LISTEN | How to talk about money with your partner : 55:33 How to talk about money with your partner

Pierre Kasongo says not having his own place is limiting his dating prospects.

“Some women don't find a man that doesn't have his own place appealing,” the 39-year-old Edmonton resident told guest host Anis Heydari. “How do I date when I don’t have my own place?”

The high cost of living is making it harder for Canadians like Kasungoe to date.

The annual inflation rate rose to 2.4 per cent in September , according to Statistics Canada. The agency says food and rental prices are big contributors to the increase. Food inflation has been trending upwards since April 2024 and rent prices are up 4.8 per cent year-over-year.

And all that financial pressure is making it complicated

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