Taking charge of my fitness
When I was in university, I was quite active. I was playing basketball, European handball, and other sports regularly. In my 4th and 5th years, my friends and I would swim 2 or 3 times …
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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Growing net worth – strive for high efficiency
Mr. Tako recently wrote a great article called Those Special Snowflakes. He asked whether early retirees like Mr. 1500, Root of Good, Millennial Revolution, Mr. Money Mustache, Go Curry Cracker, Jim Collins, and he himself are special …
Pay yourself first… Time & Money
It seems that a number of people in the Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) community are aiming for FIRE because they don’t like their jobs. Maybe “don’t like” is not the right words to use. …
Don’t look back in 10 years and regret that you’ve done nothing with your life
Lately, Facebook’s “On This Day” has been showing me things that I have done since joining Facebook over 10 years ago. It is hard to believe that I am turning 35 later this month. It …
CoPower Green Bonds – A new way to invest in Canadian clean energy
When I was studying at University of British Columbia, I was involved in the Varsity Outdoor Club. Thanks to this awesome club I became friends with many like-minded people that I continue to go on …
Dividend Income – Aug 2017 Update
Can you believe there are only 4 more months left for 2017 and fall is just around the corner? Often I wish I have more time on my hands so I can get more things …
Why I don’t invest using margin
As you may know, we only invest with money that we have. We don’t borrow to invest, meaning we are not utilizing Smith Maneuver or trading on margin. Why don’t I invest using margin? Very simple. …