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@gurujammy

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Ja Equity Investor, Active Investor, Patriot, Fisherman, Car Enthusiast, Music Lover, Foodie, Philanthropist, ownership in many JSE Stocks

Kingston, Montego Bay
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Chris Berry
2 months
I predict that Andrew Holness will be the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
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3 years
If @drnigelclarkeja lift all taxes duties and admin fees from computers and laptops for importation by anyone… I will give USD$100,000 of computers to poor people in Jamaica
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I’m sore but fine, tests have not picked up anything, thanks for caring ❤️, receiving first class care at UWI…
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2 years
JSE profits paid for my first house ….back in da day …JP stock… took my bonus bought stock, took the stock certificate to Scotia , they gave me 50% of the value of my stock as a loan, I took the 50% and bought more JP, kept doing that paid down and paid off house ….
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2 years
NHT is created for “beneficiaries” as named in the trust. Those being employee contributors…. Both PNP and JLP broke this “Trust”..many Jamaican families don’t own a home…are we cool with this? Housing is important … don’t Break the “Trust”….NHT is not GOJ Money
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3 years
Who makes the best Patty in Jamaica? I long for the days when Patties actually had filling and the filling would spill out and burn you…. Way back in the day….does a patty like that even exist anymore?
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2 years
KPH no sterile linen, no Ac , and other shortages this week… while we seek foreign medical workers to clear backlog? Is this a real place?
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3 years
These are 2 of the drugs which may be prescribed for you if you get really sick with Covid … these are not available free so try you best Nuh get it
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Chris Berry
2 years
Many Jamaicans make the mistake of parking all their money in USD @ 2%, instead I only keep emergency money in USD and I invest all the rest in JMD beating the pants of Inflation and devaluation decade after decade @ JSE
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Imagine fixing your tire in front of Jamaica house front gate and you and your bredrine pickup shot from gunman, you call your dad who drives all the way from Cherry Gardens and picks you up from where you were shot and takes you to hospital, where UWI doctors do a successful
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2 years
If you wanna invest in JSE Step 1….Get a great Financial Advisor 2) Take classes and learn how to invest 3) Start Small…4) Investing and Trading are not the same thing 5) Don’t be overly focused on currency, focus on “real return”
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3 years
Long ago…One of my workers ..a very beautiful woman told us that she had to move from her inner city community as she did not want the Don to deflower her daughter, last week I heard that the daughter was accepted to UWI medical school…. WOW….Big
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3 years
@mannishwaata @HalsallDoug She’s just being trained on how to survive in her environment?……
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2 years
@ThisisPreki It’s unreasonable to expect workers to be patient for 14 years
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10 months
Kingston does not have enough Parks , Kings House Lands should be a public space for the people , not sold off in pieces to anyone
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2 years
VM gets 40,000 applications for Dolla ipo.. @jastockex has finally become a Key Institution in Jamaicas economy, Mayberry Team has dedicated last 37 years to this and we are overjoyed 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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3 years
Jamaica doomed to pay high priced electricity forever no Government in past 59 years have addressed this ….and JLP is pretending as if energy is not a key coat of production
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3 years
When we borrow from IMF and Western Banks it’s ok but when borrow from Chinese which is 4% of our total debt …it’s a Chinese debt trap…. Sounds kinda racist to me?
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3 years
BPO Jobs are good jobs, or they would not be attracting so many workers, real wage increases are always made on the achievement of full employment, stop cuss BPO
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3 years
I live in Jacks Hill, my wife just witness a robbery while exercising and have to scale fence like fowl tief to get way….we all laughing now that she’s gone safe
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1 year
Can I get a concession for a Benz please, I promise I won’t forget….
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2 years
I expect to see teachers and other civil servants leaving our shores in droves over the next 12 months…..:
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Chris Berry
3 years
Flour price up 11% this is the beginning of a wave of price increases coming to hammer us…..
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Chris Berry
2 years
Sometimes we forget that PM Seaga started the money printing and high interest rate regime which eventually led to a massive banking collapse under the PNP.. very few in civil society spoke out against it before it we were finsacked….
