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Month: December 2019

Does Costco cost more? Canadian Grocery store price comparison

November 28, 2020December 27, 2019 by Tawcan

Since our financial epiphany, we have tracked our expenses using a self-made excel sheet. Within this excel spreadsheet, we have established different categories like grocery, household items, eating out, hydro, car fuel, etc to allow …

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Happy Holidays!!!

July 24, 2020December 23, 2019 by Tawcan

In a few days, it will be Christmas and 2020 will be just around the corner. For me, 2019 has been a great year and I have to thank everyone for visiting this blog. This …

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Your Investment Questions Answered

July 25, 2020December 18, 2019 by Tawcan

I receive investment-related questions from readers regularly via emails. I really welcome these emails as they are a great method for me to interact with my readers. Furthermore, I really enjoy these emails as they …

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Stop monetizing everything you do!

July 25, 2020December 16, 2019 by Tawcan

Within the financial independence retire early (FIRE) community, side hustles are often considered as the holy grail. If you want to reach FIRE, in addition to your full-time job, you absolutely must have at least …

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FIRE Canada Interview #12 – Being a valuist

August 11, 2020December 9, 2019 by Tawcan
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The financial independence retire early movement is getting a lot of attention lately. While it’s nice to see the movement gaining traction, I feel most of the major media coverage has been very early retirement …

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Dividend Income & Financial Independence Journey Update – Nov 2019

August 11, 2020December 4, 2019 by Tawcan

For November, I was on the road a lot. First I was away in Asia for business and visited Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Taipei. I was hit by jet lag pretty hard …

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Maximize PC Optimum Points – Playing the Points Game

November 28, 2020December 2, 2019 by Tawcan
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Like many Canadian households, one of the biggest monthly expenses for our family is groceries. For example, in 2018, we spent $714.98 per month ($8,579.76 for 2018) on groceries. As a result, Mrs. T and …

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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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