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Financial Independence

Financial Independence (FI) the most important part of Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE).

Why is FI so important? Because being financially independence means that we can choose to work if we wanted to, not because we have to.

This blog is dedicated for chronicle our financial independence journey.

2021 Goals and Resolutions

February 22, 2021 by Tawcan
2021 goals and resolutions

For the past two years, I set up goals and resolutions at the beginning of the year and posted them on this blog of mine. I then provided quarterly updates on how I was doing. …

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Dividend Income – January 2021 Update

February 16, 2021February 15, 2021 by Tawcan
dividend income January 2021

Well, we went through another month of province-wide COVID-19 restrictions. Other than the kids going to school and me going out to shop for groceries every two weeks or so, we pretty much stayed at …

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2020 Goals & Resolutions Wrap Up

January 25, 2021 by Tawcan
2020 goals & resolutions wrap up

At the beginning of 2020, I set out some ambitious goals and resolutions for myself, hoping I could accomplish all of them. But 2020 was a year like no other. The COVID-19 global pandemic threw …

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Dividend Income & Financial Independence – Dec 2020 Update & 2020 Summary

January 18, 2021 by Tawcan
dividend income - Dec 2020 update

Happy new year everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and celebrated by staying at home with their household members. And I hope everyone stayed safe and healthy during the holiday season. 2020 was a …

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Reviewing our 2020 dividend stock transactions – $115k added.

January 11, 2021 by Tawcan
dividend stock transactions

It is an understatement to say that we had an extremely weird year for the stock market in 2020. The stock indices were firing on all cylinders in mid-February. The global pandemic uncertainties then quickly …

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Can we live off dividends? A case study of geo-arbitrage

December 21, 2020 by Tawcan
live off dividends

Since Mrs. T is originally from Denmark and I’m originally from Taiwan, one of the medium-term goals we have is to live in these countries for an extended period of time. This would allow the …

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What 10,000 kettlebell swing workout taught me about financial independence

December 14, 2020 by Tawcan
kettlebell and financial independence

Since I got three kettlebells for $110 in late August, I have ramped up my workout level. I have set up a yoga mat in the garage to allow me to work out using the …

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About me

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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