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Chris Berry
3 months
The single largest cost of owning a car is depreciation, address this by buying less expensive car or a quality used car….your cost per mile of transportation will decrease….
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Chris Berry
4 years
Is PR more important in Jamaica than actually accomplishing something?
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Chris Berry
1 year
Should the Prime Minister of Jamaica be able to deploy Jamaican soldiers to a foreign land without the expressed approval of parliament to a country which has not attacked Jamaica and whom we have not declared war on?
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Chris Berry
2 years
Spend at least 1 hour of your time weekly focusing on what you can do to improve your personal finances. If you practice this diligently you will be shocked at how much your life changes in a short time.
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Chris Berry
3 years
My water bill $158,000 … no factory here?
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Chris Berry
2 years
I remember when company owners would not list and no one would buy IPOs, now we complain that too many people want to buy in an IPO and that they close too quickly…. Me think we complain about the wrong problems?
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2 years
There is no future for Jamaica with the murder rate at this level
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2 years
Jamaican workers should be paid a living wage @NigelClarkeJa
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Chris Berry
1 year
Forcing Christie (chosen by JLP ) to resign would only further weaken Jamaicans hope for integrity in Governance …. Not a good idea?
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Chris Berry
2 years
NHT is a trust for the people, once the GOJ takes money from the NHT it becomes a tax… are we ok with this?
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2 years
@julietcuthbert Jamaicans are perfectly capable of being disciplined , but when leaders create an environment that rewards indiscipline …. That’s what you get
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Chris Berry
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Diabetes is curable, I’m going 6 months now, speak to your doctor and find out how you can use food as medicine
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Chris Berry
2 years
Are you comfortable with one member of our Government calling another who just happens to be White …. “Massa”….? my father used to Own a banana plantation , these words have certain connotations … we should not go down this road when we are so dependent on White tourists?
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Chris Berry
3 years
Spanish town road a home to so many of Jamaicas largest companies … what a disaster… time for a do over
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Chris Berry
1 year
There is no rush to the republic …let’s not forget we got independence 60 years ago and so far we have failed with Justice, health, education, security and the economy… simply changing the head of state will not make Jamaica a better place …. We need to change our mindset?
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Chris Berry
3 years
Abolish personal income tax … you might be surprised the positive effects
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Chris Berry
2 years
It’s hard to imagine the USA won’t go into recession soon…so do we have a plan for this …I remember a PREVIOUS MOF said it would not affect us…we ended up with the harshest IMF agreement of all times…….
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Chris Berry
2 years
April 2017 we were told that there was mould in Cornwall regional Hospital today 5 years later the building remains empty and unused? Entire hospitals have been built from scratch in less time? @christufton
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Chris Berry
3 years
The GOJ is trying very hard to cope with a 1/100 year event … there’s no playbook for Covid … let’s pull together
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2 years
Jamaican art is something to be celebrated not to be ashamed of … many Caribbean islands have serious crime problems but they don’t talk about it… Artists always talk about the life they live and unfortunately some of them live ugly lives …
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Chris Berry
5 months
200 undocumented travelers arrive in Jamaica and roaming around free … is this the solution to the lack of skilled workers?
