# How much Money should we Budget?

**URL:** <https://discourse.settlement.org/t/how-much-money-should-we-budget/723>\
**Category:** Living in Ontario\
**Created:** [May 23, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/how-much-money-should-we-budget/723 "2014-05-23T11:21:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Journey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@Journey](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/Journey)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/how-much-money-should-we-budget/723/1 "2014-05-23T11:21:59Z")

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How are you everyone? I would love to make Canada my new home by 2016 to raise my three children. The question of finance is always an issue, just how much is enough money to save in order to sustain us in Canada until we are settle into our new lives? The cost of living, housing, childcare, etc…? Thank you and be well!

W.Charles

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**Author:** ![SettlementOrgMod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SettlementOrgMod](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/SettlementOrgMod)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/how-much-money-should-we-budget/723/2 "2014-05-27T13:42:56Z")

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Hello W.Charles,

Thank you for sharing your situation and questions with us. It is great that you are looking into this type of information well ahead of time.

You can find some information to start in our **[Settlement.Org](http://Settlement.Org)** [What are the monthly living expenses for a family of 3?](http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?k=LIVE_COST&faq_id=4001245) and [How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Ontario?](http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?k=LIVE_COST&faq_id=4001280) articles.

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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Anna  
[Settlement.Org](http://Settlement.Org) Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS  
[Settlement.Org](http://Settlement.Org)