Marionne Crotty:  

I have a handful of close friends, as well as a loving and supportive husband. We are where we want to be - since we married we made it our goal to move to the Lower Mainland. We struggled through 5 years and here we are! We're so happy to have moved out of Alberta. Of course my family followed suit... :) I wouldn't say it was a 8 year mistake moving from Kamloops to Calgary, but I wouldn't have found my husband if it hadn't been for that! Since we've been here, we've done so much better financially - we were always struggling to make ends meet in Alberta, case in point, a bad year here is a "good" year there. My family's in agreement too...they're doing much better here too :) There's always work out here, and that's always a good thing! We even gained new friends. Go Canucks Go! It's a common misconception that it's always raining here, not true... it's so beautiful and sunny here alot of the time :) Remember...there's so much to do here too....so many parks to explore in, beautiful stuff! Castle Fun Park in Abbotsford, Grouse Mountain, Aquarium, Zoo, hanging suspension bridges, tons of beaches too :) oh, and don't forget the countless restaurants with so many yummy dishes to try! Butter Chicken anyone? Even with these economically challenged times - we're doing alright, making it through...we've managed to decrease our debts and lower our bills, budget better, getting more thrifty-conscience, being content with the things accumulated up to this point, and not take on any new bills/debts. The best tip I can give, is keep contributing to the businesses, not the "underground" stuff, it'll just cause more problems for the economy; ...Expand for more