For November, I was on the road a lot. First I was away in Asia for business and visited Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Taipei. I was hit by jet lag pretty hard when I got back to Vancouver as I slept for …

Like many Canadian households, one of the biggest monthly expenses for our family is groceries. For example, in 2018, we spent $714.98 per month ($8,579.76 for 2018) on groceries. As a result, Mrs. T and I are always looking for ways to reduce our …

Back in late August, Mrs. T, Baby T1.0, Baby T2.0, my parents, and I went to New York City for nine days. I have meant to write up a trip report and provide travel tips on visiting New York City with young kids for fellow …

If you are visiting this blog, you are probably very interested in the dividend growth investing strategy. Many readers have reached out to me why we don’t forget about individual dividend stocks and just invest in dividend ETFs. After talking to Brian from Frugal Fortunes…

By the time this post publishes, I will be on the airplane heading back to Vancouver. As I write this, I’m on the 12th day of my 16-day business trip. Having been on the road for so many days, I am looking forward to going …

It’s a new month and that means it’s time for a monthly dividend income update. The reason for doing these monthly updates is to keep us honest and demonstrate that it is possible to build up a sizable dividend portfolio and use the dividend income …

I am on the sixth day of a sixteen-day Asia work trip as I write this. So far, I have spent time in Beijing and Shanghai. It’s hard to believe that there are ten more days to go and four more cities to visit for …

The financial independence retire early movement is getting a lot of attention lately. While it’s nice to see the movement gaining traction, I feel most of the major media coverage has been very early retirement focus. I think this is paints a very bad …

Unlike many families that live in the suburbs, we are a one-car household. I am usually the one driving the car for my daily commute to and from work. Occasionally when Mrs. T needs the car, I’d take public transportation to get to work (takes …

Q3 2019 is over which means it’s time to do a Q3 2019 goals and resolutions update. It’s a bit crazy to consider that three quarters are in the books already, and we only have three more months to go for the year. Where did …