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This couple makes a combined $106,000 a year. How are they spending during the pandemic?

By Ali Amad| Photography by Ebti Nabag
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This couple makes a combined $106,000 a year. How are they spending during the pandemic?

Who Jaclyn Vogl (@jaclynvoglphotography), 32, and Tom Fletcher, 33 What they do She’s a photographer; he’s a private chef What they make A combined $106,000 Where they live A three-bedroom apartment at Ossington and Dupont


Regular Expenses

Rent $1,150 a month, including utilities, for half of the apartment. “We share with a roommate, but he’s a close friend so we get along well,” says Tom.

Internet $75 a month.

This couple makes a combined $106,000 a year. How are they spending during the pandemic?

Cell $125 a month.

Subscriptions $20 a month, for Crave Total, which includes HBO and Showtime. “The Night Of is one of the best series I’ve seen in a while,” says Jaclyn.

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This couple makes a combined $106,000 a year. How are they spending during the pandemic?

Transportation $60 a month, for Uber. “Tom likes to bike everywhere, and I’ll usually take an Uber to get to my photo studio.”

Groceries $800 a month. “We eat well at home because Tom’s an amazing chef,” says Jaclyn. “Right now he’s on a carnivore diet, which has upped our grocery bill.”

This couple makes a combined $106,000 a year. How are they spending during the pandemic?

Eating out $310 a month. “We go out maybe twice a month, at most, on special occasions,” says Tom. “We love the chicken sandwich at Maha’s in the east end.”

Jaclyn’s photography studio $3,000 a month. “I opened the doors to Suite 406 last year,” says Jaclyn. “It’s a 1,425-square-foot studio at Spadina and Adelaide.”

Recent Splurges

Two-week trip to B.C. $6,000, for travel, food and lodging. “We visited Vancouver, Whistler and Tofino last fall,” says Jaclyn. “Of course, I took photos of everything I could. The mountains were majestic.”

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This couple makes a combined $106,000 a year. How are they spending during the pandemic?

Niche Zero coffee grinder $900. “I drink as many as six espressos a day, and this grinder should last me forever,” says Tom.


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Ali Amad is a Palestinian-Canadian journalist based in Toronto. His work has appeared in publications including Toronto Life, Maclean’s, Vice, Reader’s Digest and the Walrus, often exploring themes of identity, social justice and the immigrant experience.

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