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Month: March 2015

What you focus on expands – positive approach to life

July 26, 2020March 30, 2015 by Tawcan
positive approach to life what you focus expands

I recently had conversations with a few people that are having money problems. Most of them were facing some sort of financial debt. When I talked to them, all they talked about was how much debt they are in …

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Financial advice for a debt-ridden Vancouver couple

July 26, 2020March 23, 2015 by Tawcan
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Andrew Allentuck from Financial Post publishes an article on family finance week where the retirement readiness of a Canadian family is evaluated. This week Andrew featured Jack and Marianne, a recently married young couple from Vancouver whom are …

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Buying stocks on pullbacks

July 26, 2020March 18, 2015 by Tawcan

When you break down the performance of the stock markets over a very short period of time, you can conclude that the markets are very volatile. The markets can go up and down depending on …

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The Early Retirement Financial Independence Spreadsheet Calculator

March 3, 2021March 15, 2015 by Tawcan
early retirement financial independence spreadsheet calculator

I am an Excel spreasheet nerd. So when the great J. Money shared a couple spreadsheets for calculating when you can achieve early retirement / financial freedom, I decided to create my own early retirement financial …

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Dividend Income – Feb 2015 Update

July 26, 2020March 10, 2015 by Tawcan

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been using the same picture in our monthly dividend income update posts for the last few months. I love seeing how happy Dilbert and Willy are in this picture. I think this picture …

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Getting married 3 times for cheap – part 3

July 26, 2020March 9, 2015 by Tawcan

This is a 3-part series to demonstrate that you can get married 3 times for less than the Canadian national average of $31,685. In our 1st wedding, or our actual wedding, Mrs. T and I got …

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Hi there, I’m Bob from Vancouver Canada.

My wife & I started dividend investing in 2011 with the dream of living off dividends in our 40’s. Today our portfolio generates over $2,250 dividend per month which covers >55% of our expenses.

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