Stop monetizing everything you do!

Within the financial independence retire early (FIRE) community, side hustles are often considered as the holy grail. If you want to reach FIRE, in addition to your full-time job, you absolutely must have at least …

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FIRE Canada Interview #12 – Being a valuist

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The financial independence retire early movement is getting a lot of attention lately. While it’s nice to see the movement gaining traction, I feel most of the major media coverage has been very early retirement …

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Starting a New Family Tradition

Unlike many families that live in the suburbs, we are a one-car household. I am usually the one driving the car for my daily commute to and from work. Occasionally when Mrs. T needs the …

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FI…13 years and 4 Months in the making

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“Hmm what the heck did I get myself into?” I thought to myself while walking toward GM Place in downtown Vancouver.    Being uncomfortable in a new surrounding It was Nov 7, 2001. All around …

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I messed up

As a long-running family tradition, my parents gave our kids red envelopes with money inside for Chinese New Year earlier this year. Being a natural saver and thinking about the future, I then took the …

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