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"We'd walk around Wychwood Barns and fantasize about owning a modest semi, but our budget was around $350,000"

Real Estate News

“We’d walk around Wychwood Barns and fantasize about owning a modest semi, but our budget was around $350,000”

In Guelph, they found a two-bedroom condo in a converted church for $310,000

"We loved our life in Toronto, but we knew $600,000 wouldn't get us very far"

Real Estate News

“We loved our life in Toronto, but we knew $600,000 wouldn’t get us very far”

In Burlington, they found a three-bedroom row house for $620,000

"We have four kids. A skinny semi in the Upper Beaches wasn't going to cut it"

Real Estate News

“We have four kids. A skinny semi in the Upper Beaches wasn’t going to cut it”

They found a four-bedroom, three-bathroom detached with a giant backyard in Burlington—and most of their new friends are Toronto transplants

"We didn't want to spend 50 per cent of our income on a mortgage for the next 25 years"

Real Estate News

“We didn’t want to spend 50 per cent of our income on a mortgage for the next 25 years”

So they’re renting a three-bedroom detached house in Brampton for $1,800 a month

"Two-bedroom condos were renting for $2,400 in Toronto. In Innisfil, we found a three-bedroom house for $460,000"

Real Estate News

“Two-bedroom condos were renting for $2,400 in Toronto. In Innisfil, we found a three-bedroom house for $460,000”

It’s 1,275 square feet with a yard, and it’s walking distance to a Starbucks

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features the best new restaurants of 2026. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

"We grew up with big backyards and wanted the same for our kids"

Real Estate News

“We grew up with big backyards and wanted the same for our kids”

In Bracebridge, they have three bedrooms and a fireplace for $1,600 a month, and they’re saving up for a lakefront property

Dear Urban Diplomat: My kid's hockey coach dropped an F-bomb in a post-game speech. Is that acceptable behaviour?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My kid’s hockey coach dropped an F-bomb in a post-game speech. Is that acceptable behaviour?

I want to make a complaint, but I don’t want my kid to seem like a snitch

One Toronto mom's epic battle with the anti-vaxxer mob

One Toronto mom’s epic battle with the anti-vaxxer mob

It all started when her two-year-old died suddenly of the flu

"I dropped nearly $4,000 on sneakers last year": How an email marketer and an accountant spend their money

“I dropped nearly $4,000 on sneakers last year”: How an email marketer and an accountant spend their money

She’s partial to Hermès, he likes cars and sneakers

A survival guide to Eataly

A survival guide to Eataly

The huge Italian food mecca at Bay and Bloor

The Upstart: Karn Saroya, co-founder of Cover, who's trying to make insurance painless

The Upstart: Karn Saroya, co-founder of Cover, who’s trying to make insurance painless

All you have to do is take a photo of the stuff you want insured—including cars, homes and rental units

Dear Urban Diplomat: Do I have to pay the babysitter minimum wage when he's just eating my food and watching my Netflix?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Do I have to pay the babysitter minimum wage when he’s just eating my food and watching my Netflix?

I think a small honorarium should be plenty

“Value Village is my weakness”: How a pharmacy student spends his $18K

“Value Village is my weakness”: How a pharmacy student spends his $18K

OSAP covers most of his tuition

Toronto Life ’s 20 most popular stories of the decade

Toronto Life’s 20 most popular stories of the decade

Here are the 20 most popular Toronto Life stories of the 2010s, all of which are free to read online, in their entirety. Take some...

Holiday Parties: How Eatertainment power couple Sebastien and Sheila Centner get into the spirit of the season

Holiday Parties: How Eatertainment power couple Sebastien and Sheila Centner get into the spirit of the season

A formal family tradition in midtown

Holiday Parties: How restaurateur Anthony Rose gets into the spirit of the season

Holiday Parties: How restaurateur Anthony Rose gets into the spirit of the season

A time-honoured Hanukkah gathering at Yonge and St. Clair

My liver shut down, so my co-worker gave me 70 per cent of his

My liver shut down, so my co-worker gave me 70 per cent of his

I was on the brink, and he saved my life

Holiday Parties: How chef and tastemaker Devin Connell gets into the spirit of the season

Holiday Parties: How chef and tastemaker Devin Connell gets into the spirit of the season

A champagne and hot wings party, with a killer snack table, in Rosedale

Inside House of Cool, an animation studio with graffiti pillars and Pie Thursdays

Inside House of Cool, an animation studio with graffiti pillars and Pie Thursdays

The company has worked on Despicable Me, Angry Birds and Ice Age

Doug Ford's chaotic austerity

Doug Ford’s chaotic austerity

Why, when there’s so much money in Toronto, are services disappearing?

The real cost of Doug Ford’s slash-first, think-later brand of politics

Scientists, students, teachers, researchers, doctors and front-line workers tell their stories. A nine-part series on the Ford Fallout

The Ford Fallout: “I had hope for the first time in a long time. Now I don’t know what I’ll do”

The Ford Fallout: “I had hope for the first time in a long time. Now I don’t know what I’ll do”

For Tracey Mechefske, Basic Income was a lifeline. Then, without warning, Ford cancelled the entire program. Part 1 in our series

The Ford Fallout: “Sometimes it feels like my hand will fall off from holding it up so long”

The Ford Fallout: “Sometimes it feels like my hand will fall off from holding it up so long”

Luna Fernandez Arrechea is a nine-year-old Grade 4 student at Regal Road Junior Public School. She likes art and books. She does not like her increased class size. Part 2 in our series

The Ford Fallout: “I teach history to 36 students in a room built for 30”

The Ford Fallout: “I teach history to 36 students in a room built for 30”

Terry Maguire, of Parkdale Collegiate, on the effects of the cutbacks. Part 3 in our series

Cost of Living

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

“I love a good bargain, so I shop at No Frills”

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“Groceries are our biggest monthly expense after rent”

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

Manpreet Badyal moved from Delhi to Vancouver to Toronto in search of success

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

Business analyst and budding TikTok investment guru Chaeeun Lee hopes to visit 50 countries before she turns 30

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Investing in mental health is important. I have an unlimited membership at Othership in Yorkville”

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

“It was hard to accept financial aid from my parents, but it actually brought us closer together”

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

“My family taught me to invest. It’s probably the wisest advice they’ve ever given me”

Urban Diplomat

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat , What’s the etiquette for EV charging? A few weeks ago, I finally found a spot in my neighbourhood to juice...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I'm a hoarder, but I'm a collector

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I’m a hoarder, but I’m a collector

He’s started quoting Marie Kondo and insisting that I get rid of my “emotional support tchotchkes.” How can I get him to back off?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

They’ve asked us not to shower after 11 p.m. because of “pipe whistling.” Is this normal?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

I can’t help being embarrassed every time I sheepishly walk past the eye rollers in the regular queue

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

He’s preaching the virtues of sobriety on TikTok but still crushing six-packs every weekend, and the hypocrisy is getting on my nerves. Should I call him out?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

I actually don’t mind the return-to-office mandate, but it seems like so much working from home has caused my fellow employees’ self-awareness to atrophy

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can't see the appeal

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can’t see the appeal

How does one cut loose in a well-lit room while the sun is shining and no one is even a little intoxicated?