tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496644635572208494.post7862467058861486958..comments2024-03-08T09:45:12.625-05:00Comments on Beyond the Gentle Island: A Retired Wander's Journey: The Flip Side of the Immigration CoinPEI Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964571177408658694noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496644635572208494.post-88251703675767310402017-06-24T07:43:29.288-05:002017-06-24T07:43:29.288-05:00Hello and welcome, Kaayla! It's hard to leave ...Hello and welcome, Kaayla! It's hard to leave a place you love and in Vancouver, we're quite spoiled for many things. There is a whole world out there and I keep surprising myself with how little I need to be happy. Good luck on your retirement! It's a big adjustment.PEI Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964571177408658694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496644635572208494.post-6439959221278096612017-06-23T14:50:43.299-05:002017-06-23T14:50:43.299-05:00Thank you for your blog. It is an interesting per...Thank you for your blog. It is an interesting perspective being on the flip side! You are absolutely correct in that Vancouver is becoming not affordable....there is no middle class, just working class and the well off. If you are single like me (and I do make a good income), my rental accommodation now takes up 50% of my net take home pay. Add all the other day to day living expenses and it's paycheque to paycheque. I already know that when I retire in 18 months, I will not be able to live here anymore, a city I have lived in for 30 years. Sad....Kaaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090184214201981259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496644635572208494.post-35507991894212893822017-06-14T07:43:26.272-05:002017-06-14T07:43:26.272-05:00We're not really sure how they got away with i...We're not really sure how they got away with it. There was some push back from other SA countries, but for the most part it just happened and prices of stuff shot up. (500mL of peanut butter start out at $5.68 and is now $10)PEI Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964571177408658694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496644635572208494.post-21022148302382837622017-06-12T18:45:56.319-05:002017-06-12T18:45:56.319-05:00I'm surprised they are allowed to put on that ...I'm surprised they are allowed to put on that high of an import tax, its usually against trade agreements. That's the whole purpose of globalization.hopalongtomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011070355775621604noreply@blogger.com