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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I receive investment-related questions from readers regularly via emails. I really welcome these emails as they are a great method for me to interact with my readers. Furthermore, I really enjoy these emails as they …
Within the financial independence retire early (FIRE) community, side hustles are often considered as the holy grail. If you want to reach FIRE, in addition to your full-time job, you absolutely must have at least …
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 …
For November, I was on the road a lot. First I was away in Asia for business and visited Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Taipei. I was hit by jet lag pretty hard …
Like many Canadian households, one of the biggest monthly expenses for our family is groceries. For example, in 2018, we spent $714.98 per month ($8,579.76 for 2018) on groceries. As a result, Mrs. T and …
Back in late August, Mrs. T, Baby T1.0, Baby T2.0, my parents, and I went to New York City for nine days. I have meant to write up a trip report and provide travel tips …
By the time this post publishes, I will be on the airplane heading back to Vancouver. As I write this, I’m on the 12th day of my 16-day business trip. Having been on the road …
