that experience and feedback to sharpen your axe.

NOTHING beats Real-life experience.

And honestly start here.

Man, you got ripped apart for this comment. I still appreciate you taking the time to respond to me. None of us know the correct way to address BP, yet. We'd have cured it by now if we did. A lot of medical doctors mean well, but don't have time to deep dive into every study that gets published. Never mind how glaringly bad the replication crisis is in regards to journals selectively publishing papers with only positive drug trail outcomes. Some docs are also bad at even caring enough to have the due diligence to keep informed on what's new and just throw pills at people to see if any stick.

Personally, I'm hopeful that I can avoid the meds. I think they're a wise choice for Bipolar 1 or for anyone who is finding that they can no longer function in society. Me, I'm at least getting by. I shower, I go to my wonderful part-time job, I try to volunteer when I have the energy. I don't want to put that intense strain on my organs (or the waterways) so I'm leaving meds as a last resort.

I'm very interested in neural reprogramming and I think that it's a very untapped field of research. If you are interested, Mindsight by David Seigel is a cool read. I think you alluded to some upcoming postpartum in another comment so it may help you on your journey, too.

Why?

Because average is over

https://www.amazon.ca/Average-Over-Powering-America-Stagnation/dp/0525953736

The widening gap between rich and poor means dealing with one big, uncomfortable truth: If you’re not at the top, you’re at the bottom.

The global labor market is changing radically thanks to growth at the high end—and the low. About three quarters of the jobs created in the United States since the great recession pay only a bit more than minimum wage. Still, the United States has more millionaires and billionaires than any country ever, and we continue to mint them.


In this eye-opening book, renowned economist and bestselling author Tyler Cowen explains that phenomenon: High earners are taking ever more advantage of machine intelligence in data analysis and achieving ever-better results. Meanwhile, low earners who haven’t committed to learning, to making the most of new technologies, have poor prospects. Nearly every business sector relies less and less on manual labor, and this fact is forever changing the world of work and wages. A steady, secure life somewhere in the middle—average—is over.

With The Great Stagnation, Cowen explained why median wages stagnated over the last four decades; in Average Is Over he reveals the essential nature of the new economy, identifies the best path forward for workers and entrepreneurs, and provides readers with actionable advice to make the most of the new economic landscape. It is a challenging and sober must-read but ultimately exciting, good news. In debates about our nation’s economic future, it will be impossible to ignore.

aspen has always been a resort town, not a major urban center with natural gifts like a port and geographically close to cali and China, 2 of the biggest sources of global growth in the past 5 decades. OP, If you want some real info thats not some op-ed written to confirm popular opinions please veer away from this sub. please try /r/Economics

if you want to understand real estate pricing theories, here are two pretty comprehensive books for case studies on various types of real estate. You need an ok understanding of probabilities, stochastic calc, and basic finance instruments

• Mortgage Valuation Models by Davidson and Levin
  
• Real estate market analysis by Brett and Schmitz
  
  there is also an consensus in academia on the harms of rent control
  
  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/magazine/the-perverse-effects-of-rent-regulation.html?mcubz=3
  
  https://economics.mit.edu/files/9760
  
  http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/RentControl.html
  
  https://www.richmondfed.org/~/media/richmondfedorg/publications/research/working_papers/1985/pdf/wp85-5.pdf
  
  http://users.nber.org/~luttmer/rentcontrol.pdf
  
  Economic mobility work both ways. Some people got poorer without noticing, and are now fighting through political means to hold on to their privilege

The anticipated behaviour of the other road users is an important part of roadcraft. The knowledge of the signals that the other users are controlled by is as relevant to advanced driving as the weather conditions, or time of day.

If this is really a surprise to you, then I'd guess you're either a new driver (less than 10 years driving) or a dangerous one. If you'd honestly like to learn how to drive properly, I recommend this book based on the UK advanced driving certificate.

/r/Cocktails

Liquid Intelligence is fascinating if you're a science/chem type.

The Bar Book and similar books.

