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Cost of Living27:31Freedom 25, 35, and 45? Nick Thompson and his wife, Melanie, love to watch their kids swim in the river near a waterfall on the property where they live in southern Ecuador, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest. “It’s the land of eternal spring, so it neverContinue Reading

Cost of Living9:33Why hotels are becoming more like Airbnbs Maureen McCartney has been using Airbnb for her travel accommodations for about eight years. But she’s started using hotels instead, after her last few stays didn’t go so well. For a recent visit to Seattle, she booked a basement suite thatContinue Reading

Cost of Living The cost of air conditioning units is expected to go up by anywhere between 10 to 20 per cent next year because of regulation changes in keeping with the Montreal Protocol. A new refrigerant for AC units will make them less harmful to the environment, but moreContinue Reading

Cost of Living When Ellie Thomson clocks in at work, she doesn’t punch a physical clock, or even check in on an app. Instead, she scans her finger. More employers are turning to biometrics, and while Thomson isn’t worried about the fact that charbar has her fingerprint, some are raisingContinue Reading

Cost of Living9:09Is it time to retire the seniors’ discount? Whether she’s attending a chamber performance or playing in one, cellist and teacher Laura Backstrom says one thing is pretty consistent — the audience “looks like a sea of white hair,” she says. In contemplating why that is, Backstrom, 60, said she initiallyContinue Reading

Cost of Living Huy Fong sriracha is one of the most popular hot sauces in North America. It uses red jalapeno peppers but has struggled to get those peppers in recent years. Because of that, it’s had to halt production multiple times, creating a shortage of the sauce. In May,Continue Reading

Cost of Living9:01Wanna buy your first home? Better hope your folks have one already Help from parents is increasingly becoming a deciding factor in who is able to realize their dream of owning a home and who is not. A report from Statistics Canada released last month found that as ofContinue Reading

Cost of Living When the weather warms up, we don’t just change our wardrobe. The gas drivers change their tanks with also switches to a different, pricier blend. Warmer weather requires a special additive that helps drive up gasoline prices Jonathan Ore · CBC Radio · Posted: Jun 02, 2024Continue Reading

Cost of Living76:40:00The Great Exhaustion For years, Sabrina Royal worked with one of Canada’s big banks. She worked her way up from an entry-level job to a management position. But that’s when her hours started getting out of hand. “When it was good, I was working 8 a.m. to aboutContinue Reading