Back in late August, Mrs. T, Baby T1.0, Baby T2.0, my parents, and I went to New York City for nine days. I have meant to write up a trip report and provide travel tips on visiting New York City with young kids for fellow …

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 focus. I think this is paints a very bad …

Unlike many families that live in the suburbs, we are a one-car household. I am usually the one driving the car for my daily commute to and from work. Occasionally when Mrs. T needs the car, I’d take public transportation to get to work (takes …

Q3 2019 is over which means it’s time to do a Q3 2019 goals and resolutions update. It’s a bit crazy to consider that three quarters are in the books already, and we only have three more months to go for the year. Where did …

As you may know, we are a single-income family where I work full-time and Mrs. T stays home with the kids. For the time being, Mrs. T is staying home with the kids to spend more time with them. Given our single income situation, I …

If you have been a time reader, you may recall that I started a financial independence retire early interview series a while ago where I interviewed Canadians who are either financially independent, retired early, or close to these key financial milestones. The reason for the …

A while ago, I started a financial independence retire early 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 there …

Last week I was in Washington DC for five days and attended the annual personal finance conference – FinCon. I went to FinCon 2017 in Dallas but missed last year’s event in Orlando. This year, I knew I must attend to learn more about blogging …

It’s hard to believe that it is September already, meaning that three quarters of 2019 is almost gone. Over the next couple of days, Baby T1.0 will start Grade 1 and Baby T2.0 will start pre-school. When Baby T1.0 was born, many people told Mrs. …

“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 …