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 2015 update

dividend income - I did nothing today and still got paid

Ding ding ding! It’s that time of the month again! Please come and join me in the happy dance and let’s move our hands in the air like we don’t care. Yup, it’s time to post an …

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Our 2 week Japan vacation

We’ve been back from our 2 week Japan vacation for about 1.5 week now. For some reason the 2 weeks in Japan felt much longer. I guess that happens when you’re on vacation. 🙂 I’ve …

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The endless chase

It started off easy. You and some friends decided on a back country skiing destination for the weekend. You woke up early Saturday to drive to the trail head. At the trail head, you strapped on skis with skins …

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Traveling with a toddler in Japan

Baby T is no stranger to overseas travels, having made the trip to Denmark and back when he was 7 weeks old and again when he was 20 months old. Wanting to take advantage of the infant 10% …

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Dividend Income – August 2015 update

dividend income - I did nothing today and still got paid

Thank you for dropping by. It’s that time of the month where I share my favourite post of the month – our monthly dividend income. The reason for loving dividends so much is because once …

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Things that saved us money recently

The only realistic way to achieve financial independence is to spend less money than you earn and invest the difference. Eventually the investment amount will be large enough to sustain your expenses. This is why …

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