Cost of Living

Nuclear energy is having a moment. Also, what happens when a $64-million lotto prize is up for grabs and no one claims it? Plus, rental vacancies are at an all-time low while retirement homes have room to spare.

A famous study once showed money does make you happy, but only to a point. New research shows that's not entirely true. Also, how to keep thieves from stealing your loyalty points and — your car.

If Pantone's colour of the year is "peach fuzz" — why do we seem to be surrounded by gray and beige? Also, how "loud budgeting" can help you save money while keeping your friends. Plus, what you should know before you take out an instalment loan from an online lender.

The former co-CEO of Blackberry says the key to the knowledge economy is locking up intellectual property, and Canadian companies aren't doing that. Also, how to sail through retirement on a cruise ship and why more Canadians are calling a lawyer after being laid off.

Does Gen Z lack the soft skills older employers expect? Also, what's fueling a 40 per cent jump in business insolvencies and what will Canada's economy look like in the year ahead?

Tomatoes for 99 cents/lb and five avocados for $2 — we explain how independent grocers sell produce at such low prices. Also, tips to stop spending in January and how the late Harry Rosen changed the way clothes made the Canadian man.

This week, we revisited some of the questions you asked us about0 money. Like, why does it cost more to mail stuff from Saskatoon than Shanghai? Is dry cleaning money well spent or should you roll the dice and throw that cashmere sweater in the wash? Plus more!

In this encore edition, how to swap your Canadian home for a European castle and shop smart for groceries south of the border. Also, we look at why corporate jargon — just keeps jargoning.

Guess what? The Kindle didn't kill the paperback. Indigo is refocusing on books and independent stores are making a comeback in Canada. Also, we look at why plush toy sales are way up and what baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani's 700-million-dollar contract means for fans and the future of sports.

Canada now spends a whopping $4.3-billion per month to pay down the national debt. Does this mean the return of the dark, budget-slashing days of the mid-90s? We'll also look at how lineups are bad for business and take a trip to a California city that figured out how to control short-term rentals — and bring rents down.

A class-action lawsuit in Ontario could disrupt the way realtors get paid in Canada. Also, we'll explain how you can track down some money — maybe even a fortune — that you forgot about and discuss why Gen Z and Millennials really are worse off than their parents.

Grocery stores can track who you are, what you buy and how you move around the store. So what does that mean for you? Plus, we explain why inflation has more of us eating beans and veggies. And how countries like South Korea have found a way to the world's heart through its stomach. Say kimchi!

Canadians just aren't interested in starting new businesses these days, but does it matter? Is it time to end the madness of boarding planes and start charging for carry-on? Also, when should companies speak up for social issues and when should they shut up?

The weight loss drug is reshaping more than just waistlines. But could it be truly revolutionary? We'll also dig into why the flip phone is making a comeback and if cities could build homes by slimming down its existing streets.

Crypto-wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted of defrauding crypto customers, so what's next for the digital currency? Also, we go looking for elusive "ghost jobs" and explain why corporate jargon is here to stay.

Chills, thrills and scary real estate prices that follow you to the grave. Also, we ask if a big bad recession is really looming and why horror movies slay at the box office.