Stop comparing yourself to the past self
As parents, we encountered a lot of struggles when Baby T1.0 was born, both emotionally and mentally. In the first few days of his life, Baby T1.0 lost 14% of his birth weight. While it’s …
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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Reviewing our 1H 2020 +$70,000 Dividend Stock purchases
What a year 2020 has been so far. Due to COVID-19, we have been social distancing since mid-March by staying at home as much as possible. The stock market started sliding in late February due …
FIRE Canada Interview # 20 – Mindful Explorer
The financial independence retire early movement is getting a lot of attention lately. While it’s nice to see the movement gaining traction, I feel most of the major media coverage has been very early retirement …
Dividend Income – Jul 2020 Update
Long time reader will know that I have been doing regular monthly dividend income updates since this blog was born six years ago. I do these monthly dividend income updates to keep myself accountable and …
Should I use the Smith Manoeuvre? Q&A with Robinson Smith
There are many similarities between the US and Canada when it comes to personal finance. One of the major key differences is how mortgage interest is treated when you file your income tax. In the …
Teaching kids about financial independence retire early
Earlier this year I was contacted by Ali Amad, a reporter from Pivot Magazine, about appearing in a feature called “Financial Independence Retire Early” movement he was putting together. After a few email exchanges and …
2020 Goals & Resolutions – Q2 Update
Last year I started publishing my annual goals and resolutions. I then provided an update every quarter. This kept me very motivated and kept myself accountable for my goals. As a result, I met and …