I had my condo board meeting last night where we had to discuss the upcoming budget. It got heated with me having to plead my case for not increasing the fees. While I'm not opposed to a cost of living increase, I opposed it because it was due to ORANGE MAN BAD, TARIFFS! It started last week with a tersely worded email from our property manager (an entitled millennial) chastising me for even considering keeping the fees the same - how dare I jeopardize our retained earnings. Of course that got my back up and I came armed with spreadsheets detailing why it wasn't necessary. His other argument was that we are one of the complexes with the lowest fees. My reply, "I don't give a shit, I don't live there! I live here and we don't have to put our fees up when we have a surplus!" We still haven't come to a consensus, but I'm close. I will get this or be fired from the board, not sure yet which.
Not to mention we will have water restrictions again in Calgary and everyone except me was okay with it!
Coming from New Brunswick, this information that I recently found out blew my mind! If you only knew how NBers live - the poor cousin of Canada, on the dole, missing out on a valid economy to work in and the services that come with it - they’re sitting on top of prosperity!!!
Yet they take our equalisation payments claiming “woe is me” - hiding their true value just like Quebec when they take hydro electric out of the formula.
All roads lead to Western independence!!!