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Chris Berry
3 years
Tomorrow tourists will move freely while Jamaicans locked up in their houses by their own Gov…. Liberty… Jamaican styleee
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Chris Berry
3 years
Sunday No Movement is a crime against Jamaican people …. Scrap it… businesses going bankrupt… people losing jobs…. People going mad…
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Chris Berry
3 years
Large insider just bought 30M Elite diagnostics, I’m giving you this tip before I buy…. Buy Elite Diagnostics
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Chris Berry
2 years
Trinidad and Barbados charge no duty on electric cars … Jamaica charges 30% .. @NigelClarkeJa
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2 years
Don’t sell out your One and One too early this one likely to break $3.00 by next week
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2 years
Break in and hold up in Jacks Hill, the wealthiest community in Kingston , home to German, USA, European Diplomats, Portia, Chuck , BOJ Gov and leaders of several Large Jamaican companies …. @HoraceChangJM what a gwaan? Wha kinda pop down business dis
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Chris Berry
2 years
The newspapers should spend more time talking to doctors who work in our hospitals ..: many are afraid to speak on the record, many are frustrated and demotivated, not because of pay but because of the poor facilities, shortages, breakdowns,….etc etc etc ….We have to do better
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Chris Berry
2 years
If you purchase stock on the JSE and you paid for it, it’s yours , it cannot legally be used to satisfy your brokers creditors, fret not thyself…it’s held in a segregated account at the JCSD in your name ….best place for small bus to raise money
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Chris Berry
3 years
GOJ should encourage and promote boating, Boating industry in Bahamas is a massive extension to their tourism industry creating seafaring jobs , mechanic jobs, boatbuilding and repairs, construction jobs, tourism… the Blue economy is very lucrative
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Chris Berry
2 years
Congrats to Dolla team on smashing success… JSE best place for small companies to raise Capital
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2 years
When we start focusing more on actual outcomes and less on appearances, Jamaica will explode with opportunity… Health… Education… Security…. Track outcomes and hold each other accountable and stop accepting excuses
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2 months
Nigel’s new job is quite a personal achievement but very negative for the JLP, I can’t find a single angle to turn this into a positive for the JLP, can you? Please share..
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Chris Berry
2 years
Bauxite company wipes out Billions of dollars of value in Jamaican ecosystem while GOJ holds a bond worth about $150M JMD….. Does this work for Jamaica @matthewsamuda ?
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Chris Berry
8 months
Time for GOJ to stop stealing the people’s Housing trust Money
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Chris Berry
3 years
If you lead a major corporation in Jamaica and feel passionate about educating all Jamaicans add your voice here
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3 years
Our murder rate is the only thing that can really turn off the growth that’s taking place in Jamaica, it’s the single biggest threat to our prosperity
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2 years
Jamaica the Digital economy can create 100,000 high paying jobs just by starting with digitizing GOJ, create our own prosperity , Buy Jamaican
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Chris Berry
2 years
Water has been short in Kingston for at least 50 years that I’m aware of … we can solve this problem…..as long as we realize it’s a Jamaica problem .. not PNP … not JLP problem we can fix it
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Chris Berry
3 years
Business is like war, better to go with a single trusted soldier than 1,000 mercenaries
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Chris Berry
9 months
Is it the time for the GOJ to stop raiding 11B per year from the NHT? Should that money be used to build housing for the Jamaican people?
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Chris Berry
3 years
Flu raging through Kingston… call doc… early treatment saves lives
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Chris Berry
2 years
IPO market is changing… investors are no turned off the very low allocations and the market is full of flippers…. This has major implications for new IPOs
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Chris Berry
2 years
Driving, use Waze , save money
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3 years
When I was younger, I traded a lot more and had a much lower return on Equity…..buy the stocks that keep on giving and ride them as long as they have legs …….
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Chris Berry
2 years
Spotted with Mr Lue in Jamaica’s second modern Ferrari 8 cylinder 488 Convertible … a press of the Bumpy Ride button makes some of our rough roads smooth at low speed
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Chris Berry
3 years
Many years ago Life of Jamaica was wrested from Dennis Lalor by the Socialist PNP and sold to Barbadian Shareholders, 2 years ago JMMB became the single largest shareholder in Sagicor’s holding company…. I think Joan Duncan would be proud…. Kieth ….Big
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Chris Berry
3 years
If we don’t pay police money they are owed … how can we say we are serious about law and order? Imagine if a private sector firm did this?
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Chris Berry
2 years
Take 10% of your fixed income portfolio and invest it in stocks every year and compare the results after 10 years…..,
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Chris Berry
8 months
We are now in full election mode from now till the general, an awakened PNP will ensure that GOJ spends like we’ve never seen before and those in the position to set their bucket will benefit…
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Chris Berry
3 years
JSE poised to become regional exchange as its the only liquid Forex market in the Caribbean.
