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Is owning an electric vehicle worth it?
EVs have come along away, with significant improvements in range, performance and options over the last years. Overall, EVs seem to be more comfortable and provide a better driving experience. Owning an EV is cheaper when it comes to maintenance, fuel, and insurance. More government subsidies are needed to incentivize adoption in key areas.
Should I rent an apartment or buy a condo?
Owning a home is not always better than renting. In fact, we demonstrate that in especially hot housing markets like Toronto’s, renting is far cheaper than buying. This is true even when considering moderate future price increases. The example uses the rent vs buy calculator and is based on a 1-bedroom apartment I was trying to decide between buying or renting.
Money saving tips and tricks for the COVID-19 pandemic
Planning and being patient, establishing proper habits, actively seeking savings in your regular expenses are themes drawn from the list above. This pandemic can teach us a thing or two and leave us with valuable lessons learned.
What are carbon taxes? The new tax explained
Housing is an important issue today and will probably remain so for the foreseeable future. Governments would have to implement land policies and create incentives. I would gear those incentives towards providing housing options by supporting the rental market....
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