The Shangri-la is the tallest building in Vancouver. The first 15 floors are occupied by the five star Shangri-la Hotel. Above the 15th floor are 306 residential units, consisting of 234 general live-work homes on floors 16 to 43 and 66 private access residential units on floors 44-60 and two penthouses on floor 61 and 62.

Of the two penthouses in the Shanghri-la, Penthouse 1 was the one to buy. Penthouse 1 offers 5,875 square feet of unparalleled living at the top of Vancouver and features a private lap pool and hot tub, Boffi cabinetry, natural oak hardwood floors in a chevron patter throughout, a private internal elevator, upper and lower master bedroom suites and distributed audio and lighting control systems. It was offered for sale at $17.3 million and was recently sold to an anonymous buyer.  Read more... (242 words, 19 images, estimated 58 secs reading time)

• Retire in a Foreign Country - Ecuador Although retirement in a foreign country is something that we baby boomer think about, Ecuador is not one of the countries that immediately comes to mind. Maybe it should be. Most boomers understand that a prime reason for considering retirement outside the U.S. is luxury living at lower cost. According......
• Establishing Remodel Cost: Home Remodeling Critical First Step Nothing ruins a fantastic remodel more quickly than exceeding the project budget.  Why is this phenomenon so common in residential remodeling?  Simple:  Many homeowners struggle to establish a detailed budget at the appropriate time in the course of the project. Why is establishing remodel cost one of your most important......

Back in December of 2008, I wrote a post explaining why you should never live on cash. The post was met with a lot of comments saying I’m wrong and credit cards are bad because they are too easy to abuse. I say you’re just not a financially responsible person if you live on cash.

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• 3 Credit Card Tricks That Keep More Money In Your Pocket Most adults across the nation have at least one credit card and use that credit card to make purchases on a monthly basis.  Credit card companies love the fact that these people are using are using their credit cards more often because it gives the company more chances to try......
• 3 Simple Methods To Save Money On Your Credit Card Purchases In recent years, more and more people have begun to use their credit cards for everyday purchases instead of using their credit cards for special purposes.  Commercials have been running for years trying to encourage people to use their credit cards for everyday purchases and many credit card companies have......