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This managing partner at a recruitment firm makes $160,000 a year. How does he spend it?
City

This managing partner at a recruitment firm makes $160,000 a year. How does he spend it?

Recent splurges include $800 Raptors tickets and a $3,500 trip to California

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

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

She’s a photographer; he’s a private chef

This couple makes $140,000 a year. How are they spending during the pandemic?
City

This couple makes $140,000 a year. How are they spending during the pandemic?

Their recent splurges include a $300 dinner in Yorkville and a $350 pair of Nike sneakers

This social worker makes $85,000 a year. How is she spending during the pandemic?
City

This social worker makes $85,000 a year. How is she spending during the pandemic?

Her recent splurges: $1,300 for a pair of Louboutin sneakers and $450 for Tom Ford perfume

This donor relations manager makes $90,000 a year. How is she spending during the pandemic?
City

This donor relations manager makes $90,000 a year. How is she spending during the pandemic?

Recent splurges include: $300 for a bike from Canadian Tire and $14,000 for a bathroom gut job

This social worker and part-time interpreter makes $65,000 a year. How does she spend it during the pandemic?
City

This social worker and part-time interpreter makes $65,000 a year. How does she spend it during the pandemic?

Her recent spurges include: $150 for makeup from Luxe Beauty House and $120 for 'Africa' t-shirts

This creative director makes $60,000 a year. How is she spending during the pandemic?
City

This creative director makes $60,000 a year. How is she spending during the pandemic?

Her recent splurges include a $440 bottle of perfume and an $850 queen-sized mattress

This couple makes $94,000 a year. How are they spending it during the pandemic?
City

This couple makes $94,000 a year. How are they spending it during the pandemic?

Recent splurges include: a $130 cat scratching post and a $150 vintage REM t-shirt

This guy makes $90,000 a year. How does he spend it during the pandemic?
Life

This guy makes $90,000 a year. How does he spend it during the pandemic?

Elan Shi saves on rent by living at his parents' house in North York. His recent splurges include: a $1,300 camera lens and $350 for car washing equipment

This union boss made $81,000 a year. How did he spend it during the pandemic?
Life

This union boss made $81,000 a year. How did he spend it during the pandemic?

Recent splurges include: a $1,400 robot vacuum cleaner and a $100 Frida Kahlo throw blanket

This elementary school teacher makes $66,000 a year. How does she spend it during lockdown?
Life

This elementary school teacher makes $66,000 a year. How does she spend it during lockdown?

Recent splurges include: a new car and a few items from Beyoncé's clothing line

This administrative assistant makes $63,000 a year. How does she spend it during the pandemic?
Life

This administrative assistant makes $63,000 a year. How does she spend it during the pandemic?

Recent splurges include: North Face Thermoball booties and a royal-purple plush lounge robe

This Uber account executive makes $90,000 a year. How does she spend her money?
Life

This Uber account executive makes $90,000 a year. How does she spend her money?

Recent splurges include online cooking classes with a renowned Italian chef, a weighted blanket from Amazon and enough plants to turn her condo into a sanctuary

This consultant makes $65,000 a year. She went on a bit of a spending streak during the pandemic
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This consultant makes $65,000 a year. She went on a bit of a spending streak during the pandemic

Vanessa realized that frugality was impacting her happiness, so she started spending. “Money comes and goes, so live your life," she says. "As long as I have a roof over my head and food in my belly, I’m happy."

This barista went from making $33,000 to collecting CERB. But did the pandemic alter her spending habits?
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This barista went from making $33,000 to collecting CERB. But did the pandemic alter her spending habits?

Since early March, Arianne has been laid off from two jobs and forced to move apartments. Still, she's trying to look on the bright side

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Private School Directory

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022
Private Schools

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022

Big Stories

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Real Estate

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world
City

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine
City

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022

This man would like your attention
City

This man would like your attention

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17
Memoir

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17

Toronto’s first family of cheese
City

Toronto’s first family of cheese

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now
City

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country
Life

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer
City

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?
City

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland
Culture

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father
Memoir

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father

Inside a $4-billion family feud
City

Inside a $4-billion family feud

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s
City

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war
City

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever
Life

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever

<em>Toronto Life&#8217;</em>s top longreads of 2021
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2021

Fired for being female
City

Fired for being female

The winter hater&#8217;s guide to loving winter
City

The winter hater’s guide to loving winter

Great Spaces

Inside Muskoka Beer Spa, a hop lovers’ utopia in cottage country
Style

Inside Muskoka Beer Spa, a hop lovers’ utopia in cottage country

Best Dressed

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac &#038; Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey &#038; Lucia Remedios

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

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