Most people don’t understand how our medical system works. We do not have free health care in the traditional sense. 75% of Canadian health care services are delivered privately, but funded publicly, if that makes any sense. Basic costs are covered by the government. But less than half the cost for our medication is publicly funded. And only about… Read More »
It’s December and feels like winter is here. But one benefit of living in an apartment is that my unit is pretty much a box with 5 of its 6 sides touching either someone else’s unit, or the hallway. Which means I don’t have to turn on my baseboard heaters during Winter. This takes no work on my… Read More »
That 4% global stock rally a couple days ago was insane. First time I’ve ever seen something like that. I basically became $3,500 richer within the first opening hour! At least on paper anyway. That’s comparable to a CEO’s wage. Got an extra payment from my part-time job because of how their accounting works. Paid down some… Read More »
Did you see the markets today? Normally when we, average citizens, talk about “the markets” we mean the stock market of course. Not long ago I thought the stock market was where all the rich people hung out, and where most of the money went to create jobs, companies, and the economy. But I was wrong… The stock… Read More »
Happy Black Friday. And hello to friends from Victoria. I’ve only visited once but had a great time. Butchart Gardens was my favorite part. Image source from www.canada.com New payroll and employment numbers just came out. On average Canadians make $873 per week, up 1.1% from last year. While that’s better than no growth at all, the inflation rate has been… Read More »
Here’s an extensive research on xkcd about how much things cost, including where government is spending tax payer’s money. There is A LOT of information in there. Below, I’ve copied some of the more interesting facts to me… – Median household net income in the States = $104.12 per day (A bit lower than I expected.) – Cell phone… Read More »