Stress Test
Episodes
Everything you need to know about credit scores
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Credit scores put the personal in personal finance. They’re your entire life as a borrower compressed into one number. But what qualifies as a “go...
Coming soon: Stress Test, season two
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stress Test is back. Join The Globe’s personal finance team, columnist Rob Carrick and editor Roma Luciw, for another season of delving into the top...
Episode 8: Should you move back in with your parents?
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Should you move back in with your parents if it makes sense financially? In the last episode of this season, we talk to a 23-year-old who moved back h...
Episode 7: The cost of kids
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kids are incredibly cute - and incredibly expensive. Amid soaring housing costs and a precarious job market, how much does the cost of kids factor int...
Episode 6: Can you afford to live the downtown lifestyle?
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many young Canadians gravitate towards living in bigger cities, but can you afford it? In this episode, we hear from a group in their 30s that are liv...
Episode 5: Does investing change during a pandemic?
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So you want to be smart with your money and invest, but the stock market fluctuations during COVID-19 make it hard to know what to do. In this episode...
Episode 4: How to crisis-proof your finances
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Were your finances ready for a major disruption like COVID-19? In this episode, Rob and Roma discuss how to avoid common money mistakes. We hear from ...
Episode 3: What you should know before you buy a home
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Real estate is always a hot topic, but the pandemic adds even more questions about how and when to buy. In this episode, Rob and Roma look at Canada’...
Episode 2: Why you got into debt, and how to get out
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even before the pandemic, debt was a huge problem for Canadians. Between massive mortgages, student loans, lines of credit and credit cards, a lot of ...
Episode 1: How to survive the gig economy
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone is being impacted by COVID-19, but gig workers are impacted on a whole other level. In the first episode of Stress Test, Rob and Roma speak ...
Coming soon: Stress Test
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40. Join T...