There's a good book on this strategy -- Die Broke

Before you even go to a financial advisor or one that any Redditor might post to recommend as friends, go borrow these books from the library for a read so the investment world makes sense to you when you do talk about money with a planner and want to make sure you're getting good advice:

http://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Investor-Definitive-Investing-Practical/dp/0060555661

http://www.amazon.com/Random-Walk-Down-Wall-Street/dp/0393081435

http://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffett-Way-Second/dp/0471743674

If you're really lazy, at least read the first one.
If you're really, really lazy. Follow this blog for a bit http://canadiancouchpotato.com/

After that, only then should you take referrals and recommendations. Go to a few, and armed with some knowledge, you'll be much prepared to sift through advisors that are trying to bullshit you for front-loaded commissions, etc.

because post communist russia is complete shit. many chinese people like mao because, dispite some mistakes, they see him as a savior that took china out of a period of extreme corruption. also, a good book about post-mao china that i recommend is this one:

https://www.amazon.ca/Deng-Xiaoping-Transformation-China-Vogel/dp/0674725867

Amazon US has Macbook Air 128gb for $800 USD. Thats about $1060 when on Apple.ca is $1449.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V1PHKPM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.3F3DbFZFQMP9

Do you work m-f 8-10 hours a day for your family, or for theirs?

You may not like it, but you know the answer. You've been a good landlord, but if it no longer makes financial sense for you to keep the place just to be a Nice Guy, then do what you need to do for your family and stop letting them take advantage of you.

Anyone ever read Stanley Park?

This book answers most of this type of question. It has a map for each decade starting with the 1850s.

Exercise, especially cardio, can work wonders.

https://www.amazon.ca/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/0316113514/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1540418106&sr=8-2&keywords=Spark

I know, it's a camaraderie thing, and a whole bunch more besides. It can sure feel hostile if your not used to it - the Brits are a complex lot.

https://www.amazon.com/Watching-English-Hidden-Rules-Behaviour/dp/0340818867

I really appreciate your willingness to learn about this issue, I would like to admit that I am not the most knowledgable person in this regard, there are a lot of books on this matter, but I would recommend Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harrari as a must read if you wanna learn more about Human Organization.

In layman terms of what I understand, the Government is basically how the community wants to manage itself, throughout time these concepts have changed and how the tribe likes to be managed (inner group outer group, where to live, how to stay safe, how to hunt...) have changed as well.

Modern Government is an evolutionary system born from the former, it is by no means the end game but a step along the way.

People need to work together to survive, we are a creature that depends on others in our tribe/clan/community for safety, food, knowledge....

The purpose of Government is to do the above but on a millions of people scale.

Unfortunately, as humans we have inherent flaws that bleed in to biases, preferences, selfishness... . Our current systems of Government are not human proof, meaning that our biases and selfishness can get through and affect the way we govern.

Therein lies the problem with why our governments fail us

I think it’s important to remember that even within diversity movements, hierarchies of racism and sexism will replicate themselves if unchecked. I’m originally from the Southeastern region of the United States, and this has shaped my perspective.

In our country, we have made strides to recognize the fundamental human rights of LGBTQA individuals. Same-sex marriage was legalized in 2015. Yet we would be mistaken to believe that this action alone is sufficient to improve the lives of all LGBTQ A people.

Last year (2017) was the deadliest year on record for black trans women (source https://www.hrc.org/resources/violence-against-the-transgender-community-in-2017). Furthermore, the right to marry is still not legal in all Native American territories. The rate of HIV/AIDS remains and continues to grow at epidemic levels for black LGBTQ men.

My point is that the recognition of human rights and dignity the LGBTQA community and allies have fought for doesn’t extend equally to all. Some (LGBTQA) lives still matter more than others. And this is true when it comes to prioritization of public health issues, interactions with the police and quality of life.

When a person of color tells you something makes them feel unwelcome or uncomfortable, instead of dismissing it- I encourage you to listen and seek understanding first.

Canada is not the US, but I nevertheless think my perspective adds something to this conversation. The book Uprooting Racism by Paul Kivel changed my life, if you are interested in learning more about how to be a white ally. https://www.amazon.com/Uprooting-Racism-People-Racial-Justice/dp/0865716889

Edit: this Wikipedia entry is a thorough illustration of how racism, sexism, anti-semitism, xenophobia etc. occur within the community and why we need to listen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_the_LGBT_community

I really dug Sam Wiebe's two mystery novels. Invisible Dead came out last month. Picture a tough-as-nails PI on a cold case drinking a pint at St. Augustine's one minute then sprinting through the North Shore Mountains the next. It's not non-fiction but captures the city well and explores B.C.'s missing and murdered women tragedy.