SSAB - August 19, 2025

SLV Podcast up and out! Episode 53. Working on LNKD material based off of all this IELTS stuff I’m making.How is the housing market in China? better to rent or buy?My apartment is about 54m2Another apartment nearby is 50m2 and is going for 320万 = 3,200,00 RMB ~ $616,196.48 CAD. Downpayment is 480,000 RMB = $92,429.47 CAD An apartment sized around 96m2 is going for 650万 = 6,500,000 RMB ~$1,251,649.10Job market? Is it even worth it to graduate?WSJ article about why people aren’t moving around as much.https://www.wsj.com/economy/american-job-housing-economic-dynamism-d56ef8fc?“Young graduates who don’t land good jobs soon after college often never really recover from those years of diminished earnings, widening the gap between the economy’s winners and losers.”And Air Canada is back to work! Good. Though, when am I ever going to go back?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great one!!00:00 Introduction and Podcast Overview00:33 Air Canada Strike and Flight Costs02:33 Podcasting Challenges and Reflections13:15 LinkedIn and ESL Projects17:44 Housing Market Insights29:55 Stock Market Observations33:10 Conclusion and Future Topics