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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The value of time

The other day, Baby T2.0 turned 3. It’s a little hard to believe that she has been a part of our lives for 3 years already. 3 years seems so short but at the same …

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Dividend Income – Feb 2019 Update

February has been an interesting month when it comes to weather. Shortly after coming back from summer-like weather in Taiwan, Metro Vancouver got hit by a cold snap. It wasn’t as cold as the one …

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Travelling with toddlers in Taiwan & Japan

In late January, Mr. T, Baby T1.0, Baby T2.0 and I, along with my parents, my brother and his wife went back to Taiwan to visit our relatives. About 4 years ago we went to …

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