What are you doing to help out in your community this holiday season?
James Howe wrote a great post today about Jodi Sonoda and some of the things she is doing this year. You can read it here.
My family has a yearly tradition of helping out the local foodbank packaging up toys for kids that won't see presents under the tree without their assistance. It is always humbling and helps us put things into perspective, specially with our own kids.
I know from talking to them the nights are almost full (which is a great problem to have). If you want to get involved and have some time give them a call.
Cambridge Self Help Food Bank
Family & Friends Night - Calvary Pentecostal Church, Hespeler Road
Monsday December 12, 2011 6:00 to 7:00 or 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Wednesday December 14, 2011 6:00 to 7:00 or 7:00 to 8:00 pm
This is our second year for our Family & Friends night, so come on out and bring your family and/or friends to help pack toys for kids. Refreshments will be served, Christmas music, and gain an understanding of the work we do for families at Christmas time.
Open to all ages but children must be supervised at all times by parent.
Please call to reserve a spot for your group as times are saved for those only that have registered. Call Alie at 519-622-6550 ext. 203 or email: projects@cambridgefoodbank.on.ca to reserve a time for you.
So Where Does All Your Money Go?
It seems more important today than ever!
A recent blog post on buzzbuzzhome.com has us look at the transaction of a home purchase from an economic standpoint. How does your home sale/purchase impact our economy?
It would seem that the national average "service and taxes" fee of $22,775 sits well with the traditional high fee real estate agents.
Imagine another reality...the $10.2 Billion spent on these services was reduced to a fraction and the average home owner had more equity, more accessible cash and less debt. What would our economy look like then?
M
How Does Your BRA Fit?
They are not one size fits all, or so my wife tells me!
Garth Turner had a great post on his Greater Fool blog exposing the Buyer Representation Agreement and the dangers of signing one.
There were a lot of really good points brought up in this blog. The one area that he didn't get into is that not all agreements are equal. A BRA is as varied as a seller's agreement and depending on the local real estate board or even individual realtors, they can differ.
For the first time I am going to ask for homework. Think about what you would look for in your BRA. If you could write a BRA that would fit you like a...well bra, what would it look like?
M
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