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 when I got back to Vancouver as I slept for …

It’s a new month and that means it’s time for a monthly dividend income and financial independence journey progress update. The reason for doing these monthly updates is to keep us honest and demonstrate that it is possible to build up a sizable dividend portfolio …

A few weeks ago, Henry from “Your Every Growing Income” posted a questionnaire for income investors and tagged me and a few other dividend investors on Twitter. Rather than answering the questions via a comment or tweets, I decided to write an extensive post instead. …

It’s a new month and that means it’s time for a monthly dividend income and financial independence journey progress update. The reason for doing these monthly updates is to keep us honest and demonstrate that it is possible to build up a sizable dividend portfolio …

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 …

Bang! Just like that the 1H of 2019 is in the books. In case you’re new here, I am doing these monthly updates to keep us honest and demonstrate that it is possible to build up a sizable dividend portfolio so it generates sufficient dividend …

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Importance Announcement #2: Plutus Award nomination is now open. If you’re a fan of this blog, …

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A few weeks ago, I learned a close co-worker of mine lost his daughter. Like the rest …

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 update! For those of you who are new here, I am doing these monthly updates to keep us honest and demonstrate …

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 a sudden, I heard Mrs. T crying uncontrollably.

Her grandfather on her dad’s …