In the early days, we as humans developed a system of bartering where if I had one chicken and chickens were plentiful I maybe get a little salt or flour for it, and if chickens and meat sources became scarce, maybe I could then trade it for 3, 4, 5 times the value. I think […]
Continue ReadingWhy I want F.I.R.E. – Some thoughts I hadn’t acknowledged
So, this post is going to be a little bit different than usual. Today’s post was sparked by thoughts while I was sitting on the couch listening to some early retirement, investing and nomadic living videos on YouTube. I got to thinking… why am I listening to these videos? What is it about this “movement” […]
Continue ReadingOur ambitious financial goals for 2020
So it has taken a couple of weeks into the start of 2020, but we’re finally ready to decide on what it is our goals for the year will be. As we mentioned in the last post, we are in fact expecting a child in a few months time and with that comes all sorts […]
Continue ReadingThank you Enbridge! – This is why we do this.
Big announcement for our dividend portfolio and overall passive income stream today as Enbridge has done us a huge favour and raised the dividend (yet again) by 10% this year. The dividend payable per share will go from $0.738 per quarter in 2019 to $0.81 per quarter moving forward. Given their track record of raising […]
Continue ReadingBest credit card for Canadians – (F.I.R.E. inspired)
Today we’re going to take a look at one of our two credit cards that we believe all travel enthusiasts and F.I.R.E. pursuers should be looking into holding. If you’re looking to do any amount of travelling this card is almost assuredly going to make those trips a lot more affordable and fit into any […]
Continue ReadingChasing F.I.R.E. – How we’ve added 100k per year to our net worth.
Looking back through some old files I had laying around on the computer I found something of interest to myself. I found the very first time I took the time to calculate my net worth all the way back in October of 2017! Back then I didn’t know that I would start a blog writing […]
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