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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Sell blood to expedite FIRE***

I donated blood for the first time in 2001 in a mobile donation clinic. It was my first year of university, living in one of the residences at University of British Columbia. The mobile donation …

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2018 Dividend Stocks for Consideration

If you are a long time reader of this blog, you probably have noticed that I haven’t been writing as many investment related posts (i.e. dividend stock transactions, considerations, evaluations, etc) . Rather, I have …

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