Tawcan is a Canadian personal finance and dividend investing blog that chronicles my quest for financial independence and joyful life.
I started this blog to show it is possible to achieve financial independence as a single-income family with two young kids while living in Vancouver Canada, one of the most expensive cities in the world.
My wife and I started building our dividend portfolio in 2011 after a financial epiphany.
Today, the portfolio generates over $4,500 in dividends per month. Our dream is to become financially independent and live off dividends by 2025.
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Since Canadians can’t deduct mortgage interests in our income tax filing, many Canadian homeowners use Smith Maneuver as a legal strategy to enable them to make their mortgages tax-deductible. Essentially, Canadians would borrow money against …
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably have heard that the stock market is crashing. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 is down by 23.55% and the NASDAQ is down by 32.76%, and the Russell …
Welcome to another monthly dividend update. Through these regular dividend updates, I hope to demonstrate that it is possible to build up a sizable dividend portfolio and eventually live off dividends. For those that are …
Recently I was featured in an article called “Experts say dividend-paying stocks are not for everyone.” Since the article is by The Canadian Press, it appears on many different sites and I certainly had my …
Although I grew up in a household where my dad retired in his early 40s and a couple of my cousins reached financial independence and/or retired early in their 40s, I had never really put …
Wow, the stock market sure has been volatile lately. The retail sector is taking a big hit, just take a look at Target, Walmart, Amazon, and Costco. Ouch! Should you hoard cash and wait till …
Welcome to another monthly dividend update. Since I started this blog in July 2014, I have been posting these updates each month. It’s hard to believe that this little blog has been in existence for …
