Lygia Navarro

Real Estate 2025-03-19T16:22:02Z

Couple sitting by water across from Toronto skyline

We moved from the US to Canada 14 years ago. There are a few frustrations and nice surprises I wish we'd known about before we did it.

I wish that when my husband and I moved from the US to Toronto years ago, we'd known more about flight and food costs and the housing market in Canada.

Parenting 2024-12-15T11:33:02Z

My 10-year-old doesn't go outside the house alone. I'm teaching them independence in other ways.

Lygia Navarro started walking alone when she was 8, but her 10-year-old doesn't leave the house alone. She wishes they could have more independence.

Parenting 2024-11-13T12:33:01Z

My husband and I moved from the US to Canada 13 years ago. We love the free healthcare and the friends we've made.

My partner and I moved to Canada 13 years ago. The healthcare isn't perfect. Traveling can be more costly. But I can't imagine living in the US again.

Personal Finance 2023-04-27T16:59:03Z

The face of Lygia Navarro is seen from the side in black and white against a plain background.

Long COVID disabled me 2 years ago, and the 'disabled tax' means I pay for it constantly

After long COVID left me disabled, I found myself having to pay far more just to live my life. I'm not alone in facing the burden of the disabled tax.

News 2022-12-20T11:00:00Z

Happy Family Decorating Christmas Tree in New Home

Becoming estranged from my parents made the holidays incredibly hard. Now as a parent, I've started to rediscover the little joys of Christmas.

The author shares how she and her husband have created traditions for their family and how she's started to enjoy the holidays again.

Personal Finance 2022-11-28T15:42:21Z

A couple in the distance holds hands, walking out to the water over a rocky jetty.

A recession might be looming, but I'm not worried. I feel like I've been preparing my whole life.

The economic hardships she and her partner faced together helped them calibrate a simple lifestyle that will carry them through a recession.

Personal Finance 2022-10-12T13:15:45Z

a parent and child stand looking at the horizon over a body of water

The economic sexism of being a stay-at-home mom cost me years of career momentum, salary, and the ability to save for retirement — but I'd do it again

Becoming a stay-at-home mom has been healing for Lygia Navarro, but the economic sexism of caregiving has permanently impacted her finances.