2024 Goals and Resolutions – Q1 Update
This year is the sixth year that I set goals and resolutions at the beginning of the year. Then each quarter I provide an update here. I like these regular updates because they help keep …
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 $6,000 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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Dividend Income – March 2024 Update
Hey everyone, welcome to another monthly dividend income report. March started with a surprise. One night when we looked out before bedtime, we were surprised to see a light layer of snow on the ground! …
Random Thoughts from Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong
I’m sitting in the Skyteam Lounge at Vancouver International Airport waiting to board my flight (free access to the lounge thanks to the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite) while writing this little introduction section. As the …
Re-examine our top 5 long term holdings
Back in late 2017, I reviewed our top 5 long term holdings. Looking back, I was shocked that we used to hold a total of 72 dividend stocks and 2 index ETFs. I will be …
Dividend Growth Investor Q&A series – Henry Mah
When we started our financial independence journey over a decade ago, we set a goal of becoming financially independent via dividend income by 2025. Why did I pick the year 2025? Because it was far …
How to pay income tax with a credit card – Does it make sense?
Income tax is one of those unavoidable things in life. If you have a working income, you most likely will need to pay income tax to the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA). Typically your employer will …
Best Canadian Renewable Energy Stocks – My top 5
Thanks to higher demands and supply shortages, oil prices and oil-related stocks have gone for a nice run over the last year and a half. Despite this run, I continue to believe that renewable energy …