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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How much is your entertainment costing you?

During lunch today, a bunch of my co-workers were talking about TV series that they’re watching. Discussions about the different TV series soon followed. “House of Cards is a grittier version of The West Wing. …

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6 ways to save money on baby items

Before Baby T’s arrival, I always wondered why people say raising kids is one of the most rewarding things in life. Now I’m a dad, I finally understand the reasons. It’s so wonderful to see …

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Secrets to a happy and frugal life

As humans, our thinking system governs how we live our lives. To be happy in your life, you need to have a positive thinking system. Having a positive thinking system is an essential way to a happier …

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September dividend update

It’s October, that means there are only 3 more months to go before we wrap up 2014. For our household, October also means that Baby T will turn one year old! It’s hard to believe that I …

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3 frugal ways to save on electronics

Look around and you will see that electronic gadgets are everywhere. In a developed country like Canada and the United States, almost everyone has a phone and almost every family has a computer or a laptop. …

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The Versatile Blogger Award

I got nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you for the nomination! For this award nomination I’m suppose to share 7 new interesting things that I haven’t share with my readers before. I meant to …

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Living the dream… or not

Wow I’m absolutely exhausted! Work has been a little insane for the past two weeks. My manager is away on vacation so I’ve been managing his projects for him. At the same time, I’m also managing …

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