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Posthaste: How much can a side hustle really help pay the bills?

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An estimated nine million Canadians were participating in the gig economy by late 2024 .

The average side job paid about $1,285 monthly after tax, according to a 2024 report by VistaPrint Canada Ltd. Paying the bills is predictably a little harder in Ontario and British Columbia even with a side gig.

Halifax was the only city outside Ontario and B.C. to finish near the bottom of the ranking.

Today ’s Posthaste was written by Ben Cousins , with additional reporting from Financial Post staff, The Canadian Press and Bloomberg .

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