Tawcan is a Canadian personal finance and dividend investing blog that chronicle 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 $2,250 dividends per month and covers over 55% of our expenses.
Our dream is to become financially independent in our 40s and live off dividends.
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Mrs. T and I are working toward financial independence by investing in dividend stocks and index ETFs. Our plan is to live off dividends. Therefore, I’m always on the lookout for great dividend stocks to …
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? …
I see dividend growth investors asking for dividend calendars quite often. I have seen a few dividend calendars for US dividend stocks but haven’t really seen any for Canadian dividend stocks. Since it seems to …
A number of readers have inquired how I feel about dividend ETFs and what are the top Canadian dividend ETFs available in the market today. As of today, our dividend portfolio consists of 56 individual …
For the past three years, I have set up goals and resolutions at the beginning of the year and posted them on this blog. I then provided quarterly updates on how I was doing. I …
When Mrs. T was pregnant, we knew having a baby would require us to buy a few baby things, despite us being frugal. While we have the belief that kids are only as expensive as …
Canadian banks have a long dividend history. All the big five banks – Royal Bank, TD, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, and CIBC have been distributing dividends since the late 1800s. Even during …
