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This digital marketing manager makes $110,000 a year. How does he spend it?

By Ali Amad| Photography by Ebti Nabag
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This digital marketing manager makes $110,000 a year. How does he spend it?

Who Ahmet Kul, 30
What he does Digital marketing manager at a bank What he makes $110,000 a year Where he lives A one-bedroom apartment at Yonge and Eglinton

Regular Expenses

Rent $1,900, including utilities. “All of the restaurants and shops I need are within walking distance, which is great,” says Ahmet.

Internet $50 a month, for unlimited high-speed internet. “I get a deal because my building has a contract with FibreStream.”

This digital marketing manager makes $110,000 a year. How does he spend it?

Phone $50 a month, with Fido.

Fitness $105 a month, for a membership at Basecamp, a rock-climbing gym. “I love rock climbing and I go three or four times a week, but I wish I could do it even more often.”

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This digital marketing manager makes $110,000 a year. How does he spend it?

Transportation $110 a month, for TTC and Uber. “I work from home, so I don’t leave my neighbourhood that much. But if I’m going to visit friends or to the rock-climbing gym, I’ll take public transport or Uber.”

Groceries $350 a month. “I shop at Metro every now and then, but I order most necessities, like cleaning products and bulk foods, on Amazon, where they’re cheaper and delivered right to my door.”

This digital marketing manager makes $110,000 a year. How does he spend it?

Eating out $1,300 a month, mostly for takeout and delivery. “My favourite places are MeatPoint, a Turkish restaurant, and Rolltation, a sushi burrito chain.”

Investments $2,000 a month, in the stock market. “I’m aiming to buy a house in two years, so I’m putting about 20 per cent of my earnings into a portfolio.”

Recent Splurges

Trip to Florida $4,000, for travel, food and accommodations. “My partner and I spent the holidays visiting Disney World and Universal Studios.”

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This digital marketing manager makes $110,000 a year. How does he spend it?

Birthday gift $1,200, for a pearl necklace from Tiffany. “I got it for my partner’s 30th birthday. She always wanted pearls.”


Interested in sharing your cost of living? Send a breakdown of your expenses to costofliving@torontolife.com

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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