Would I forgo kids to become financially independent earlier?

If you are a long time reader, you know that we are aiming to become financially independent in about 9 years. I have validated this timeline a few times using the financial independence / early retirement spreadsheet calculator that I created. Although …

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Life lesson – six undeniable facts of life

I came across this the other day which I thought was absolutely amazing and can’t agree more. As we grow older, and hence wiser, we slowly realize that wearing a $3,000 or a $30.00 watch …

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Create your own happiness

We live in a media-centric society, which means that we see the following messages multiple times per day: Happiness comes from purchasing, Happiness comes from consuming, Happiness comes from having new things. Rather than letting people tell us how to …

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Schedule thinking time

I came across a brilliant tip the other day and thought I would share with all my readers. The tip is quite simple, it says that we should schedule thinking time. Schedule thinking time Look …

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Parental struggles during vacation

I took the last two weeks off to spend more time with my family. We spent 5 days in the Okanagan and the rest at home. It was nice to spend more time with Baby T1.0, …

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