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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Every year since 2019 I have set goals and resolutions as a way to challenge and improve myself. I have been using a spreadsheet to track my goals and resolutions and provide quarterly updates here. …
Hey everyone, welcome to another monthly dividend income update. A quick reminder for long-time and new readers: we share these monthly dividend income updates to share the progress on our financial independence journey. Our goal …
Roughly two years ago, I wrote an article titled “Should I invest in high yield covered call ETFs?” It received many comments when it was first published and continues to be one of the most-read …
In my 2025 wrap up post, a reader left a comment that caught my attention and piqued my curiosity: “Is it ever advisable to cash out RRSPs, and move it over to TFSAs?” As we …
This post was originally published in 2016. The key formula used in the dividend spreadsheet template for dividend info from Google Finance was formulated back in 2014. Due to the changes in Google Finance in …
I really enjoy getting questions from readers, whether via the comment section or email. Due to the vast number of questions, unfortunately, sometimes I don’t have sufficient time to provide detailed answers. For that, I …
Lately, many readers who are at the beginning of their investment journey have asked me about my choice of discount broker. To be more specific: Questrade vs. Wealthsimple Trade, which one is the better choice? …
