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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It’s never too early to start looking forward. I’ve been doing this on my site for some time and doing a bunch of assumptions and simulations on what our financial independence retire early might look …
Long time readers will know that I believe in time in the market instead of timing the market. Investment isn’t a short term game. We must think long term. To do so, one must be …
It’s hard to believe that Q3 2023 is already behind us and it’s time to do a Q3 goals and resolutions update. For those readers who are new since 2019, I have been setting goals …
I hope all Canadian readers had a great Thanksgiving weekend. For me, there are many things to be thankful for – a safe country, universal healthcare, a fulfilling job, a fun side project (aka this …
Despite growing up in Canada for more than half of my life, I have never gotten used to tipping. You see, tipping is not a common practice in Taiwan. Tipping is also not common in …
I have been writing a lot about investing in appreciating assets on this blog. While it’s great to invest in appreciating assets, discuss investment strategies, and develop financial independence retire early (FIRE) projections and plans, …
Since having our financial epiphany in 2011, we have changed how we view our finances and most importantly, how we invest our money. Dividend growth investing and index investing became our focus. As a result, …