Life Advice

• Continue your Education RIGHT after high-school, while your brain is still sharp
• Don't have Kids too Early!
• Invest in Real Estate. If you can't afford a house, get a Condo first. Cant afford that, fix-er-upper.
• Learn to fix your own Stuff / Computer / Appliances / Car / House!
• Nothing good ever happens to you as you sit at home! Get out there!
• Get your Drivers License (or at least start the process) on your 16th Birthday. Earn Safe Driving Discount even if you aren't driving
• Life-long Learning: Practice old skills, Try new things, Collect Opinions, Keep up to date (technology, news, politics)
• Keep an open Mind. Respond well when others try to change yours. Your Opinions should change!
• Watch your Health. Avoid Long term medications.
• Control your Vices! If you get enjoyment from it fine. But don't be one of those smokers that has talked about quitting for 20 years!
• Do not Smoke. Breathing is important. Talk to any elderly person
• Instead of trying to find the perfect girl/guy, focus on making your life perfect and they will find you.
• Make yourself happy first. If your not happy a partner won't be much help.
• Learn to Entertain Yourself. Have your own circle of friends.

Love Advice

It breaks my heart to see how people in love will see their lives ruined by bad/abusive relationships. I wish there was a way to convince people to wait before jumping into marriage, etc:

• Work on your relationship. But once you have had enough, leave quickly. It can always get way worse
• Don't rush! There is no reason to get married quickly!
• Learn how to identify a bad relationship!
• If they keep you from your friends / family. RUN!!

Love advice.

Car Advice

• Have any used car inspected before you buy. IF there is an warranty, get it in writing.
• Cars are a shit investment.
• Don't buy a new one!
• Ignore Buzzwords "Lady Driven", "Spare Car", "Low kms", All bullshit!
• Learn to do basic auto maintenance and repairs!
• If you don't carry jumper cables, (or don't know how to use them), you are an idiot!
• Insurance:
  • Unless your car is worth more than $10,000 never get collision insurance.
  • Your deductible + increase in rates (for an at fault accident) is around $7000
  • If you cause an accident, comprehensive insurance has huge deductibles, I wouldn't bother with that either.
  • Don't claim an accident (you are at fault in) unless damage is over $5000
  • My car insurance cost $580/year (including the 43% discount).

Permanent Decisions You Make in Life:

Most decisions you make in life are temporary, and can be repaired or mitigated given enough time and effort, these are the exceptions.

Permanent decisions

(As long as you stay clear of these, you should be OK.)
• Suicide
• Committing Serious Crimes (Murder, Rape)
• Drug addictions that is prone to fatal overdose (eg. Fentanyl)
• Serious STDs (AIDs, HIV, HEP-B, Herpes)
• Drunk or Dangerous Driving
• Having Children
• Extremely Risky Behavior (Stunts)
• Certain Body Modifications(Branding, Elf ears, Tongue-splitting)

Temporary Decisions:

(You can recover from with (lots of) effort, but no permanent damage)
• Bankruptcy + Financial mistakes
• Marrying the wrong person
• Minor crimes
• Tattoos
• Breast implants
• Missing a car / mortgage payment

Quite temporary Decisions:

(Fairly safe ways to rebel)
• Blowing a Paycheck on something frivolous
• Protected Sex
• Piercings (when done safely)

Completely Trivial Decisions:

(Don't worry about it)
• Bad Haircuts
• Stupid Fashion Choices
• Fake Nails
• Dying Hair

Money Advice

• The only money you have FUN spending is disposable income.
• I try to keep 70% of mine disposable (which includes food). Most people have under 10% disposable.
• Know where every dollar goes.
• Know how to not get ripped off
• Know the TRUE value of products/items. Do Research. Ask Friends on Facebook. Check online. Buy at the right time.
• Soemthing being "On sale" is NOT a reason to buy it! Don't be stupid.
• Remember all the items the dollar store sells
• No frivolous spending
• Learn to Fix your own broken stuff before replacing it!
• Make your own alcohol, tax free.
• Keep a list of all the items you bought online, for further review

Health Advice

• "Make your body your Bitch!"--Doctor Adam Withers
• Don't use Anti-Bacterial soap / Antibiotics unless absolutely necessary! Your immune system is important.

I made three smart decisions in my life:

• Went to College RIGHT after high-school
• Didn't try drugs
• Didn't get anyone pregnant
• Invested in Real Estate Early.

Some More

Mister Rogers:

Movies:

Inspirational People:

Add your own Inspiration

Alexis Ohanian

Barack Obama

Betty White

Bruce Lee

Chris Pratt

Chris_Evans_(actor)

Dwayne Johnson

Elon Musk

Fat Mike

Jack Black

John Cena

John Schneider (screen actor)

Johnny Depp

Justin Trudeau

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Mahatma Gandhi

Malala Yousafzai

Michio Kaku

Muhammad Ali

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Nelson Mandela

Paul Graham (computer_programmer)

Rachel Maddow

Richard_Dawkins

Seth MacFarlane

Stephen Hawking

Terry Fox

Will Smith

Videos:

Cool Fact: I wrote this dynamically generated list, that pulls the profile picture of the person direct from Wikipedia!

People that made a big difference in my (young) life:

• Rick + Joan (Mom + Dad)
• Uncles Des, Gordon
• Aunts Anne, Linda
• Grandparents
• Dave Pitre (Principal)
• Karen Flello, (English)
• Heather Coey (Math)
• Carl Ratsoy (Physics)
• Harry Lewis (Socials)
• Ray Miller (Science)
• Monsieur Boisvert (Grade 5)
• Bobbie Renton (School Liaison)
• Geoff Huber (Baseball Umpire/Coach)

On Writing your Will:

It is often sad to write your will.
My suggestion is to write it gradually over a couple years. Take notes. And thoughts as you come to them.
Write down well wishes to family members to pass along.
Assign personal effects to people that you know would appreciate them the most.
It will make you appreciate life.
Every 5-10 years get it updated and notorized ($25).
My will is epic.
I can send it to you if you'd like.