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How do you live frugally? What does frugality means? Frugality can mean many different things for different people. For me, frugality means living below your means without depriving yourself.

20 Baby Freebies in Canada 2021: Get Free stuff and Save money!

January 10, 2021January 1, 2021 by Tawcan
baby freebies in Canada

When Mrs. T was pregnant, we knew having a baby would require us to buy a few baby things, despite us being frugal. While we have the belief that kids are only as expensive as …

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PC Insiders Review – Is it worth it? Updated Dec 2020

December 29, 2020December 2, 2020 by Tawcan
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When I first published the Canadian grocery store comparisons, some readers pointed out the benefits of the PC Insiders subscription program. Since we have been doing more and more shopping at Superstore, the idea of …

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The most dangerous phrase

July 24, 2020July 6, 2020 by Tawcan

Years ago, Mrs. T and I spent two weeks in Italy for our honeymoon. When we were planning the trip, we wanted to spend four or five days in the Tuscany region. Since both of …

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Does Costco cost more? Costco vs. Superstore vs. Walmart showdown

November 28, 2020June 26, 2020 by Tawcan

In 2019 we spent $747.94 CAD or $556.10 UDS toward groceries every month. Trying to be as frugal as possible while eating healthy food, we were constantly comparing prices between different grocery stores to get …

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Creative Ways We Saved & Earned During the COVID-19 Pandemic

July 24, 2020May 20, 2020 by Tawcan

I got the idea for this post from Penny at She Picks up Pennies. With COVID-19 not going away any time soon, I figured it would be a good idea to examine some creative ways …

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Hi there, I’m Bob from Vancouver Canada. Welcome to Tawcan.com, a Canadian personal finance and dividend investing blog that chronicle my quest for financial independence and joyful life. In 2011 my wife and I started dividend investing with the dream of living off dividends in our 40’s. Today our portfolio generates over $2,100 dividend per month which covers >50% of our expenses.

Through this blog, I want to demonstrate that it is possible to achieve financial independence as a single income family with two young kids while living in one of the most expensive cities in the world.

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