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Spending on restaurants takes a bite out of ability to save for a home

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Calgary first -time buyers would need to forgo 40 years of steak dinners to save 20 per cent down payment.

Realty firm Zoocasa compared how many years it would take to save $ 133,000 for a home.

Statistics Canada data shows households spend on average about $3,351 annually on dining out and delivery, or about $65 a week.

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68

Informative language

70

Neutral language

17

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

40

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not offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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1