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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Dividend Income – Aug 2026 Update

long exposure

Hello, returning and new readers for another monthly dividend update (remember, you can sign up for the Tawcan Newsletter so you don’t miss any new posts and updates).  This marks the 146th monthly update (wow!) …

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Dividend Income – July 2026 Update

Kale, pumpkins, carrots

Welcome to another monthly dividend update.  I have posted a monthly dividend update report every month since August 2014. If my calculation is correct, this marks the 145th monthly dividend report. I publish these monthly …

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