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7 Dec, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Shawn, 38, has been laid off twice as a bar manager in the pandemic. Once in the first wave, now the second. He's now working as an Uber driver to make ends meet. He has also accumulated $10,000 in debt. #MillennialMoney thestar.com/business/perso…
Renting in downtown Toronto, Shawn says he's barely able to make ends meet, taking in $2,000 in a good work month. Here are his monthly expenses: thestar.com/business/perso…
In the #MillennialMoney challenge, we ask participants to share a week into their spending habits. This is week 1 for Shawn: thestar.com/business/perso…
.@JasonHeathCFP advice? "Shawn isn’t keeping all the money he’s being paid due to car costs. From a financial perspective, Employment Insurance (EI) may be more lucrative for him if he qualifies.

Here's his week 2 spending: thestar.com/business/perso…
This bar manager has been laid-off twice and is now working as an UberEats driver to make ends meet. Since COVID-19, he’s accumulated $10,000 in debt. Now what?

Story by @EVYSTADIUM
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On Dec. 21, the date of the winter solstice, gas giants Jupiter and Saturn will align in the night sky and appear as a single ultra-bright light in a rare event known as the “Christmas Star.” thestar.com/news/canada/20…
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