HGTV has convinced you to buy a #fixerupper, gut it over a weekend, and flip it for a tidy profit. Just one issue… renovation costs are up 43% since 2020. @emlatty.bsky.social breaks it down:

Canada’s #taxdeadline is April 30. The FHSA lets you deduct up to $8,000 from your taxable income. You have seven more days. Move.

Today's news roundup: The Trump administration demands an "entry fee" to start CUSMA talks, Canadians are spending more on entertainment, and Amazon and Anthropic get closer (to the tune of $5 billion).

Groceries are up 30%. Household debt is at record highs. And somehow, we're spending more on concert tickets and luxury goods than anything else. Why? A little something called "revenge spending."

“Drive until you qualify.” That’s the advice Canadians long followed to find an affordable home. But no one talks about how much that “drive” can cost you: about $140,000 over nine years. Read @cailynn.bsky.social's story:

What do you do when working makes you sicker, but not working means you can't afford the care you'll need? @lygianavarro.com on the financial reality of long COVID — and the question she's still trying to answer:

“It’s time to call it: the Canadian dream is dead. Its resting place is a shoebox condo; its last testament, a generation of adults living in their parents’ basements.” If homeownership is off the table for most of us, @tonymiltony.bsky.social asks, what’s the alternative?

You're not imagining it - last-minute flights really did used to be cheaper. Then the algorithm showed up.

For millions of second-generation Canadians, the biggest barrier to building wealth isn't income. It's pushing past the scarcity mindset that shaped their parents and generations before them.

Your parents' RRSP advice was great... for your parents. For most Canadians in their 20s and 30s, the TFSA should probably come first. Writer Sara Harowitz explains:

Canada spent years arguing about whether to build energy infrastructure. The Iran War has made that argument a lot more expensive to lose.

AI is getting a bad rep for a lot of things right now. But can it help day traders get ahead in the markets? Some say it already is... sorta.

Most investing advice assumes you have a payroll department, an HR rep named Linda, and a steady, predictable paycheque. If you're a gig worker, none of that applies... but that doesn’t mean you have to sit out the market:

Welp, looks like we've got a majority. What does that mean for investors? Today's take:

Excited to announce a) I remembered my Bluesky login, and b) some *personal news* - I’m part of a team that just launched @themargin.news, Canada’s newest finance site. We cover money… but a bit differently than everyone else. Check it out!

I’ve spent the last several months working on this, and now we’re live! Please read and follow and share - I’m very proud of what we’ve made.

The dream cottage you buy today could become your kids’ tax nightmare tomorrow… as many Canadians are already finding out.

Hey, Bluesky. Today, we’re launching The Margin, a new media voice at the intersection of money and culture. Check us out: themargin.news