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“I need a car because I work in Vaughan and Mississauga”: How a chiropractor spends his money
Life

“I need a car because I work in Vaughan and Mississauga”: How a chiropractor spends his money

He moved out of his last condo because he needed a parking space

“We spend almost nothing on transit because we bike everywhere”: how this couple makes it work on $90,000 a year
Life

“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

“We never cook at home. We don’t have the time”: this couple earn over $200,000, and here’s how they spend it
Life

“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

Do I have to split living expenses with my high-earning boyfriend?
Life

Do I have to split living expenses with my high-earning boyfriend?

The Urban Diplomat explains

“We came to Canada for the experience”: a French couple starts a life in Toronto on $91,000 a year
Life

“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
Life

“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

“It would be nice to make substantial money in theatre”: A 24-year-old waits tables to subsidize her arts career
Life

“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
Life

“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

I’m 24, I make $140,000 a year and I own two homes. I don’t regret a thing
Life

I’m 24, I make $140,000 a year and I own two homes. I don’t regret a thing

"I want to buy another property before I turn 27"

“We don’t want to invest our money in a shoebox”: A young married couple saves up for a cottage
Life

“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
Life

“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

The rise of the spend generation
Life

The rise of the spend generation

On Tony the big spender, and Toronto's rapidly inflating housing market

Young, rich and totally not buying a house
Life

Young, rich and totally not buying a house

I could buy a house tomorrow if I wanted. I don’t. I’d rather travel, drink expensive wine and eat at the best restaurants

“We don’t have anything looming over us”: How a young couple juggles their townhouse, their wedding and their small business
Life

“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

Q&A: Bill Morneau, new finance minister and the face of Canada’s deficit deep-dive
City

Q&A: Bill Morneau, new finance minister and the face of Canada’s deficit deep-dive

What it’s like to lead the biggest financial gamble in recent memory

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Big Stories

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy
Culture

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy

<em>Toronto Life</em>’s top longreads of 2022
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2022

&#8220;I spent five years in a white-power gang&#8221;: Inside the twisted world of Toronto&#8217;s white supremacist movement
Memoir

“I spent five years in a white-power gang”: Inside the twisted world of Toronto’s white supremacist movement

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it&#8217;s going&nbsp;up
City

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it’s going up

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice
Memoir

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good
Culture

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings
City

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home
Real Estate

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home

At 80, John Irving still has plenty to say: about Trump, about abortion, about tattoos, about everything
Culture

At 80, John Irving still has plenty to say: about Trump, about abortion, about tattoos, about everything

A look behind the scenes of Kent Monkman&#8217;s latest show
Culture

A look behind the scenes of Kent Monkman’s latest show

This developer sold pre-construction townhouses for $400,000. Three years later, they told their buyers to pay another $100K or lose their homes
Real Estate

This developer sold pre-construction townhouses for $400,000. Three years later, they told their buyers to pay another $100K or lose their homes

The restaurant industry is broken
Food & Drink

The restaurant industry is broken

Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants
City

Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants

I took a three-month vow of silence and walked nearly 1,000 kilometres
Memoir

I took a three-month vow of silence and walked nearly 1,000 kilometres

The New Hollywood North: Up close and personal with the city’s new superstars
City

The New Hollywood North: Up close and personal with the city’s new superstars

“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

Great Spaces

Inside a net-zero Lawrence Park home that generates negative energy bills
Real Estate

Inside a net-zero Lawrence Park home that generates negative energy bills

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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