2021 Goals and Resolutions – Q3 Update
It’s hard to believe there are only three more months to go before 2021 wraps up. Considering that we have regularly travelled outside of Canada every year for the past many years, it is weird …
FIRE
FIRE = Financial Independence Retire Early
A large part of this website is about financial independence retire early (FIRE) and our FIRE journey. Topics include – What does financial independence retire early mean, How to achieve financial independence retire early, Lessons learned during our FIRE journey.
Let’s talk about FIRE!
Don’t be ordinary be extraordinary
I believe we should live our lives with the motto “Don’t be ordinary be extraordinary”. Ask yourself this question: do you want to be successful and extraordinary? I think 99.9% of the population will answer …
Early withdrawal strategies – a reader’s discussion
Many of us on the financial independence retire early journey put a lot of attention and time on the accumulation phase- how much money should I invest each month, which index ETFs and individual stock …
Dividend Income & Financial Independence Journey – July 2021 Update
Summer time in Vancouver typically means temperatures in the mid to high 20s and an extended period of nothing but the sun. The weather in July was exactly like that. We had nothing but sun …
Re-examine our $115k dividend stock transactions in 2020
Back in January, I reviewed our 2020 dividend stock transactions and determined the winners and losers of our trades. I disclosed our average cost basis and the good and bad moves we made throughout last …
2021 Goals and Resolutions – Q2 Update
Can you believe 2021 is already half over? With the warmer, sunnier summer weather here in Vancouver, we are spending a lot of time outside, especially in our backyard garden. The warmer sunnier weather also …
Our early withdrawal strategies – How to keep more money
As many of you know, we have been busy adding new capital and buying dividend paying stocks over the last few years. During the COVID-19-caused short recession last year, our portfolio was down as much …