Sky-rocketing inflation is affecting us all.
Our grocery bills are ~20% more. Average rent for a one-bedroom in Vancouver hits $2,590 per month in September. And gasoline now sells at $2 per Litre, despite a $0.50 drop in price from its peak around two months go.
That’s why innovative ads, such as a ‘boathouse’ for rent for $200 per month, become such attention-grabbers: At one-tenth the rent in comparison to a regular, single-bedroom dwelling, this option may be viable for potential home-seekers.
Supermarket giant Loblaw’s price freeze for its ‘No Name’ brand is also good news for those of us looking to save some dough on groceries and household items. Some people feel that Loblaw should have applied the price-freeze on all their goods, including the retailer’s healthier brands that offer hormone-free/antibiotics-free meats.
At this point, both you and I can do with a glass of wine which, by the way, is permitted to be enjoyed in our Vancouver parks, as a mandate proposed by the city’s freshly-elected mayor Ken Sim.
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