FIRE

FIRE = Financial Independence Retire Early

A large part of this website is about financial independence retire early (FIRE) and our FIRE journey. Topics include – What does financial independence retire early mean, How to achieve financial independence retire early, Lessons learned during our FIRE journey.

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FinCon 2019 – A Canadian’s Recap

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, …

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Take care of your future one step at a time

financial independece retire early one step at a time

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 …

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FI…13 years and 4 Months in the making

financial independence in the making

“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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