January 6a, 2025

 8B, 8C, 8D

- Science test (cells, cancer, treatments, stem cells) will be on Monday January 20, 2025 (Day 4)

- you should study

8D Monologue choices

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qh5pb_Ap-VnR0upP1_6f2xpL-AouKAGC/view?usp=share_link

8C

- festivities card (due tonight at 11:59pm)

- can be Christmas, Winter Holidays, New Year, 2025, Chinese New Year etc

- do it in Google Craw or other program

https://www.remove.bg/

 

p) If you are living on your own, list the top six expenses you must pay in a given month.

1) Grocery bills (household of 4, about $300 to $400/week)

- a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, a raw chicken, one pound of ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, 4L milk, pasta, 3 lbs of apples

 

2) entertainment: Netflix, Disneys+, IB TV, Prime video, Apple TV, Crave, Leafs TV

 

3) High speed Internet: Rogers, Bell

 

4) Utilities (hydro, heat): how much was the last bill [Kwok’s $150 Hydro, $125 Heat]

 

5) insurance: extended health, dental, life

 

6) transportation. TTC pass, one way fare, Uber fare (70 Maxome Ave, Airport)

 

q) List five ways to reduce your living expenses to avoid running into debt.

e.g. Pack your own lunch everyday (Kwok’s case)

 

1) No home phone; cell phone only

 

2) don't do laundry in the afternoon.  Do it during weekends

 

3)

 

4)

 

5)

 

r) In Toronto, find the cheapest apartment you can rent for a month.  What does it include? (heat, water, cable, Internet)?  What is it located?

 

https://www.realtor.ca/

kijiji.ca

 

 

s) If you are using your cell phone in the toilet, find a way to deal with the addiction and share them with your parents.  What are the possible solutions?  List them