I have not watched Heated Rivalry yet but I have finished the book. I have warmed up.

Discussed The Singles Tax: No-Nonsense Financial Advice for Solo Earners with The Globe and Mail's Erica Alini. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

This isn't surprisingly. Anyone who followed Johnson's pre-political and mayoral career would have predicted this.

One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical. You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!

No.

As a writer, this is depressing as it's hard enough to pitch, get sources, write a compelling story for a maybe decent rate. I record everything to show I've actually spoken to people.

I can only conclude that Toronto drivers are illiterate since they can't read signs.

Affordability isn’t just about higher wages—it’s about whether your money still feels like it stretches. And for many Canadians, it doesn’t. Writer @reneesw.bsky.social explores if we’ll ever feel financially free again: thewalrus.ca/are-we-going-to-...

Groceries cost more. Rent is through the roof. Wages aren’t keeping up. Writer @reneesw.bsky.social asks: If inflation's “fixed,” why does life feel so unaffordable? thewalrus.ca/are-we-going-to-...

I want to know how this is different from the assumption that each person in a four-bedroom house might own a car. (Yes, it's that stupid.)

Holyday is trash.

'How to channel your rage against pointless billionaires'. buttondown.com/TheBudgette/...

Same. In and out in less than 10 minutes.

Why do politicians start off with tax cuts during a campaign? For one, it's easy for people to understand but in all honesty, it's nothing but marketing. I explore this in my latest piece for @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/tax-cuts-ele...

Why we all need vex money open.substack.com/pub/budgette...

Spitting fire. The man is our Prime Minister and part-way through his speech, the PM of the United States. youtu.be/CHo8T4j5kqg?...

Damn, Trudeau spat fire

I'm going to say this as journalist. Not everything needs to be both-sided. Sometimes you just say, "That's not true" or better yet, don't provide space, time and amplification.

O'Leary lied.

Wrote this piece for @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/buy-canadian/

The conservatives must be worried based on the new line of attack ads they've started running in the last couple of weeks.

A confession. I've never felt close to the US. I didn't grow up in Canada so was well away of the US and its foreign interference, especially in Central and South America.

Better than the $1.7m quoted a few years ago, I guess? ca.yahoo.com/finance/news...

Another crash? No one asked for this to be a MayDay/Air Crash Investigation marathon. It's horrifying.

I thought this was misinformation, so I went to Congress' website and wow, it's not. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c....

I need to stop reading about Trump wanting to annex us. I will not let that man give me high blood pressure. I know he's too bad to dead but I'm not.

I have reported on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in various fields for several years. DEIA just means acknowledging how systems have discriminated against different groups of people—in many cases for several decades—and strategic efforts to give those people jobs and opportunities.

"“Al Capone in his Syphillitic period” I love a way with words. #Trump

That was a hell of a speech. In both our languages. Trump speaks half of one. youtu.be/xiaACQpFUfE?...

I think the Ethnic Aisle was probably a decade too early by people who had no idea how to build a magazine. Write yes, business? No. issuesmagshop.com/products/car...

The government of Ontario has threatened to expropriate 770 acres of farmland in Wilmot for an undisclosed industrial project. This is some of the best arable land in Ontario, and it's worth fighting for. #OnPoli #FightForFarmland @maritstilesndp.bsky.social

Sent off edits to the manuscript: "Plus, as I once told a friend, you’re not only the sole earner, you’re also the chef, cleaner and social coordinator, writer and editor. I wrote this in seven months while working full-time at all the jobs I do as a freelancer, contractor and teacher.

This was, is and will always be unforgiveable. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The story behind RFK Jr. in Samoa's measles crisis has never been reported. He wasn't there to spread misinformation about vaccines (though he did). He wanted to study a "natural experiment" of unvaccinated kids. “I can’t imagine anything less ethical or more cruel.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Lots of conversations this week around marriage regimes, sabbaticals, solo earner budgets and housing.

When the city of Vienna emails you back with answers to your questions. 😍

Watching people and media twist themselves into knots justifying the nazi salutes is amazing. Go ahead and be on the wrong side of history.

That was a N**i salute.

Just finished an interview about shared housing. #bookstuff

'This discourse is having an impact on views of the U.S. from north of the border. Favourability is down 15 points from June of this year. Further, Canadians are now three-times as likely to view the U.S. as an enemy or a potential threat compared with two years ago.' angusreid.org/canada-51st-...

Love that Machel Montano was on @npr.org's Tiny Desk concert. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1f0...

Also love a good chat. (We talked for how long?)

Ross Douthat is not Canadian. I don't care if his many times great grandmother was. Not after that ridiculous opinion.

Started a new series in The Budgette called Money for One where single people share their spending with readers. Our first MfO is from Southern Ontario and spends money on camping, community fridges ans supporting their family. buttondown.com/TheBudgette/...

I write a newsletter on finances for solo earners: buttondown.com/TheBudgette/...