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Thank you for watching It means a lot to me! 🙏

Oh good to hear! I’m a new west resident also. Maybe we will run into each other :)

thats what doing a phd makes you

I was thinking the same thing

Guys be nice pls 💀💀

hes an assistant professor lol

Where did you move from and how do you like Vancouver so far??

@@WonbaeSon I moved from Toronto/Montreal. I like it so far, but we'll see what winter brings. :)

She also said she spends more than 5k a month, which makes me believe that she's actually a daddysitter. It's a daddy that identifies as a baby.

​@@pussiestroker Husband Rule #1: Never hire help that's more attractive than your wife as you're just asking for trouble

Rolled my eyes when I heard that lol- unless she owns a daycare business then she definitely has a side hustle... I wish the interviewer prodded more into it. Maybe she's including her parents' allowance in her 'income'. Even for a biased sample size skewed towards current university-goers and staff, that lady's situation is an anomaly which I think hurts the overall results shown in the video.

It was my friend’s family car

They absolutely do! 🙌

Awh sorry to hear that. Where did you end up going to?

@@WonbaeSon Alberta

@@WagsandWhiskers-ru1rc They're taking over AB as well lol perhaps you should move back to Europe

For me, it’s the Asian food for sure haha

You are right! I’m getting a hybrid car now because there are no charging station in my building

Sometimes yes but I notice the general public often prefers the bigger, more established neighbourhoods in Burnaby & Coquitlam like Brentwood, Metrotown or Lougheed/Coquitlam centre because there are just way more shops and more going on like with big malls around it. However new west I feel is underrated for how walkable it is and feel like there is more growth to happen with such central location. New west, however, for a long time did have a reputation for its questionable safety and homelessness which still lingers to this day

Awh that’s too kind of you to say! Likely because my posting schedule has been very inconsistent. I’m looking to improve that going forward :) thank you for your feedback and let me know if there’s anything I can help with!!

Haha yeah enough is never enough it feels

Haha We ate a few It was like 8 pieces

@@WonbaeSon 😆 alright !! That's fair then😁

@@user-ey8tc2pr5wthanks for watching!!

probably 30 years old, need renos, repairs, new roof, going for 2 million XD

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Hey! Thanks for taking your time and yes you are right. I’m sure if one can cut back on food, and even housing by living with roommates and get by under $65000/yr

Yes! I was shocked to see my spending to be honest and I will revisit my spending later, possibly make an update video. Thank you for watching and I’m glad you found it helpful :) Please consider subscribing so I get your feedback in the future!

I am from the Bay Area San Francisco.Vancouver is way cheaper lol for having fun and experiencing Great Adventures for free meeting beautiful people. I guess if you willing to do lot walking 😂

I’m glad you enjoyed your stay here :) and yes I heard the Bay Area is crazy. My cousins are born and raised there but recently moved out to Portland. Thanks for watching! 😆

Being that an average price of a home (condo, townhouse, houses combined) is $1.25m, and considering 20% down payment, it’s extremely hard to save that much, making it a near impossible goal for an average Vancouverite with a median income.

Yes! After all the feedback from this video, I am considering making a monthly spend video with fixing my excessive eating out spending habits 😂 You are much more disciplined with your spending than I am and I can respect that!

I’m going to guess your housing cost less than mine?

@@WonbaeSon 1100

Yeah agreed, Telus is a scam! my phone plan with Freedom is $35 and I get unlimited everything

In my case, yes because I work as a realtor and use my phone daily for work so for me, it is necessary. But for majority of the people, my plan is overkill and could save half the cost as you mentioned around $40 from Fido, Koodo or like Freedom mobile

Yes I felt the same way coming back from Seoul South Korea. Japan, Korea and Canada all expensive to be honest haha

@@WonbaeSon Japan is quite cheap. To eat out is half or less the price and no tips. And housing is VERY cheap comparatively. Especially if you want to buy something.

@@KickAssets yes Having no tax and tip culture makes a huge difference

Inflation

@@m.b5777 Yeah its a bish. Also doesnt help its one of the most 'sought after' areas.

