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Month: May 2016

Ask the readers – what’s your coffee drinking habit?

July 25, 2020May 30, 2016 by Tawcan

I can’t remember when I first started drinking coffee, probably when I was a teenager. When I was younger, my parents used to brew coffee on weekends and we would sit down and drink coffee …

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Weird things I did to save money in my 20’s

July 25, 2020May 25, 2016 by Tawcan

Believe it or not, back in my 20’s I didn’t know anything about budgeting and very little about investing. The only thing I knew was that I needed to spend less than I learn. Whatever …

Read moreWeird things I did to save money in my 20’s

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Are you focusing on the wrong things

July 25, 2020May 18, 2016 by Tawcan

What do you see in the above picture? Do you see the growing vegetables, herbs, and flowers? Or do you see the yellowish burned patchy lawn, and all the weeds? Mrs. T and I were talking …

Read moreAre you focusing on the wrong things

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10 Lessons I would give to my 23-year-old self

July 25, 2020May 10, 2016 by Tawcan

Later this year I’ll turn 34. It’s a weird idea for me that I’ll be closer to my mid-30’s than my early-30’s. It’s a really odd concept to me especially considering 9 out of 10 times …

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Dividend Income – April 2016 Update

July 25, 2020May 4, 2016 by Tawcan

It’s hard to believe that it’s May already and 2016 is already 33% over. It felt like it was only a few days ago that Mrs. T, Baby T1.0, and I were celebrating Christmas with …

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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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