Feeling the financial squeeze? Meet Canadians dealing with it in creative ways
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Feeling the financial squeeze? Meet Canadians dealing with it in creative ways

B1IntermediateSeptember 24, 202651 min
  • Interview
  • Business & money
  • About Canada

If you're feeling sticker shock every time you fill up for gas or go to the grocery store, you're not alone. So what are you supposed to do when everything feels more expensive? Meet people finding outside-the-box ways to make their money stretch further. When magician Brian Glow sits down to a meal at Winnipeg’s Bistro on Notre Dame, he won’t pay his bill with money. He’ll use the local barter bank, MK Global Trade, and exchange magic shows for food, services, and even home renovations. Find out how it works and wh...

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I was very happy to have a chance to meet with one of the other competitors I was very happy to have Shopify, and I was very happy to have a team like this team, I was very happy to have a team like this team,

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and I was very happy to have a team like this team. Very happy! I was very happy to have a team like this team, so I was very happy to have a team like this team.

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I was very happy to have a team like this team, and I was very happy to have a team like this team. I was very happy to have a team like this team, Shopify is the best team,

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