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This Corktown couple makes $140,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Corktown couple makes $140,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We used to spend $2,500 a year on Uber Eats. Now it’s zero”

This content creator makes $130,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This content creator makes $130,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Last year, I didn’t use the subway once. I prefer Uber”

This business analyst makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This business analyst makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I spent $300 on plants last year”

This filmmaker makes $150,000 a year. How does he spend it?

This filmmaker makes $150,000 a year. How does he spend it?

“Since moving downtown, I pay more for rent but less for gas, so it evens out”

"My world tour doesn't feel complete without a Toronto show": This Swiftie has spent over $5,200 on the Eras Tour

“My world tour doesn’t feel complete without a Toronto show”: This Swiftie has spent over $5,200 on the Eras Tour

Expenses include: a pre-concert blowout, a DIY replica of Taylor Swift’s beaded bodysuit and two round trips to Europe

This accountant makes $76,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This accountant makes $76,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I haven’t bought an office lunch in two years”

This actor, bartender and financial planner makes $264,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This actor, bartender and financial planner makes $264,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I’ve spent almost $5,000 on my dog this year”

This Wychwood couple makes $123,800 a year. How do they spend it?

This Wychwood couple makes $123,800 a year. How do they spend it?

“Ontario was too expensive, so we’re having our wedding in Mexico”

This Distillery District couple makes $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Distillery District couple makes $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“I like fancy brunch and he likes dives—but all of it is expensive”

This registered dietitian makes $106,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This registered dietitian makes $106,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I spent more than $4,000 on my cats last year”

This insurance analyst makes $62,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This insurance analyst makes $62,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Groceries are so expensive that I rely more on takeout”

This King West sales consultant makes $90,000 a year. How does he spend it?

This King West sales consultant makes $90,000 a year. How does he spend it?

“I saved for a year to live in the Well”

This generative-AI marketer makes $223,000 a year. How does he spend it?

This generative-AI marketer makes $223,000 a year. How does he spend it?

“In 10 years, I want to hit $1 million in savings”

This PhD student makes $40,160 a year. How does she spend it?

This PhD student makes $40,160 a year. How does she spend it?

“I don’t keep alcohol at home—it’s too expensive”

This Liberty Village couple makes $279,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Liberty Village couple makes $279,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We’re on a variable mortgage, but so far we’re not worried”

This Bloordale Village film prop buyer makes $99,900 a year. How does she spend it?

This Bloordale Village film prop buyer makes $99,900 a year. How does she spend it?

“I sell reclaimed vintage pieces as a side hustle”

This Upper Beaches writer makes $80,000 a year. How does he spend it?

This Upper Beaches writer makes $80,000 a year. How does he spend it?

“Almost every meal I eat is takeout. I’m not sure buying groceries saves much money these days”

This West Rouge couple makes $275,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This West Rouge couple makes $275,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We’re stuck in a variable mortgage, and it keeps going up”

This server and event cook makes $24,500 a year on minimum wage. How does she spend it?

This server and event cook makes $24,500 a year on minimum wage. How does she spend it?

“I’m making more per hour since the minimum wage increase, but the price of fruits and vegetables just keeps going up”

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We’ll have grey hair by the time we pay off our mortgage”

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“It doesn’t bother me that I’ll probably never own a home”

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?

“I try to keep six months of expenses set aside just in case”

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

"I don’t think we’ll ever own property in the city"

This financial analyst makes up to $115,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This financial analyst makes up to $115,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I hope to own a small hotel in Tuscany someday”

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

Big Stories

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

The Baroness von Sketch Show alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world

"I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial"

“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”

How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead

The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own

The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own

After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024

Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it

Buy Canadian

Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches

Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches

Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative

These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you

These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you

Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions