FIRE Canada Interview #12 – Being a valuist

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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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Starting a New Family Tradition

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 …

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FI…13 years and 4 Months in the making

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“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 …

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I messed up

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 …

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