Dividend Income – March 2026 Update
Welcome to my favourite post to write – the monthly dividend income update! Why do I enjoy writing these monthly income updates so much? Because they demonstrate that it is possible to build up a …
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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Early Retirement Healthcare in Canada – What are our options?
As we are getting closer and closer toward our goal of early retirement, we have been doing a lot of projections, calculations, and planning. While it’s somewhat easy to estimate our income and expenses in …
Tax strategies for dividend investors in Canada
One of the most underappreciated components in dividend investing is tax efficiency. That’s why Reader B talked about it at length about it in my Q & A with him. Therefore, understanding how dividend income …
Does it make sense to build a dividend portfolio to generate steady & reliable monthly dividend income?
We have been building our dividend portfolio since 2011. Over the last 14 years, we have made many mistakes, which have allowed us to learn many valuable lessons. Needless to say, our portfolio has gone …
Dividend Income – February 2026 Update
Welcome to another monthly dividend update! I enjoy writing these monthly updates and providing readers with insights into our dividend growth investing journey. The reason for writing these monthly dividend updates is to keep myself …
Early Retirement Planning – Q&A with Reader P
As you can imagine, a lot of planning is required to reach early retirement. Despite all the planning, projections, and running different scenarios, there will always be some level of uncertainty when it comes to …
How to track your dividend portfolio beyond income: A holistic approach for dividend investors
Like many dividend investors, when we started our dividend growth investing journey, we were obsessed with one particular number – how much dividend income we received each month. While watching dividend income coming in every …