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Don’t let debt come knocking The amount of household debt Canadians have accumulated seems to be making daily news lately. Reports that the average Canadian household now owes $1.64 for every dollar of income means it may be time to reevaluate our budget strategies.

If you real estate strategy does not take into consideration the fact that interest rates will eventually begin to rise and your debt load may increase a lot faster than your income, you’re could be in for a bumpy ride.

A good financial advisor can help you figure out solid a budget strategy, including how much you spend on housing. While money may become even cheaper to borrow in Canada, it should not encourage you to invest or rent a home that you simply cannot afford, should conditions change. The fundamental old-school practice is, save as much as you can, avoid debt unless absolutely necessary, and pay debt off as fast as you can.

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A pretty cool spot to call home Fast facts Average household income

$68,059

Family structure

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OLIVER IS LOCATED facing the North Saskatchewan river valley between 109th and 124th streets and on either side of Jasper Avenue. It has been one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in the city for over 100 years. Many of original heritage buildings exist, including St. Joseph’s Basilica, the cathedral church that saw Wayne Gretzky wed.

Oliver caters to those who love the living in the heart of a vibrant city. A trip to the pub after work, dinner date at a romantic restaurant, or spending Saturday morning with the paper at a cafe are popular pastimes here. Peace and quiet can also be found in the back residential streets of Oliver, at the community garden or Oliver Park.

Oliver is a cool place to live, simply put. The diversity of historic buildings blending with modern condos, community gardens with boutique shops, cozy cafes with fine dining establishments all contribute to its unique urban atmosphere. Residents can be found relaxing by the outdoor Oliver Pool or frantically chasing the bus down Jasper Avenue. In Oliver it’s possible to be care-free and fastpaced all at the same time.

The density of apartment and townhome condos makes this an affordable and trendy choice for young professionals. Still, a mature neighbourhood comes with mature residents, and these young adults share their community with a

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Oliver’s central location offers prime access to bus routes and the LRT line, running pretty much anywhere in the city. Roadways provide similar access to drivers.

Shoot down Jasper Avenue to reach the downtown core, or take one of many major roadways into the river valley and beyond.

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Tennyson Apartments WEST

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Advice | APARTMENTALITY

Check references on a prospective roomie

it’s essential

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By Kathryn Kusyszyn

EMPLOYERS CHECK REFERENCES, landlords check references, and if you’re considering someone as a roommate, you should check their references too. A person can seem charming initially, then later on turn into a nightmare. Do your homework and avoid such situations.

Have a rental application form that’s appropriate for your province. It will cover all the bases. Discuss how they feel about overnight visitors, smoking, pets, sharing household chores, etc. Asking why they left their last place and how long they lived there is important.

The application form will have a spot for references. Ask for references from their current employer, a previous landlord and at least one previous roommate. Tell them that you will call these people

to verify employment status and their previous housing history. By providing contact information for these references, the prospective roommate is giving you permission to contact them. Check your province’s privacy and human rights laws for what you are allowed to ask and what isn’t okay.

When calling an employer, state that you are verifying the potential roommate’s employment status and character, not doing an employment check for another job. When calling a previous landlord, find out how long the person lived there, whether they paid their rent on time or if there were any other pertinent issues, and why they left. If this information doesn’t match what the person told you, you may need to clarify.

revealing. Ask how long they have known the person and how long they lived together. Then ask “What did you like about living with __?” and “What didn’t you like about living with __?” Ask why they are no longer living together.

If someone cannot provide any references or if none of their references are forthcoming, beware.

You will be living with this person in close quarters, sharing a space and relying on them to fulfil their responsibilities. You need to have a reasonable comfort level with them – they will have access to all of your personal posessions and be privy to much of your private life. Your health, safety and peace of mind are at stake.

Be selective. Communicate clearly and you will find the right match.

Previous roommates can be

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Advice | STYLE FILE

Five points to help you

create a sweet sleep retreat

AS WINTER SETS IN and the days

get shorter and shorter, ensuring our bedrooms feel like sanctuaries becomes so much more important.

The bedroom is such an easy place to overlook – and in my experience, it’s often the last place busy parents will invest time and money. To ensure you get the best sleep possible, here are some essential steps to creating the best sleep retreat.

1. Get the best mattress you can afford We spend a third of our day sleeping, so your mattress is a product that is absolutely worth investing in! While it might be scary to look at a high-ticket price on a premium mattress, remember that a good mattress can last anywhere from five to 10 years or longer. So a $2500 mattress amortized over this length of time ends up costing around the same price as your daily cup of coffee. And do ensure you try before you by, don’t be shy to lie down and toss and turn in the store to make sure it’s a perfect fit.

2. Keep it dark Keeping a room dark plays a huge

impact on quality of sleep for both adults and children. Before going to bed, put lights on a dimmer (an easy change an electrician can do if you don’t have them currently or an adaptor you can plug your lamp into) to mentally prepare your body for rest. Then ensure you have black out window coverings for the best light fastness. In children’s rooms especially, I love using side channels that a company like Budget Blinds can install to keep light out from the small gaps that typically occur on the sides of roller shades.

3. Keep it dramatic I love creating cozy bedrooms. In my space I used a deep indigo blue called Krimson Lake by CIL Paints.

It is absolutely a myth that dark colours are inappropriate for small spaces – in a small space dark paint can make a room feel cozy, dramatic and inviting. I took the drama one step further by installing applied moulding from Metrie’s Very Square collection. Applied moulding painted out the same colour as the walls is a modern take on a more traditional architectural application.

4. Keep it clean Commit to keeping the bedroom the cleanest room in the house. At the end of a chaotic day, who wants to return to chaos? Commit to using laundry hampers, to putting clean laundry away immediately, and to making the bed daily. Making the bed, if you don’t do so already, is a really simple task that will yield huge wins and build momentum for keeping the rest of the room tidy as well.

5. Make it smell good I use an essential oil diffuser in the bedroom in the morning to get me energized and in the evening to get my body ready for sleep. A few drops of lavender essential oil diffused in the room makes everything smell good and can do wonders to calm the nerves and aid in relaxation. For further help getting the best sleep try an herbal supplement like Pascoflair’s passion flower to de-stress and aid in restlessness. And absolutely remember to not let the bedroom become a dumping ground for mess.

You deserve the best sleep and a restful retreat after a long busy day.

Commit to giving yourself this gift everyday!

Lisa Canning runs Lisa Canning Interiors specializing in two-hour in-home interior design consultations. She blogs at Lisa Canning: Blueprints for a Beautiful Life. Look for the hashtag #canningreno on her social media streams to see her own home renovation looked like.

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