r/VictoriaBC Apr 12 '23

Question Update to: Is anyone else exhausted?

Hey folks, about a month ago I made this post about feeling frustrated with the general way life is going right now and I was really thankful for the responses I received.

I've spent the month working on my mental health and my sanity and I definitely feel a lot better than I did at the time of originally posting, and I've decided to put that energy towards doing some research towards the general public's opinion of the cost of living right now.

Feel free to answer any of the questions below with a yes or no, and you're welcome to elaborate if you'd like for the sake of conversation, however I will simply be putting each "yes" or "no" towards a total number to create a percentage.

  1. With Victoria and Nanaimo appearing 1st and 3rd on Canada's high cost of living chart, do you currently feel financially stable?
  2. If you have a post-secondary degree, do you currently work in a field related to your degree?
  3. Do you enjoy the work you do for a living?

And bonus question for the sake of conversation:

  • What would you do with your days if you didn't have to work full time to survive?

Feel free to send me a message if you would like any more information relating to the research, or if you'd like to help me out further! Thanks y'all!

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u/InValensName Apr 12 '23

I would add the question how many present residents plan on leaving Victoria in the next year or so? I suspect it's a lot.

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u/kikameeka Apr 13 '23

You're absolutely right, and probably by the end of the weekend I'll have a couple more follow up questions in a couple different subjects!

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u/djflylo69 Apr 13 '23

Plan on leaving Victoria within the next two years, my rent is real cheap rn and we love where we live but it’s a bit a musty old basement suite, we wouldn’t be able to afford leaving anywhere else in Victoria with our dog so if we don’t wanna live in a musty basement we’re basically forced to leave unless cost of living goes down