Food for thought
I came across this quote the other day and thought it was absolutely brilliant! If you knew everything was really all right, and that it always has a happy ending, then you would not feel …
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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Dual Citizenship as a Tool for Financial Independence
A few weeks ago I chatted with J and Gwen and recorded an episode of the FIRE Drill Podcast. We discussed various topics from dual citizenship as a tool for financial independence, Canadian personal finance, dividend investing, and …
Stop comparing yourself to others
I really enjoy interacting with readers, whether it be via comments on this blog, emails, Twitter, or Facebook. I always appreciate when people take their time to write. If you are one of the people …
How we travel hacked our way to Maui and saved over $10,000 along the way
When Mrs. T and I got married, we talked about how cool it would be to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary in Hawaii. As luck would have it, Baby T2.0 was born shortly before …
Dividend Income – Jan 2018 Update
Wow, January flew by! I can’t believe it’s already February. Here in Vancouver, January was an exceptional wet month. We had 249.4 millimetres (9.82 inches) of rain, making it the fifth wettest January on record. …
Deconstructing Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE)
Late last year I had the pleasure to record a podcast with Jessica. In the podcast we discussed FIRE, investment strategy (dividend growth stocks & index ETFs), financial independence vs financial freedom, and many more. …
Being mindful consumers
As you may have heard, fellow Canadian personal finance blogger, Cait Flanders’ first book “The Year of Less” was launched in January. I have followed Cait’s journey on her blog for the last few years …