Rent. Groceries. Transportation. For so many, the costs of everyday life are adding up - and they're being forced to make tough decisions about how they're going to make ends meet. Hear how people from all walks of life are navigating their way through this financial crisis.

With grocery prices sky high, Robert Gagnon is bagging his own meat. He’s filling his basement freezer with hundreds of pounds of elk meat, as well as salmon, moose nose, and elk tongue, to feed his family and to share with local elders.

Due to rising costs of rent and food, Katherine Goodes can no longer afford to live on her own, which means the 67-year-old is doing something she never thought she would have to at her age... find roommates.

In the centre of Toronto’s financial district you’ll find Brian, an unhoused man who proudly sweeps the streets to earn money from passersby. But with rising costs and a medical condition that restricts his diet, covering his basic needs is a daily struggle.   

This school year, undergraduate international students are expected to pay on average at least four times more than their Canadian classmates. Hear how Nepali student Tshering Futi Sherpa is balancing school, work and homesickness to live out her dream of studying abroad. 

Alistair Wright was barely making ends meet at his dinner theatre job when the union went on strike. Then the theatre closed. But there’s something that won’t let Alistair give up on his dream.

In Nunavut, grocery store prices are sky high and Kyra Kilabuk is sharing the details on TikTok so everyone can know about it. Kyra shares what it takes for her family of five to make ends meet in Iqaluit.