A little while ago we had made a post using Excel Sheets online that tracks our dividend portfolio and includes our gains, yield, overall dividend income etc. for all of our holdings. At that point we had to use our Scotia iTrade account to get the projected 12 month income we would receive from each […]
Continue ReadingHow to make a 10% return in real estate without the headaches of bad tenants!
Greetings, today we’re going to take a look into one of the most talked about investment classes and how it fits into your portfolio on your journey to financial independence and early retirement. For almost all early retirees real estate plays a huge role, there are several ways this comes into effect. First off, many […]
Continue ReadingNet Worth Update – September 2019 (Quarter-Millionaires at 30?!)
Welcome to the FindependenceCanada September 2019 Net Worth Update. This is where we track our monthly updates on our quest to a One Million dollar net worth and beyond. We have worked diligently over the last few years to go from having a negative net worth to the position we are in here today, and we hope […]
Continue ReadingFinancial Independence and Friendships – The average of your 5 people.
So this topic today came to me out of the blue. The concept of friends affecting your lifestyle decisions isn’t mind blowing to anyone I wouldn’t think but I’ve only recently noticed a few changes in myself and how directly they’ve affected those I’ve chosen to keep around me either knowingly or unknowingly. “You are […]
Continue ReadingThe best 4% rule calculator We’ve found so far!
Today we’re going to do a run down of one of the best tools I’ve ever found to help you along your Financial Independence Retire Early journey. So most of us who have stumbled upon the FIRE community have also heard of the “Trinity Study” and more commonly known “the 4% rule” right? If you’re […]
Continue ReadingPassive Income Report – August 2019
Throughout these updates we will go over the previous month’s dividend income, as well as our rolling 12 month projected dividend income and our progress towards our goal of having $50,000 in annual passive income. (More on our goals and the tax advantages of Canadian dividends in future posts). For reference, I received my first […]
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