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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Dividend Income – Sept 2018 Update
It’s October and that means we are now officially in the final quarter of 2018! Where did the time go? In late September the weather started to turn in Vancouver. We started having a number …
Things I’ve learned from working 1/3 of my life at the same company
Later this week I’ll turn 36. Quite often, when people ask how old I am, I would have to think a little bit to figure it out. And I still get asked for ID’s in …
Traveling with Toddlers – Our 4th one-month long Danish vacation
Since the birth of Baby T1.0 in 2013, we have been heading back to Denmark every 1.5 years to visit family and friends. We decided on the 1.5 years cycle so we would alternate between …
It’s not about being privileged or not, it’s about taking the opportunity
When we were in Denmark, we stayed at Mrs. T’s grandma’s summer house for a week. It was situated about an hour northwest of Copenhagen. While there, we spent a lot of time just relaxing, …
Dividend Income – Aug 2018 Update
As you may recall, we spent most of August in Denmark. While we were away, my parents were nice enough to look after our garden and take care of T Cat. When we got back …
Can you FIRE with low income?
The other day I was flipping through the community recreational booklet and noticed discounted annual passes that are available to low-income families. According to Statistics Canada below are what qualifies as low income: Numbers of …