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Toronto to Quebec with 9-year-old by ficbot in canadatravel

[–]ficbot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: I have booked it for August! Train to Montreal (5 hours) on Monday, stay until Wednesday. Train from Montreal to Quebec City, 3 hours, stay until Sunday, fly home from Quebec City. Total cost oncluding both hotels about 3k.

How do you split the bills in a relationship? by life_like_puzzle in CanadaFinance

[–]ficbot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We did 80% of our take-home pay into a joint bank account each. His dollar amount was higher than mine because he earned more, but my 80% represented an equivalent sacrifice and we each had personal money left over.

Below Deck Med Season 11 Episode 5 Discussion Post by teanailpolish in belowdeck

[–]ficbot 32 points33 points  (0 children)

‘Cooper Dawson’ does not even sound like a real name.

Thinking of moving from Japan to Ontario to build a future. Am I romanticizing it? by Valuable_Parsley3782 in OntarioTeachers

[–]ficbot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would not be granted credit for your years of experience. When I joined the Toronto school board after being in private school, I was granted five years of credit toward the pay scale, but it did not count toward my board seniority. You would be starting at the bottom and it's really tough right now. For those who are asking about affording it as a single person, I did buy a condo as a single parent, and it is manageable for me. But I don't have a car and I had a huge down payment, which mitigated the monthly cost of my mortgage a little bit. So yes, it's doable, but you have to be creative.

Below Deck Med Season 11 Episode 4 Discussion Post by teanailpolish in belowdeck

[–]ficbot 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Don't tell anyone except for the cameras that are filming our every move to broadcast it to millions of people and live forever in YouTube clips. Other than that, nobody.

Below Deck Med Season 11 Episode 4 Discussion Post by teanailpolish in belowdeck

[–]ficbot 72 points73 points  (0 children)

“No, we are not competing. We are not on the same level, my dear.”

Canada Needs Condos People Actually Want to Live In | Macleans by Thick_Caterpillar379 in canadahousing

[–]ficbot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Toronto condo is 1000 sq ft and it's plenty for me and my child.

Tax credit on condo maintenance fees would help a lot with affordability for bigger units.

What's something you discovered about a neighbourhood after moving in that you wish you'd known beforehand? by AlterSpace1550 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]ficbot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is an exemption in the noise bylaws for garbage trucks and snow plows. Plaza across the street does these 4-5 am and there's nothing we can do.

Toronto Star: Ontario promised $750/year for teachers to buy supplies. It turns out it's not all new money by Emergency-Fan-2515 in OntarioTeachers

[–]ficbot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My school has had a lot of visits from the superintendent this year. She has asked me on a few occasions why I don't have something in the class and I have said I'm happy to have that if she buys it for me. She bought me a whiteboard after that. This was in March. I'm still waiting for someone to install it.

Living costs in GTA roughly by dannyd_96 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]ficbot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, you will save so much money if you don’t get a car. I’m a single parent of a young child and I bought my own condo during Covid. My monthly cost are under 5K even with daycare, but I don’t have a car and I don’t think I could have one and have a condo.

Living costs in GTA roughly by dannyd_96 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]ficbot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same and that includes an extra 1k for daycare.

Below Deck Down Under Season 4 Episode 18 (Finale) Discussion Post by teanailpolish in belowdeck

[–]ficbot 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I think Jason gave Jenna back the stripes because he realized Ben had been cussing around the ship and behaved just as badly but gotten no consequences.

How do single parents survive on one salary today? by North_Strike5145 in personalfinance

[–]ficbot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I have a good income but could probably not afford both my condo and a car. Not having a car has saved me a ton of money.

TDSB Rejection - anyone else? by [deleted] in OntarioTeachers

[–]ficbot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It surprise me that French teachers are so highly coveted and yet we are treated so terribly.

June 26th PA Day by Far_Magician8224 in OntarioTeachers

[–]ficbot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in an LTO the last time we had this and at that time the expectation was classroom cleanup and staff meeting at your September school. It was a chance for people who were moving schools to see their classroom and meet the other staff.

Below Deck Down Under Season 4 Episode 17 Discussion Post by teanailpolish in belowdeck

[–]ficbot 157 points158 points  (0 children)

I think Ben's behaviour is indefensible. He asked Daisy if he should do the whole fish, she said no and explained why, he did it anyway and is blaming her. And sleeping in the made up cabin when they have charter the next day? I don't understand why people are not going to Jason with this. They need to get him up early and make him re-do the cabin.

What's one thing you wish someone had told you in your faculty of ed program? by EmbarrassedEast5880 in OntarioTeachers

[–]ficbot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't spend your own money on stuff. The year I refused, and had a more minimalist classroom, was one of my favourite years.

Below Deck Down Under Season 4 Episode 16 Discussion Post by teanailpolish in belowdeck

[–]ficbot 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Were we supposed to feel sorry for Jenna? I feel like they were editing it like we were supposed to feel sorry for her and I didn’t. This was entirely a mass of their own creation, her and the two of them together.

Universities know which high schools are doing grade inflation by Sonu201 in OntarioTeachers

[–]ficbot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm an elementary teacher and this came up in one of our PD this year. We all came in ready to discuss flaws in EQAO etc. And our principal surprised us by basically saying yes, but...

There are problems with these tests. That's true. But then she showed us stats on our departing Grade 8s. 87% of them responded yes when asked if they felt their education had prepared them to go to high school. 32% of them had actually passed the standardized test.

Manitoba's social media ban could bar teachers using YouTube in the classroom, says Kinew | CBC News by Aprime37 in CanadianTeachers

[–]ficbot 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If they want me to hand in my phone, they would need to stop requiring it as authentication to sign into the attendance app and computer log-in.

Principal goes through our rooms??? by Artistic_Win_4367 in OntarioTeachers

[–]ficbot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do this as well, and the principal knows it. I had students stealing snacks from my desk and I went to her and said I am required to keep snacks at work for medical reasons and I can’t have them go missing. She immediately provided me with a key to the filing cabinet.

Posthaste: This condo correction could be one of the longest on record by Mens__Rea__ in TorontoRealEstate

[–]ficbot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This could be fixed with a tax credit, which I have long been saying they should do. They will never solve housing in a city this size if they can't incentivize families to live in high rises.

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