2020 Goals & Resolutions Wrap Up
At the beginning of 2020, I set out some ambitious goals and resolutions for myself, hoping I could accomplish all of them. But 2020 was a year like no other. The COVID-19 global pandemic threw …
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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Your dividend and index ETF questions answered
Lately, I have been getting a few emails from readers with dividend growth investing and index ETF investing questions. I thought I had answered quite a few questions in the Dividend FAQ page, but I …
Dividend Income & Financial Independence – Dec 2020 Update & 2020 Summary
Happy new year everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and celebrated by staying at home with their household members. And I hope everyone stayed safe and healthy during the holiday season. 2020 was a …
Reviewing our 2020 dividend stock transactions – $115k added.
It is an understatement to say that we had an extremely weird year for the stock market in 2020. The stock indices were firing on all cylinders in mid-February. The global pandemic uncertainties then quickly …
Can we live off dividends? A case study of geo-arbitrage
Since Mrs. T is originally from Denmark and I’m originally from Taiwan, one of the medium-term goals we have is to live in these countries for an extended period of time. This would allow the …
What 10,000 kettlebell swing workout taught me about financial independence
Since I got three kettlebells for $110 in late August, I have ramped up my workout level. I have set up a yoga mat in the garage to allow me to work out using the …
Using Google Finance & Google Spreadsheet for dividend investment
Update:1 As per requests, I have created a Google Finance dividend portfolio template available to download. You can use the template for Google Finance Dividend. Update 2: As of March 2018, Google Finance has changed …