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#20479840 at 2024-02-26 18:15:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research Canada #54: Freedom Convoy 2nd Anniversary Edition
Calgary resident flies to Vancouver twice a week for school to avoid paying rent
https://tnc.news/2024/02/26/calgary-vancouver-resident-rent/
A Canadian Arts student from Calgary flies to Vancouver twice a week to attend his classes at the University of British Columbia.
Originally posting his story to Reddit, Tim Chen said that on Tuesday and Thursday, he flies to Vancouver in the morning and returns to Calgary at night.
"I found there's absolutely saving on rent since I don't need to pay rent in Calgary (live with my parents) except just casually paying for utilities, and it's much cheaper than renting a 1b for 2k or more in Vancouver," Chen wrote in his Reddit post.
Chen saves more than double what he would pay to live in Vancouver while studying at UBC. He spends about $150 per round-trip flight twice a week, equating to $1,200 a month, compared to the $2,700 he would have to pay for rent.
"I thought, why don't I just stay at Calgary and then just fly here, it's like a one-hour flight, that's like the same as taking a bus," said Chen during an interview with CTV.
The student had previously been renting in Vancouver for years prior to taking a break from school. When he decided to return, he was shocked at the housing prices. Continue…