Relax, it’s OK to slow down

relax it's OK to slow down

The personal finance community, especially the FIRE community, has a tendency to promote side hustles. The idea is simple – increase your earning power so you can save and invest more money. This in term …

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Goodbye Perlemus 💔💔💔

Perlemus

What’s important is not money. What’s important are family and love and the feeling in your heart.  Baby T1.0 Every morning after getting her breakfast, our beloved 9-year old cat, Perlemus (Pearl Mouse in Danish) …

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Dividend Income – October 2021 Update

Tawcan dividend income October 2021 report

Wow, I can’t believe that there are only two months left for 2021. Maybe time flies by quicker when one works from home? I have been working from home since last mid-March and there’s currently …

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How to donate securities to charity in Canada

how to donate securities to charity

Recently Reader M provided some excellent insight on early withdrawal strategies. At the end of the blog post, I mentioned that charitable giving is important, particularly with what is going on in today’s world. After …

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Quick Q&A + Good Reads From The PF Community

Tawcan Q&A

Last week I was featured on three major news outlets – The Globe and Mail, MSN, and CNBS Grow. Many new readers stumbled onto this website as a result. If you’re a new reader, thank …

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2021 Goals and Resolutions – Q3 Update

2021 goals and resolutions

It’s hard to believe there are only three more months to go before 2021 wraps up. Considering that we have regularly travelled outside of Canada every year for the past many years, it is weird …

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Don’t be ordinary be extraordinary

Don't be ordinary be extraordinary

I believe we should live our lives with the motto “Don’t be ordinary be extraordinary”. Ask yourself this question: do you want to be successful and extraordinary? I think 99.9% of the population will answer …

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