The high cost of daycare
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English - June 22, 2021 18:51 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBBusiness News Business News financial advice personal finance Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Paying for childcare is not the first or second thing that comes to mind when you decide to start a family. So how do you plan for the impending costs that can be so high in Canada that some call it “the second mortgage”? We hear from Kristi, a 34-year-old who made the move from Saskatchewan to Victoria, B.C., with her husband during the pandemic while juggling debt, a new job, unemployment - and their first baby. Plus, Roma talks to Janine Rogan, a Calgary-based chartered professional accountant with a six-month-old at home. Janine breaks down how to financially prepare for the cost of daycare.