Lora Grady
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Freelance journalist in Toronto. I am titanium. (Seriously, my hip bones are fake 💪) She/her
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Nov 18, 2024 |
thespec.com | Lora Grady
When a marriage dissolves and a couple begins the process of separating, it’s usually expected that one spouse will pack up and move out. That’s all changing with today’s high cost of living. “It’s almost impossible for people to afford a rental accommodation while continuing to pay the costs of the matrimonial home,” says Olivia D’Ammizio, an associate at Shulman & Partners LLP in Toronto.
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Nov 3, 2024 |
thestar.com | Lora Grady
It may seem like just a harmless three-digit number, but your credit score has a major impact on your financial well-being. Credit scores touch almost every part of our financial lives, says Credit Karma spokesperson Emily Childers. They’re imperative to achieving key life milestones such as renting an apartment, getting a credit card or auto loan, or buying your first home. The higher your score, the more likely you are to qualify for loans, competitive interest rates — even a place to live.
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Oct 15, 2024 |
thestar.com | Lora Grady
It’s a cold, drizzly Friday night, but things are heating up inside the legendary El Mocambo in Toronto. Burlesque performer Rubyyy Jones takes the stage under the neon palm trees, wearing a frothy pale blue dress with sequins and a towering feathered headpiece.
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Aug 25, 2024 |
thespec.com | Lora Grady
For some Canadian parents, sending kids back to school means overspending on new clothes, supplies and activities, and taking on debt to do it. The back-to-school shopping season is the second-largest spending period of the year after holiday shopping, and a new survey from personal finance company NerdWallet Canada shows that this year, parents will spend $743 on average. That’s more than $200 higher than last year’s average.
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Aug 18, 2024 |
thespec.com | Lora Grady
Amid high inflation and the rising cost of raising children, grandparents are helping younger generations with everyday expenses — but some may be risking their own retirement savings in the process. A recent RBC survey of 1,508 Canadian grandparents aged 55 and older found that 21 per cent are supporting at least one adult child (25 and up), and 30 per cent have provided money to their grandchildren.
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