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How to save money in Vancouver?

It’s no secret that Vancouver is extremely expensive. Cost of housing and rent alone means that a good chunk of your income will be gone at the start of the month before spending anything else and unless you are okay with closing your eyes and tapping your credit card, you will need to use the […]

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13 to-dos to Find a Job in Vancouver

13 to-dos to Find a Job in Vancouver

12 Things to Consider when Searching for an Apartment

Searching for an apartment can be one of the more stressful things, particularly as a newly landed immigrant who is still learning to navigate the city! Besides searching for a job, it ranked high on one of the difficult things to do in Vancouver especially with the extremely low vacancy rate. It could sometimes take […]

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12 Traps Newcomers Fall into and How you Can Avoid Them

12 Traps Newcomers Fall into and How you Can Avoid Them

11 Ways to Move Around Metro Vancouver and its Surroundings without a car

11 Ways to Move Around Metro Vancouver and its Surroundings without a car

Why Is Vancouver So Expensive?

Why Is Vancouver So Expensive?

Why are Vancouverites so unfriendly?

Why are Vancouverites so unfriendly?

Is tap water safe to drink in Vancouver?

Is tap water safe to drink in Vancouver?

What is the minimum income needed to live in Vancouver?

There are articles and posts all over the internet talking about how expensive to live in Vancouver and how it’s one of the cities with the highest cost of living. However, it is rare to see accurate numbers that would tell you what that definition of expensive means. As newcomers, it can be difficult to […]

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The good (and bad) neighborhoods of downtown Vancouver

The good (and bad) neighborhoods of downtown Vancouver

An overview