Tuesday, June 5, 2018
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Whether saving up for something bigger, or simply choosing to live minimally, urban dwellers are finding themselves in petite quarters more and more. But these days, tight on space doesn't mean sacrificing on style! With the right amount of planning and practicality, it's easy to see how any size of home can work for you. In partnership with IKEA, here are five smart ways to live big in a small space.
Illusions Of More Want to make more out of less? Using a small glass wall to divide up a room can create the concept of having a... more
Posted at 03:33 PM
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Ali Montag,CNBC Tue, May 22
For many people just beginning their careers, retirement seems too far away to start planning.
But in order to retire in your 60s, you need to get started down the right financial path early by saving and minimizing unnecessary debt , according to Kevin O'Leary, an investor on ABC's "Shark Tank" and personal finance author.
"People today don't spend enough time thinking about the future and what they've got to save for when they get old," O'Leary tells CNBC Make It. "It's not easier when you're older to... more
Posted at 03:32 PM
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
It seems like Canadian homebuyers just can't catch a break.
For years, housing affordability was being eroded by rapidly rising prices in many housing markets. That has come to an end in recent months, with a market slowdown setting in. Home resales were down 13.9 per cent in April, and the average price was 11.9 per cent lower than a year earlier, at $495,000.
For a while, it looked like the bright side of the slowdown would be that housing affordability would finally start to improve. And for a brief moment, it looked like that was... more
Posted at 03:31 PM