Approaching FIRE with a balanced mindset
I came across this article from The Globe and Mail the other day. The article profiled Jeremy Finney who retired five years ago at age 41. Soon 46, he is dealing with regrets about early …
Save-Spend Balance
Save-Spend Balance – Find the personal balance between saving money for the future and spending money to enjoy the present moment.
Wealthsimple Visa Infinite Review – 2% earn rate & no foreign exchange fee!
Founded by Michael Katchen in 2014, Wealthsimple has been slowly expanding its financial products for Canadians. In early 2024, Wealthsimple beta launched its Visa Infinite card, which offered cash back and some additional benefits. Since …
Maximizing RESP front-loading without sacrificing Canada Education Savings Grant
We all know that post-secondary education is getting more and more expensive. Fortunately, the Canadian government created the Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), a tax-deferred investment account to help families pay for a child’s post-secondary …
Visiting Taiwan for 20 days – our itinerary & experience (Part 3)
Welcome to Part 3 and the final part of our 20-day Taiwan trip report. I hope you have enjoyed reading about our trip and seeing all the pictures so far. After 8 days in Taiwan, …
Visiting Taiwan for 20 days – our itinerary & experience (Part 2)
Last week I shared the first three days of our Taiwan trip with a lot of pictures to give readers an idea of what our trip was about. Taiwan is very tourist-friendly and thus is …
Visiting Taiwan for 20 days – our itinerary & experience (Part 1)
As many of you know, years ago I created the word Tawcan by combining Taiwan and Canada (it should have been Taican but that’s not very original for me so I changed it slightly). The …
How much do we need to reach financial independence
Over the last few years, I have written posts on our financial independence assumptions and tax consequences when we live off dividends. Originally, we thought a dividend income of $40,000 per year would be sufficient. …