A steep rise in gas and food prices is getting most of the blame for Canada’s cost of living increasing at its quickest pace in decades.
With inflation at a nearly 40-year high in Canada, people are getting creative in their attempts to save money in any way they can.
Students, seniors, families and financial experts shared their “inflation hacks” with Cross Country Checkup host Ian Hanomansing.
Car parked in favour of electric tricycle
Birgit Arnstein is a 75-year-old grandmother and retired nurse from Osoyoos, B.C., who recently purchased a tricycle and converted it to run on an electric motor. She said she did it to cut down on the gas she was buying to drive her car around town.
“I go to meetings, I pick up groceries, I go across town to meet up with friends for walks — normally I would have driven my car for all of these things,” Arnstein said.
