Boom Shakalaka
I was just doing the usual mid-month dividend update on my dividend excel sheet and found that we have officially reached our $8,000 annual dividend goal for 2014! BOOM SHAKALAKA! As of today we have …
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 $5,400 in dividends per month. We originally dreamed of becoming financial independent and living off dividends by 2025. Although we could live off dividends by supplementing it with a part time income in 2025, we aren't in a rush to cross so called "finish line." Therefore, we are taking it easy and we plan to realize the dream of living off dividends before 2030.
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Creating a legacy – dividend portfolio for kid(s)
When I first started investing in dividend paying stocks, I kept coming across statements like the one below to show how powerful dividend reinvesting is. If you invested $5000 in (Insert a stock symbol) in …
November dividend update
It’s hard to believe it’s already December. With all the work travels in November, the month seemed to have flown by. In November, I added $6,500 in our dividend portfolio. Unfortunately the overall stock markets continued …
Does inheritance mean a loss of credibility for personal finance bloggers?
Sam at Financial Samurai wrote an interesting article asking us Why Are People So Ashamed About Inheriting Money. The article is based on the recent development of a blogger named Anton. Anton was featured on …
Don’t quibble over eighths and quarters
I have been reading “Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits” by Philip A. Fisher. This book is considered as one of the must read investment books and Warren Buffett has recommended it. In the book Fisher talked …
Being appreciative by looking from a different angle
I’m sitting in Frankfurt airport waiting to board my flight home. The quick 3.5 day turnaround European trip was a success. I can’t believe my total flight time will be close to 24 hours and I …
October dividend update
Between signing all the property related legal documents, packing, moving, unpacking, and planning a birthday party for Baby T, October flew by quickly. November will be a busy month for me due to all the work trips. …