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Weekend Reading – Surviving a recession edition

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Mark | 21 Comments

Weekend Reading – Surviving a recession edition Welcome to a new Weekend Reading post: surviving a recession edition. You can check out other recent posts below: This recent Weekend Reading edition offered up some ideas and thoughts about what my…

Financial Independence Update

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Mark | 25 Comments

Financial Independence Update The key to our financial independence update and overall plan has always been our disciplined savings rate for investing. If you (or I) are spending 100% of our available income, we’ll never get to where we want…

Weekend Reading – What does your retirement look like?

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Mark | 30 Comments

Weekend Reading – What does your retirement look like? Hi Folks! Welcome to my new Weekend Reading: what does your retirement look like edition. Thanks again for your readership! This site now has almost 6,000 dedicated email subscribers. That is…

5 stocks I bought in 2022

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Mark | 17 Comments

5 stocks I bought in 2022 With 2022 highlighting my 15-year tenure as a DIY investor, My Own Advisor no less (!), we inch closer to our semi-retirement dreams. On that journey, earlier this year, I shared 5 stocks I…

Weekend Reading – The Better Way to Budget Edition

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Mark | 19 Comments

Weekend Reading – The Better Way to Budget Edition Hey Everyone! Welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition: the better way to budget edition. First up, a few recent articles in case you missed them! Sadly, our healthcare system is…

The costs of elder care in Canada

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Mark | 44 Comments

The costs of elder care in Canada Saving and investing to start retirement is one thing. Aging in place and being able to afford is something else. We often discuss how to save and invest (including those subjects on this…

Weekend Reading – More dividend increases edition

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Mark | 20 Comments

Weekend Reading – More dividend increases edition Hey Everyone! Welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition: my more dividend increases edition. First up, a few recent articles in case you missed them! All signs are pointing to a recession. So,…

October 2022 Dividend Income Update

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Mark | 13 Comments

October 2022 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my latest monthly dividend income update! For this month’s dividend income update theme, I want to pick up on the quiet quitting revolution. I want to offer what’s in my head on this…