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Cost of Living

Cost of Living

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Money talks. We translate. Every Friday, Paul Haavardsrud looks at the way money shapes our lives in ways big, small, obvious, and unseen. From Big Macs to Big Banks, the Cost of Living connects the dots between the economy and everyday life.

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  • How AI could turn pricing into a moving target

    How AI could turn pricing into a moving target
    Oct 31 2025

    If it feels like the price of everything from flights to juice boxes never stay put — you're not wrong. And artificial intelligence could make those prices even more slippery. Also, we look at the rewards and risk of credit card churning and why so many people are suddenly talking about digital sovereignty.
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  • Is Artificial Intelligence the mother of all bubbles?

    Is Artificial Intelligence the mother of all bubbles?
    Oct 24 2025

    AI has all the ingredients needed for a bubble. So if it pops, could it put us all at risk? We also revisit a Halloween favourite about buying and selling haunted houses and we speak to author Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic about why being yourself at work is overrated
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    28 mins
  • What's creative destruction? Buckle up. We're living through it

    What's creative destruction? Buckle up. We're living through it
    Oct 17 2025

    Creative destruction is a way of explaining how new ideas destroy the old in an economy. In an ideal world, these changes make us all healthier and wealthier, right? Right?! With AI promising to upend the economy, we speak with Avi Goldfarb from the U of T's Creative Destruction Lab about how to prepare for it. We also look at why more First Nations are getting into the housing business and why cheap eats are so hard to find at the airport.


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