If you’re so smart, why aren’t you retired already?
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that I read a lot of personal finance and investment related books and I also read a lot of personal finance blogs. When I read Mark aka My Own …
Personal Finance
Personal finance, the fundation of Tawcan.com. Personal finance is and should be personal. A list of personal finance related topics and tips that we can all learn from.
Teaching kids about money… one step at a time
At almost 3 and half years old, Baby T1.0 is slowly grasping the concept of money. As someone who has spent a lot of time talking and writing about money, it is fascinating to see …
FIRE Canada Interview #1 – Vancouverite reader J
Recently a reader name J reached out to me to share his story on financial independence retire early in Canada. What’s neat is the fact that he’s also located in Vancouver. Because his story is …
Are you “Retirement Free?”
When it comes to Financial Independence Retirement Early (FIRE), there are lots of calculators & simulators on the internet to estimate when one can reach FIRE. As luck have it, I also created a calculator …
Some reading materials
Since getting back from my 2 week Asian work trip middle of last week, life has been busy. Between work, running after two toddlers (Baby T2.0 started walking while I was away!!!), maintaining a good …
5 financial fails that I encountered recently
Although I am a self-declared personal finance expert here on Tawcan.com, I tend to avoid talking about personal finance unless I know you well (must be the polite Canadian in me). I typically listen in …
Random Thoughts – Travels, Current State of Stock Market, Dividend Investing
I’m currently on the longest work trip ever, a total of 16 days visiting 4 different countries. I was in Shenzhen China for a few days and now I’m in Hong Kong. I’ll be in …