Paycheque Project

High earner, 42, who supports her parents worries about condo payments and the costs of becoming a single parent

London, Ontario Dad, 41, will be out of work soon after birth of his second baby: ‘I’m feeling okay that things will work out’

Ontario man, 34, earning $62,000 plans to steer clear of mortgage debt and buy a condo outright with family money

Changing jobs four times in a year helped 27-year-old Montrealer nearly double his salary: ‘I was chasing the money a little bit’

Single engineer, 38, spends $650 on charity per month, helps sponsor refugee family

Katty, 30, feels ‘hopeless’ watching home prices rise faster than her savings

Jasper public servant with two kids, a government pension and few savings, is paying ‘tourist prices’ for food

Former store owner, 41, still paying off money she owes from her business closure in 2017: ‘I was absolutely drowning in debt’

Toronto HR adviser making $80,000 can’t walk away from bartending side gig, which brings in $20K

Mississauga woman’s post-concussion struggle to work puts family dreams on hold

B.C. single mom dreams of buying out her parents’ share of her house

Film and TV worker left Toronto for ‘family life’ but can’t leave her big-city income

Despite plenty of savings, Mississauga engineer earning $87,000 worries about rent and cost of kids

Single mom carpenter earning $54,000 near Hamilton looks to pay off her credit card debt

Single owner of Burlington condo, age 34, worries about high rates: ‘Housing is like 50 to 60 per cent of my income.’

Sessional university instructor, 32, struggles to make long-term financial plans without a stable job

Toronto gym receptionist earning $32,000, with consumer debt and ‘meagre’ savings, feels anxious about the future

Vet technician, 33, is scraping by in a small city Ontario house her parents paid for: ‘It’s a lot of guilt’

‘I don’t understand how Canadians make it,’ says American tax accountant living in Scarborough

Arts administrator earning $58,000 needs higher salary and pension to afford a secure Toronto life