A Week In Montreal & Gatineau, QC, On A $110,000 CAD Salary

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Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money.We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last penny. Today: an IT architect working in transportation who makes $110,000 per year and spends some of her money this week on…

Kenyans find rural lifeline after Covid city exodus – BBC News

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Kenyans find rural lifeline after Covid city exodus By Vivienne Nunis BBC News Published 1 day ago Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic Image source, WORLD NEIGHBOURS Image caption, Geoffrey Barasa now farms in western Kenya after losing his two jobs in Nairobi If the coronavirus pandemic had not happened, it is likely Jack Onyango would still…

Regulators open probe into red hot ‘buy now, pay later’ industry

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Regulators in Washington may crack down on the industry behind “buy now, pay later,” the increasingly popular method for consumers to purchase things online.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that it is looking to “collect information on the risks and benefits of these fast-growing loans” from five leading BNPL companies: Affirm; Australia’s Afterpay, which…

How America Really Feels About COVID Deaths

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In late May of 2020, the U.S.hit one of what has become so many grim pandemic milestones: our first 100,000 dead from COVID-19.I remember how heartbroken I was then—and how frustrated.The novel coronavirus, a stealthy pathogen, was bound to take a toll no matter how perfect Americans’ response was to the crisis.But Americans’ response was…

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