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“I’m saving a bunch”: How a bureaucrat making $75,000 changed his spending habits during the pandemic
Life

“I’m saving a bunch”: How a bureaucrat making $75,000 changed his spending habits during the pandemic

Matthew Casselman was fortunate to keep his job during the pandemic. Did quarantine force him to reconsider his spending habits?

“I bet $400 on an NFL game”: How a production team leader spends his money
City

“I bet $400 on an NFL game”: How a production team leader spends his money

Recent splurges include a fancy belt and a vintage Duke Ellington record

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

“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

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

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

OSAP covers most of his tuition

“I got tired of living in cheap sublets”: How a software engineer spends his $90K
City

“I got tired of living in cheap sublets”: How a software engineer spends his $90K

He’s saving for a big European vacation

“At this rate, I might need to get a second job”: How a community arts worker divvies up her $40K
City

“At this rate, I might need to get a second job”: How a community arts worker divvies up her $40K

She’s paying down debt and trying to build her savings

“I sell plant hangers, pottery and terrariums on the side”: How a tequila bar manager makes it work on $46K
Life

“I sell plant hangers, pottery and terrariums on the side”: How a tequila bar manager makes it work on $46K

Hint: she shares a three-bedroom condo with four roommates

“I’m saving up to buy a house in the next five years”: How a brand strategist spends her money
Life

“I’m saving up to buy a house in the next five years”: How a brand strategist spends her money

Her dad sold his Porsche to help her pay the lease on her BMW

“We split our rent 60-40 to keep things fair”: How an urban designer and a data scientist spend their money
Life

“We split our rent 60-40 to keep things fair”: How an urban designer and a data scientist spend their money

Recent splurges include Lollapalooza tickets and a Lady Gaga tattoo

“I use my second bedroom as an art studio”: How a 27-year-old innovation consultant spends her money
Life

“I use my second bedroom as an art studio”: How a 27-year-old innovation consultant spends her money

Sunday treat: Perrier-Jouët champagne

“My parents will help with tuition, but I cover my living costs”: How a 23-year-old health care case manager spends his money
City

“My parents will help with tuition, but I cover my living costs”: How a 23-year-old health care case manager spends his money

He's saving for grad school

“I’m saving $2,500 a month for a down payment on a condo”: How a cannabis tech worker spends her money
City

“I’m saving $2,500 a month for a down payment on a condo”: How a cannabis tech worker spends her money

She wants to buy a pre-construction unit in Leslieville

“I use my credit card for everything to rack up points”: How a 31-year-old realtor and interior design student spends her money
City

“I use my credit card for everything to rack up points”: How a 31-year-old realtor and interior design student spends her money

She flips houses on the side

“A toke is my equivalent to a glass of wine at night”: How a producer and part-time DJ spends his money
City

“A toke is my equivalent to a glass of wine at night”: How a producer and part-time DJ spends his money

He saves on rent by living with a roommate

“Food and coffee are my vices”: How a 27-year-old kindergarten program director and part-time barista spends her money
Life

“Food and coffee are my vices”: How a 27-year-old kindergarten program director and part-time barista spends her money

She takes the TTC five or six times a day to get from one job to the next

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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

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city&#8217;s high-rise construction workers
City

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city’s high-rise construction workers

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir
Memoir

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think
Real Estate

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest
Real Estate

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000
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&#8217;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&#8217;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

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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