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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In recent years, there are more and more new and innovative investment products available to Canadians. These new products, mostly in the form of ETFs, typically have low management fees and provide excellent sector and/or …
Lately, the talk of the town seems to be the rising interest rates. Earlier this month, the Bank of Canada raised the benchmark interest rate by whopping 0.5% to 1%, making it the biggest rate …
It’s hard to believe it’s already April. I don’t know about you, but the last two years have been a bit of a blur to me. I still remember getting a work email on March …
Recently I met up with a good friend for a much-needed chat. Over the course of a few tasty cans of beer, my friend mentioned that he recently listened to the “Die with Zero” audiobook …
I have always enjoyed connecting with readers via email and social media and receiving potential topic ideas. So when a few readers reached out recently to ask what my thoughts are about the newly created …
When I first published the Canadian grocery store comparisons, some readers pointed out the benefits of the PC Insiders subscription program. Since we have been doing more and more shopping at Superstore, the idea of …
Like many Canadians, early in my investing career, I was investing in high fee mutual funds and the high fees were eating into my returns. I started dabbling in DIY investing but I didn’t get …