“We spend almost nothing on transit because we bike everywhere”: how this couple makes it work on $90,000 a year
Step one: don't even think about buying a house
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“We never cook at home. We don’t have the time”: this couple earn over $200,000, and here’s how they spend it
Two 30ish professionals talk about their savings and splurges
“We came to Canada for the experience”: a French couple starts a life in Toronto on $91,000 a year
How a pair of recent arrivals make and spend their money
“It would be nice to be able to afford a house, but who knows”: A couple makes over $100,000 a year and lives in a basement apartment
How one early-thirties duo lives on a six-figure combined income
How do I get the staff at my start-up to stop playing Ping-Pong and get to work?
The Urban Diplomat explains
“It would be nice to make substantial money in theatre”: A 24-year-old waits tables to subsidize her arts career
How the co-artistic director of a theatre collective makes rent
“I would be living paycheque to paycheque if I relied solely on theatre”: A 24-year-old works as a nanny to pay the bills
An aspiring theatre worker puts in 50-hour weeks to keep her career goals alive
“We don’t want to invest our money in a shoebox”: A young married couple saves up for a cottage
How much two twenty-somethings make, and how they spend it all
“I’m just paying the interest”: How much a family medicine resident makes, and how she spends it
A young medical resident plans to pay off her debt
“We don’t have anything looming over us”: How a young couple juggles their townhouse, their wedding and their small business
Soon-to-be newlyweds make homeownership work
“You can’t have it all right away”: how a café manager and artist lives on around $24,000 a year
A struggling artist makes ends meet, thanks in part to an inexpensive apartment
“It works for us”: How a married couple lives on $26,000 a year
A young husband-and-wife pair keep costs down with shared housing and DIY projects
“I’m very fortunate”: How much an intern and shoe store worker makes, and how she spends it
Life on $7,000 a year in Toronto, with some parental help
“I’m very paycheque to paycheque”: how much a sales director makes, and how she spends it
How far does $35,000 a year go in Toronto?
“I don’t think homeownership is something I can realize”: How a midwife lives on $65,000 a year
A 32-year-old midwife talks about what she makes, and how she spends it
