Demystifying your health insurance plan it can be confusing to decipher all the acronyms and lingo of health care — so how do you pick the right health care plan
Life Kit NPR break down commonly used terms and offer a strategy to help crunch the numbers →How to talk to your parents about their money. There comes a time when it's the kid's turn to take care of mom and dad. Here's how to broach this sensitive subject with your parents.
Life Kit NPR: Yes, end-of-life planning is a tough subject. How to talk to your parents about it →How to pick a bank that works for you
6 big purchases that can save energy and money at home
A shame-free guide to digging out of debt
Many millennials and Gen Z’s have done everything “right” - they’ve graduated, found good jobs, are paying off their debt and saving money. So why is it so hard to live the middle class lifestyle their parents and older peers had at their age?
How TikTok changed the vibe of personal finance advice
Podcast: Stress Test by columnist Rob Carrick on how Gen Z and millennials are getting a lot of their money advice from TikTok, where personal finance videos have more than 5.8 billion views. →The Bank of Parents - Exploring a touchy subject for every family: borrowing money from your parents.
The Real Costs Of A Wedding in Canada — and How to Handle Them
Dear Life Kit: My husband shuts down any time I try to talk about our finances
Tempted to buy a home with siblings or friends? Here’s what you need to know
Love in the time of inflation: How to manage rising costs when dating
Recession-beating tips for the job market, housing, investing and the cost of living
How soaring rents are transforming student life. Student debt is a growing problem in Canada - one that’s set to get worse in the coming years.
Rob Carrick talks to Paul Kershaw, a professor at the University of British Columbia and founder of Generation Squeeze, a group that researches intergenerational fairness, about why many millennials feel like the middle class is dead.
Rising interest rates brought pain for new homeowners - and opportunity for house hunters
Rob Carrick's Stress Test with Shannon Lee Simmons, a Toronto-based certified financial planner whose core clients are millennials and Gen Z, about shifting views of retirement and how you can best prepare.
Rob Carrick speaks with Shir Magen, the CEO of HomeStars on his Stress Test Podcast about the popularity of renovations, the types of renos that add value to your home and money-saving tips for those considering heading down the reno route.
Why you got into debt, and how to get out "Between massive mortgages, student loans, lines of credit and credit cards, a lot of us are struggling to pay what we owe and stressed about it."
"A $5,700 wedding dress for $64. Expensive baby items for a fraction of the price. Construction materials to renovate a home."
Money Shame - You’re broke, but you blow $100 on a dinner you can’t afford. You feel like you’re bad with money and your way of coping is to ignore your finances.
If you’re looking for solid financial-planning strategies and information about the savings tools available, this podcast is for you.
In 2022, the number of people moving to Alberta hit its highest level in almost a decade. At the same time, a record number of people left Toronto for other provinces.
After years of soaring home prices, there was hope that rising interest rates would lead to lower prices in 2023 and give young Canadians an entry point into the market.
Podcast - Why more Canadians are giving up on home ownership →