Cutting back on pricier food items and focusing on more affordable staple foods could help consumers deal with rising food costs, but these strategies affect brand loyalty.
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Once a cornerstone for many food retailers, brand loyalty is eroding as consumers prioritize cost savings over long-term brand relationships.
Financial stability takes planning and discipline.
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Once you appreciate that a budget can work for you, it can be a financially empowering exercise.
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New research about the Nutrition North Canada program shows that the subsidy is not being fully passed on to consumers.
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Research shows why people in more diverse communities tend to rely less on negative stereotypes.
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The price you pay at the pharmacy for your long-term medicines may effectively halve. But not all medicines or patients qualify.
The government, banks and other financial organisations are now dealing with fraud by using increasingly sophisticated detection methods.
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Fraud was up 25% in the UK in 2021/22.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a visit to an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, Ont., on July 31, 2023.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments about housing not being the primary responsibility of the federal government miss the mark.
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Teachers may feel that the government could have gone further.
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Food prices are rising and around half of Australians are trying to cut back on their grocery bill. So how can you save on the cost of meat and dairy products without skimping on nutrients?
A cyclist passes by the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa on July 11, 2023.
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An economist explains what the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike to five per cent means for Canadians.
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New research from The Smith Family tracks a group of young people, two years after finishing high school.
By only focusing on how to keep food costs low, we risk ignoring the underlying causes of why people cannot afford food in the first place.
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Many people are experiencing the sticker shock of higher prices at grocery stores. But the amount we pay for food often does not reflect the real social, environmental and human costs of production.
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There are lots of other ingredients you can use to make foods puff and rise, give your meal a rich taste, or to hold together ingredients.
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Money may not buy you happiness, but a favourite keepsake can boost happiness and wellbeing.
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It’s not easy talking to kids about the cost-of-living crunch. Many fear landing their kids with a lifelong ‘scarcity mindset’, where a person is cursed with a feeling spending money is always wrong.
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Even if your bill is falling, though, this may bring no sudden relief due to continued high inflation and interest rates.
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Different rates of inflation indicate high prices have become ‘embedded’ in these economies.
People take part in a pro-European Union rally in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, on May 21, 2023.
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Lack of control over its borders and corruption are two of the issues that could complicate Moldova’s bid to join the EU.
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Education, contacts and luck can play a considerable role when it comes to building up wealth.
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Landlords don’t think renters will pay more for homes with rooftop solar. But the evidence suggests otherwise.