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		TriangleEdge 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as work... I moved to the USA and got 2.5x my salary in CAD. Canada is fucked and I'm glad I left. I've lived in tiny apartments there and now I just bought my first house in an expensive city with 0 help from my parents. Am also starting a family here which is something I could have never dreamed of in Canada. I suggest you look at historical trends for USD to CAD and trends for home prices vs income in Canada.

asdf6969 8 months ago [–]

working on it :)

I like it here but I have no future and it’s seriously impacting my mental health

MarcelOlsz 8 months ago | [–]

I bought a house here on ridiculous terms (believed in my job at the time). Then I got let go and I've been paying $4k/mo ever since hahahaha. I cannot wait to sell and get out.

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