Quick Q&A + Good Reads From The PF Community
Last week I was featured on three major news outlets – The Globe and Mail, MSN, and CNBS Grow. Many new readers stumbled onto this website as a result. If you’re a new reader, thank …
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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2021 Goals and Resolutions – Q3 Update
It’s hard to believe there are only three more months to go before 2021 wraps up. Considering that we have regularly travelled outside of Canada every year for the past many years, it is weird …
Don’t be ordinary be extraordinary
I believe we should live our lives with the motto “Don’t be ordinary be extraordinary”. Ask yourself this question: do you want to be successful and extraordinary? I think 99.9% of the population will answer …
Early withdrawal strategies – a reader’s discussion
Many of us on the financial independence retire early journey put a lot of attention and time on the accumulation phase- how much money should I invest each month, which index ETFs and individual stock …
Costco Membership Comparison – Is the Costco Executive Membership Worth It
Long time readers may recall a few years ago I compared prices between major Canadian grocery stores and discovered that Costco was a great place for Canadians to shop for groceries. Not only is Costco …
Dividend Income – August 2021 update
Wow, can you believe it’s already September 2021 and it’s time for another school year? Where did the time go? Since the Vancouver rainy season will soon be upon us, we have been trying to …
Frugal ways to get married – Part 3
This is a 3-part series to demonstrate that you can get married 3 times for less than the Canadian national average of $31,685. In our 1st wedding, or our actual wedding, Mrs. T and I got …