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Chris Berry
3 years
Mayberry has allocated 1Billion for investment into equity of small firms wishing to list on JSE, this fund was recently accessed by Edufocal but still not fully taken up @Gordonswaby
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Chris Berry
3 years
Back to school starting and computer price gone through the roof and we still charging tax on computers and tablets …. Shame on you GOJ @drnigelclarkeja
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Chris Berry
10 months
@DamienWKing We need to spend more time measuring the things that affect citizens directly to judge the quality of our management , Japan has a debt to GDP of close to 200, but the average Japanese citizen has a much better standard of living than his Jamaican counterpart
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Chris Berry
2 years
“Every Pinckney have computer but police station have a book”? Is this 2022?
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Chris Berry
2 years
Do we even know how much money has been taken out of the National Housing Trust and spent on things other than housing for contributors?
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2 years
To be a great stock investor you have to acquire skills like company valuation and understanding how the markets affect the stock valuation and co performance … this moves you from being a speculator to an investor….
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Chris Berry
3 years
Small traders overpaying for stocks by placing their own bids in the system before market opening, if you are a new trader only place orders after trading is open and close to Avg price as reported by JSE or get an advisor
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Chris Berry
2 years
Teacher w 2 kids rushes out of the house without drivers license , gets a ticket for 40K and 14 points , loses her license… what happens next… ? Getting points for an offense which has nothing to do with breaking any driving rules …makes sense?
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Chris Berry
2 years
I think it’s time for someone to start bullet proofing cars in Ja , do you think there’s a market for this?
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Chris Berry
4 years
Jamaica ... so wonderful
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Chris Berry
3 years
Trinis buy Jamaican stocks for high prices in Trinidad and sell them in Jamaica to convert to USD just depressing prices of JMMB and GK in Ja
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Chris Berry
3 years
Having a sunny personality is something I practice, it helps to keep the dark side at Bay, light breeds light, positivity and opportunity … when the dark grabs you it can pull you to places where you can’t escape ….💚
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Chris Berry
2 years
JUTC needs over 400 Busses, allow it to die a natural death while the private sector can fill the shortfall, lock it down, save taxpayers
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Chris Berry
3 years
New CPJ Store in Mobay off to flying start 👏👏👏👏
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Chris Berry
2 years
The worst thing you can do right now is take a variable rate mortgage on your first home, don’t do it…..
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Chris Berry
2 years
A “lifestyle company” is one that does not expand after it meets the needs of the owner …. Jamaica is full of them
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Chris Berry
3 years
We need better cell service if our country is to prosper
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Chris Berry
2 years
Mass Shooting last Sunday at JBG proves that we are at a tipping point, we need to treat crime as if we are in a cricis, action time now…15 people shot at one event … Wow
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Chris Berry
3 years
I just passed a billboard in Montego Bay said “stop the killing , give up the guns “ … what a waste of taxpayers money ?
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Chris Berry
2 years
SVL is the number 1 Dividend and Growth company in the Caribbean fullstop…. If you know a better one tell me?
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Chris Berry
9 months
Shareholders do you realize that the GOJ taxes your dividends on which tax was already paid by the company u have shares in …. This is not the case in Trinidad and Barbadoes … are you kool with this ?
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Chris Berry
3 years
Porty….
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Chris Berry
2 years
investing school they teach you that stocks are more risky than bonds, on a risk adjusted basis stocks are actually safer than bonds…. I personally have never invested in bonds
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Chris Berry
3 years
Pruducers group has to import Banana Chips and Walkers wood Has to import Pepper, and Hotels have to import fruit and vegetable …. Why can’t we produce more … we can’t even supply our local demand?
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Chris Berry
6 months
So you just graduated from University and you want to own a home 1) calculate the monthly payment that’s about 1/3 of your salary 2) based on the payment look for a house in the price range you can afford 3) keep upgrading your skills and getting promotions 4) As your salary
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