Sell blood to expedite FIRE***
I donated blood for the first time in 2001 in a mobile donation clinic. It was my first year of university, living in one of the residences at University of British Columbia. The mobile donation …
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.
FIRE Canada Interview #3 – Why I decided to keep working despite reaching FI at 38
A few months ago, a reader from Vancouver left a comment on this blog, stating that he has reached financial independence at 38 years of age. He also mentioned that he decided to continue working …
2017 Financial Review: $51,144.77 Spent & Net Worth + 8.65%
You are probably thinking… Hear me out, please! Although this blog has been around for more than 3 years, I only started writing year review last year, so the annual review post idea is still …
FIRE Canada Interview #2 – How I became financially independent at age 32
Since high school graduation, I have not kept up with many high school friends. So you can imagine how surprised I was to see a high school friend sending me a Facebook message about financial …
How my struggles with English taught me about financial literacy
As you may know, Tawcan is a word that I invented when I started using the internet back in the mid-90’s. It stands for Taiwanese Canadians. (I realized later that if the word is a …
FinCon17 Recap – A Canadian’s perspective
I have heard a lot about FinCon since I started this personal finance blog. Every blogger I have talked to or exchanged email with had nothing but positive things to say about FinCon. Last year …
What is your reason for financial independence?
Thanks to work and personal travels, I have set foot on 25 airplanes so far this year, with at least 6 more plane rides planned. Essentially I have been on a plane every single month …