#affording

Food-insecure Canadian households may have trouble affording prescription medication

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URBANA, Ill. – Food insecurity is linked to higher disease rates but not much is known about the reasons for this. A new study of more than 10,000 Canadian households shows that this connection may be at least partially attributed to lack of access to prescription medication.

“We knew that negative health outcomes are associated with food insecurity. But we didn’t really understand the…

Affording a Home Requires Compromises – but Families Are Okay with That

Most young Canadian families would prefer to buy a single-family home, but affordability issues are forcing compromises. Even so, more than 90 per cent of buyers report satisfaction with their purchase and confidence in the real estate market.

In a perfect world, the overwhelming majority of young urban Canadian families would purchase a single-family home in move-in condition with a nice yard…

Money plays a very large role in todays culture and society. Unlike twenty to thirty years ago, wages, the housing market and prices have increased by a large amount. Therefor, we are now completely dependant on money. Whenever there is a little amount left over from paying bills and expenses, we usually use that bit of money to treat ourselves and bring a little joy to ourselves. So what happens…