NEWS photo Nei! Lucente FINANCIAL ADVISER Mike Grenby offered local Mike Grenby Money Show participants many money minding moves Saturday. The event, co-sponsored by the North Shore News and the Certified General Ac- countants Association of B.C., was a sold-out show. You can now arrange a totally competitive, 113/8% °, 18 month, Bonus Term VanCity ” RRSP in Stanley Park, - VanCity has distilled the entire time-consuming, number-crunching, tax-saving, retirement cushioning, option-choosing, information-taking RRSP process into a single simple phone call. You could actually arrange the whole thing from a pay phone in Stanley Park on a Saturday afternoon. * Rate subject to change without notice. Other rates and terms available. 877-7000 TeleService Hours: Mon-Fri - 8am to Spm, Sat - 8am to 4pm 33 - Wednesday, January 31, 1990 - North Shore News DO YOU sometimes feel your credit cards and loans control you rather than the other way around? Al (not his real name) knows that feeling well. “Since J was 16 it's been a prob- lem,”’ said Al, now 58. “I have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on interest, thrown away two small inheritances, lost my home and am still $175,000 in debt.”’ Al, a_ respected professional, said the beginning of what could have been the end occurred early in 1981, when real estate prices soared to record highs. (The fig- ures here are less important than the underlying principles.) ‘TI decided to build a new place which had all sorts of custom- designed features,’ he said. ‘‘I guess it was the result of the dream 1 once had about being an ar- chitecr.”” ” The new house had a price tag GEORGE'S ss dollars and sense Michael Grenby es of $300,000; the contract was sub- ject to the sale of his existing house. Al listed his home for sale See Organization Page 34 CH GOL ” The right education may open our minds. The right school can shape our character and determine our destiny.” The Right Environment ONE of Canada's fore- most private schools for day boys and boarders, St. George's is more than a well-directed academic environment fora gifted few. Irseeks, above all, to give every boy a genuine opportunity to excel in his own way. Drawn from a wide spectrum of countries, cultures and family backgrounds, our students are selected because of their potential and desire to rise above the norm in the classraom, on the playing field and, later, in che game of life itself. The school's idyllic location, its outstanding facilities as well as the calibre and commitment of its teaching staff provide an unusually constructive setting for personal growth and devel pment. At St. George's your son will leam to respect and help others, to exhibit the qualities of integrity, leadership, self- confidence and courtesy which are the measure of every well-rounded individual. General Entrance Examinations (Grades 2-12) will be held on Saturday, February 24, 1990 Scholarship examinations will be held the same day and are open to boys currently enrolled in Grades 7, 8 and 9. Award criteria for Foundation Scholarships include success in entrance and scholarship examinations, present academic standing, character and special skills. Scholarships are also available tor boys who exhibit exceptional personal promise. To enroll your son this year, please apply before February 19, 1990. A descriptive brochure, prospectus and scholarship/entrance application forms are obtainable by written request from the Headmaster or by calling (604) 224-4361 for Grades 2-7 or 2 224-1304 for Grades 8-12. St. George's School 473 West 29th Avenue, Vancouver, British Coluribia, VOS V6 we, sea