The past 2.5 months have been tough for Mrs. T. One early morning after we arrived in Taichung, Mrs. T was checking her emails. While getting the kids dressed, all of…
Q1 2019 is over which means it’s time to do a Q1 2019 goals and resolutions update. When I published my goals in January, I wasn’t sure if I’d do monthly…
Although we can technically be financially independent today if we really wanted to, we have decided to prolong our financial independence journey. Mrs. T and I have decided that we can…
It’s the beginning of the month and that means it’s my favourite time of the month – it’s time for the monthly dividend income and financial independence journey update! For those…
If you’re a long time reader, you know that we deploy a hybrid investment strategy – we hold both individual dividend-paying stocks and index ETFs in our dividend portfolio. When it…
The other day, Baby T2.0 turned 3. It’s a little hard to believe that she has been a part of our lives for 3 years already. 3 years seems so short…
In 2018 we spent $714.98 CAD or $513.26 UDS toward groceries every month. Trying to be as frugal as possible while eating healthy food, we were constantly comparing prices between different…
A few weeks ago I finished reading Solitude: In Pursuit of a Singular Life in a Crowded World by Michael Harris. Having noticed that I have been spending more and more…
February has been an interesting month when it comes to weather. Shortly after coming back from summer-like weather in Taiwan, Metro Vancouver got hit by a cold snap. It wasn’t as…
With 2018 RRSP season gone, it’s time to focus on 2019 RRSP. As you may recall, since I started working full time over 12 years ago, I have been maximizing my…
The other day a co-worker, in his late 20’s, came up to me during lunch and wrapped one of his arms around my shoulders. He then did the same for the…
In late January, Mr. T, Baby T1.0, Baby T2.0 and I, along with my parents, my brother and his wife went back to Taiwan to visit our relatives. About 4 years…