“Hmm what the heck did I get myself into?” I thought to myself while walking toward GM Place in downtown Vancouver. 

Being uncomfortable in a new surrounding

It was Nov 7, 2001. All around me, many people were dressed in black clothing, some even …

Long-time readers know that I have been writing monthly dividend income updates as a way to keep us honest and demonstrate that it is possible to build a sizable dividend portfolio. Like many dividend growth investors, our goal is to have our dividend portfolio generating …

This blog has been in existence for over 5 years. To my surprise, most of these posts I have published have been written by me exclusively. I have only published a few guest blog posts. While I still have some really great ideas to share …

Can you believe that summer is half over? So far this summer we have not seen the summer scorching heat here in Vancouver. Instead, we have had rainy days occasionally. We Vancouverites actually welcome a tamer summer since that means fewer forest fires. It’s a …

As a long-running family tradition, my parents gave our kids red envelopes with money inside for Chinese New Year earlier this year. Being a natural saver and thinking about the future, I then took the money and put it in a savings account for them. …

A while ago, I started a financial independence retire early (FIRE) interview series where I interviewed Canadians who are either financially independent, retired early, or close to these key financial milestones. The reason for the series is to bring more Canadian perspective as I feel …