I agree, wages most definitely haven’t kept up with the cost of living especially the housing compared to many other major cities that are also expensive like San Fransisco, and New York. Even though their cost of living is actually higher than ours in Vancouver, the gap between Vancouver’s median income vs the cost of living here is much larger than those of other US cities. Thanks for your comment! Please considering subscribing so I get to hear your feedback on my future videos too :)

Hello Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate your feedback and yes I’m sure I could be doing a lot more to cut back on my eating out. I think there’s some truths to people complaining but Vancouver IS a statistically very expensive city to live in, median income vs cost of everything, especially housing costs. I’ll get back to mowing some lawns 🫡🫡 I hope to hear from you in my next video too!

Exactly haha 😆 Vancouver, Victoria and Toronto are the most expensive in all of Canada 🇨🇦

@@monchichipower6334 Quebec city

Yes, good observation! I am in sales and there are often additional spending that I invest into my business but for this video, I kept it strictly personal spending. That is a good tip on buying things on sale though, I am trying to control my impulses better nowadays haha thanks for watching! :) I’d love to get your feedback on my future videos Please consider subscribing

@@WonbaeSon sure I can subscribe I am a local and my profession is finance and accounting. I might know someone at Oakwyn if you are in the office on Hastings near Willingdon. If you like Japanese, Tentatsu has great deals. Hope my comments were helpful you are more disciplined than I was at your age. Hope to encourage you more. Vancouver is a very expensive city I have to make instant coffee when at home and get free coffee at work.

@@jaschan2006yes that’s my office! And yes I’m actually going to make coffees at home and at the office going forward! Looking forward to your comments in the future :)

I do skip breakfast regularly and the meals I don’t show here are me eating from the groceries that I bought. So not BS at all. Thanks for watching the video. I appreciate you watching and commenting anyway. It means a lot! 👊

It’s called EZ fit They have a couple locations around Metro Vancouver

I DEFINITELY eat out too much 😂 but to be fair, McDonald’s coffees were $1 and I don’t spend on much else that’s unnecessary haha I was suggested to make a video showing the cost after cutting out my bad spending habits so maybe I’ll do that 🤔🤔

Oh I didn’t have a chance to check it out but the Persian place was really really good 👍 thanks for watching, I appreciate you commenting!

You definitely made a good point there. This was a week where I didn’t count for any of those monthly or quarterly expenses. Perhaps I should make a monthly cost of living video to account for those unexpected costs like travel, shopping, and emergency expenses that come up like car/home repairs. Thank you for your input, that way I can improve my videos going forward. Please consider subscribing so I get your feedback for future videos!

Thank you for your comment. I’ve definitely tried to keep my spending reasonable, having moved out at a younger age and trying to keep my expenses as low as possible even as my income rises. However, from my research, the median income for a single person in Vancouver is about $40,000-50,000k/year so it doesn’t leave much for savings if any. Vancouver salary is significantly lower than many of the major US cities, especially when you factor in how much more valuable US dollar is, compared to our Canadian dollar. I’d love to hear more of your valuable input in my future videos, please consider subscribing! :)

the key is no gf...

@@YingCaiProductionsHAHA It really wasn’t by choice hahaha 😂

You must not be from here haha Are you?

@@WonbaeSon yeah I received an offer of visiting Vancouver as a PhD student from Italy, but the italian scholarship (€1200 base + €1260 funds for mobility abroad) is too low for the cost for living there 6 months

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Yes, expensive! Boring, I can see where you are coming from, especially if you are not very outdoorsy. Rain, I’ve grown to love it so it’s not a problem for me but if you don’t, it can be depressing in the winter haha

@WonbaeSon yea rainy on the land, snow on the mountain in the winter. The weather was so weird I would recommend to you L.A. Not Vancouver. Trust me I lived in both places. L.A. is boring too but if you like western countries L.A. is the good choice too. Nice weather and vegetables, fruits, meats and gas... L.A. is cheaper than Vancouver

You are absolutely right, these costs are very subjective and I’m sure I can be spending a lot less, and there are also people that spend more than me. It would’ve been a bit more accurate had I tracked my entire month’s spending to account for bi-weekly and monthly spending on necessities as you mentioned. Thank you for your feedback, it means a lot to me to hear from the viewers and I can improve accordingly!

It was for a league drop in fee haha I can’t afford the regular drop in session at the oval, $20 every time 😂

It was an eye opening week for me also! I’m glad you found it helpful :) Thanks for ALWAYS supporting 👊👊 You the real MVP

It sure is! thanks for watching and appreciate you subscribing:)