6 ways to save money on baby items
Before Baby T’s arrival, I always wondered why people say raising kids is one of the most rewarding things in life. Now I’m a dad, I finally understand the reasons. It’s so wonderful to see …
Tawcan is a Canadian personal finance and dividend investing blog that chronicles my quest for financial independence and joyful life.
I started this blog to show it is possible to achieve financial independence as a single-income family with two young kids while living in Vancouver Canada, one of the most expensive cities in the world.
My wife and I started building our dividend portfolio in 2011 after a financial epiphany.
Today, the portfolio generates over $5,400 in dividends per month. We originally dreamed of becoming financially independent and living off dividends by 2025. Although we could live off dividends by supplementing it with a part time income in 2025, we aren't in a rush to cross the so called "finish line." Therefore, we are taking it easy and we plan to realize the dream of living off dividends before 2030.
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Secrets to a happy and frugal life
As humans, our thinking system governs how we live our lives. To be happy in your life, you need to have a positive thinking system. Having a positive thinking system is an essential way to a happier …
September dividend update
It’s October, that means there are only 3 more months to go before we wrap up 2014. For our household, October also means that Baby T will turn one year old! It’s hard to believe that I …
3 frugal ways to save on electronics
Look around and you will see that electronic gadgets are everywhere. In a developed country like Canada and the United States, almost everyone has a phone and almost every family has a computer or a laptop. …
The Versatile Blogger Award
I got nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you for the nomination! For this award nomination I’m suppose to share 7 new interesting things that I haven’t share with my readers before. I meant to …
Living the dream… or not
Wow I’m absolutely exhausted! Work has been a little insane for the past two weeks. My manager is away on vacation so I’ve been managing his projects for him. At the same time, I’m also managing …
Power of dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP)
I’ll start the blog post with a quote from one of the smartest men that ever lived. “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who …