Sell blood to expedite FIRE***
I donated blood for the first time in 2001 in a mobile donation clinic. It was my first year of university, living in one of the residences at University of British Columbia. The mobile donation …
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!
FIRE Canada Interview #3 – Why I decided to keep working despite reaching FI at 38
A few months ago, a reader from Vancouver left a comment on this blog, stating that he has reached financial independence at 38 years of age. He also mentioned that he decided to continue working …
2017 Financial Review: $51,144.77 Spent & Net Worth + 8.65%
You are probably thinking… Hear me out, please! Although this blog has been around for more than 3 years, I only started writing year review last year, so the annual review post idea is still …
Don’t be a Perlemus
This is Perlemus, our pet cat. We first met Perlemus at the Vancouver BC SPCA shelter 5 years ago. Back then she was a tiny kitten only a few months old. She and her 3 …
FIRE Canada Interview #2 – How I became financially independent at age 32
Since high school graduation, I have not kept up with many high school friends. So you can imagine how surprised I was to see a high school friend sending me a Facebook message about financial …
How my struggles with English taught me about financial literacy
As you may know, Tawcan is a word that I invented when I started using the internet back in the mid-90’s. It stands for Taiwanese Canadians. (I realized later that if the word is a …
FinCon17 Recap – A Canadian’s perspective
I have heard a lot about FinCon since I started this personal finance blog. Every blogger I have talked to or exchanged email with had nothing but positive things to say about FinCon. Last year …