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grocery shopping for international students in waterloo, can we save some money?

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  One of the biggest challenges for international students in Canada is their monthly expenses; apart from rent, transportation, and phone utility charges, which are fixed costs, the only significant variable expense is grocery expenses; I believe every international student in Canada, when they first arrive have a hard time to control. Usually, groceries differ from person to person; for me, it is around 200 to 250 dollars on average, but one of my friends only spends around 100-120 on her groceries. And for international students, things could be better due to inflation and rising prices of everything from gas to food. So, what can we do to save some money on our groceries? I currently reside in waterloo. Waterloo is expensive on par with Toronto; however, students can save a little money on groceries monthly in waterloo if they have good planning for what to buy from where. There are many grocery stores of different sizes in the waterloo region, whether it is big grocery chains

abs in three weeks, for real?

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  " no problem, we can build that in three weeks ” this was one of the multiple videos on YouTube about fitness myths about reducing belly fat in a few weeks; a matter of fact, when you search keywords such as abs over the internet, you will find “x” number of influencer that are promoting their fitness under cover of these fitness videos or blog. Source: Mike Jones. (n.d.). A-man-flexing-his-abs . https://www.pexels.com. Pelex.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-man-flexing-his-abs-8874392/.   I have been working out since the age of 16, and currently, I am 26. I was doing all sorts of abs programs and exercises told by trainers, taking proteins, a good diet, and supplements; however, I haven’t felt any significant change in my abdomen. I have been active in sports for my entire life; I played cricket for my state once, and I play soccer. However, I could not achieve my six abs all these years, even though I had a slim stomach. So, what was the