Create your own happiness

We live in a media-centric society, which means that we see the following messages multiple times per day: Happiness comes from purchasing, Happiness comes from consuming, Happiness comes from having new things. Rather than letting people tell us how to …

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Parental struggles during vacation

I took the last two weeks off to spend more time with my family. We spent 5 days in the Okanagan and the rest at home. It was nice to spend more time with Baby T1.0, …

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Dividend Income – July 2016 Update

dividend income - I did nothing today and still got paid

After spending a hectic week in China and Hong Kong in middle of July basking in the ridiculous hot sun and extreme humidity, it was nice to spend a relaxing week with my family in the …

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The importance of appreciation

I found the following list while going through some old documents on my Google Drive the other day. It’s interesting to reflect and see something that I wrote down 4 years ago. 20 Things to …

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Personal finance thoughts from China

I’m in Shenzhen, China this week for work. Shenzhen is the one of the high tech meccas in China and it’s pretty crazy to consider that there are over 10 million people living in this …

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Life Reflection

Today a co-worker of mine lost his battle with ALS. He was a kind gentleman and a good friend to many of us. Because he worked remotely, I only saw him every few months. The last few …

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