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#1 ·
I thought I would start a thread so that we can get to know a little about the contributing community.

I'll kick things off. I am FrugalTrader (twitter), the blogger behind Million Dollar Journey and co-founder of Canadian Money Forum. To say the least, I am a personal finance and investing enthusiast who is on a journey to financial freedom.

Tell me a little about you!
 
#511 ·
Hi,

I'm Barry sharf from Old Brookville, NY. I was working as an entrepreneur in the home medical equipment industry and also have been active investor in real estate & other small business. I love to write & share about business funding, merchant cash advance, direct lending, financing and working capital loans.

Please let me know how does this forum work?

Thanks

Barry
 
#512 ·
Hi,

I am a 27 Year old millennial, after reading many financial blog I have decided to start my own financial journey. I have started a blog call slowlybutwealthy with a friend to track our progress. This the first forum I have joined since starting my journey. I grew up in Toronto but have since moved away from Toronto for work. After moving away from Toronto I have very little desire to come back to Toronto after seeing the options that rest of Canada offers. Also the house price in Toronto is way too ridiculous, the average income in Toronto is not even close to keeping up with house price.

I am very excited to begin my journey as well as joining this community.

Thanks.
 
#517 ·
Introduction

Hi,

My name's Matthew and I just thought I'd through a quick line here to get myself rolling on the threads. It's been a while since I've been in a forum, but I've taken a keen interest in personal finance after observing the do's and don'ts for a few years. As I started working in a position that required me to handle the cash-flow of a busy company, I began reading books on how to help me improve. I stole the book "The Wealthy Barber Returns" of the owner's desk on day because he never reads his books and that one has sat there for over a year without being touched. After reading that, I decided I was going to start being more involved with my personal finances.. and it's only been 3 months so far, still paying off my debt.. but I'm liking it.
 
#522 ·
shocktrader?

Excuse the corny title, The names Lawrence ,ive bin nearly a lifelong electrician and electronics enthusiast from childhood up. My other interests are photography, painting (art type) and business . Ive recently (~a year ago) took an interest in the stockmarket and trading, yes a complete newb but im enthusiastic and want to learn as much as i can. Up to this point ive only paper traded ,TC2000,TradingView ,NinjaTrader and HTMW are some of the platform im familiar with. Tomorrow i have an appointment at CIBC (my business banking provider) to open my very first real trading account. Wish me godspeed.

P.S. BTW any others here from the east coast area?
 
#524 ·
Hi there, so I've been on this site for a couple months but thought I should actually introduce myself. I'm a 29 year old guy in Nova Scotia, originally from Newfoundland but moved away about 7 years ago. I've been interested in money and investing for years and about 3 years ago started investing in mutual funds. I have my own house with a small mortgage, no other debt, while also going to grad school to further my career. I earn a decent income in health care that lets me save quite a bit of money on a regular basis.

I enjoy reading, travel, visiting Newfoundland to spend time with family and friends when I'm not busy with work and school. Here's to learning as much about investing as I can and sharing ideas with everyone.

Cheers!
 
#528 ·
Hi there,

My name is Brendan, I just thought that I'd drop you all a line to say hello.

I'm originally from Trinidad and Tobago, a small Caribbean island. If you ever visit there hit me up I'd be happy to provide you with some cool sights and food recommendations.

I'm a huge buffet fan and I got into investing after taking a course on "Value Investing" during my MBA. Given that I don't have time to research stocks, I decided to become an index investor. However, I'm always on the look out for great companies at undervalued prices.
 
#529 ·
Hi, I'm a 23 years old, with an interest in finance. I love trying investments. For example, I got a couple of dollars in bitcoins during the summer, they are worth almost four times their initial value. I have experience with mutual funds, but a lot less with other kind of investments.

I studied in chemistry, and I'm finishing my first contract after university. I'm considering studying in another subject to be able to work closer to home.

My hobbies are very artsy, and I love music, painting and everything DIY.
 
#530 ·
I'm back...

Finally got my account reset (Thank you to cmfadmin). Used to post under Gordo99 but fell off the map a couple years ago when the site changed hands.

Have been reading this site for years and gained much so will be nice to contribute again the odd time now that I am able.
 
#531 ·
Hi, My name is Metaz. I'm 23yr. I was working with my family and i'm jobless right now and searching job. I enjoy reading, to spend time with friends when I'm not busy with work. I'm not busy anymore so i can spend my all time with my friends. :) Here's to learning as something and share if i know something.
:black_eyed:
 
#535 ·
New member introduction

Hi there, by way of an introduction, my wife and I are both ex-pats from the UK. We've lived in Canada for 28 years. We're considering retiring to the UK (are we nuts?) and we'll be looking for any advice on RRSP's/RRIF's and getting the funds over to the UK, along with deemed dispositions and HMRC reporting funds etc......Thanks in advance for any upcoming feedback. :joyous:
 
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