I ripped the bandaid and sold off our ARK funds.\u00a0 Definitely took a loss there and lesson learned to ignore any sort of noise that arises.\u00a0 Definitely easier said than done.<\/p>\n

Once we FIRE, any taxable income\/dividends we receive from our taxable account we plan to withdraw, rather than drip right back into the non-registered account, with the purpose to shuffle over to our TFSA instead for some tax sheltering.\u00a0 We will also withdraw from our RRSPs first up to the federal basic amount (accounting for any dividends, rental income, earned income, etc) to shift over into our taxable accounts for tax purposes as we drain the cash wedge down to 1-2 years of cash.<\/p>\n

Stocks\/Bonds\/Cash Allocation:<\/p>\n

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• Stocks: 77.6%<\/li>\n
• Bonds: 5.6%<\/li>\n
• Cash: 15.2%<\/li>\n
• Crypto: 1.7%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  We’re sitting heavier than we want in cash right now thanks to the recent bonus payout.\u00a0 Will be shuffling a good chunk of the bonus money into our taxable account.<\/p>\n

  We\u2019re currently sitting at a 66\/34 USD\/CAD split.\u00a0 With the USD\/CAD exchange rate sitting at 1.26 our liquid portfolio fully converted into CAD is $1,467,856.<\/p>\n

  Withdrawal Rates<\/b><\/h2>\n

  Let\u2019s see what this means when it comes time to withdraw.\u00a0 I like looking at a few different scenarios as we can cut down our spending if need-be in hard times (market tanks).\u00a0 I also like looking at what our withdrawal rate looks like with Canada Child Benefit (CCB) factored in since it is such a juicy benefit that we will be receiving for the first ~15 years. As previously mentioned, we do NOT rely on\u00a0any<\/b> external support in our FIRE figures (CCB, CPP\/SS, OAS) and view them as icing on the cake or to account for any future unexpected medical expenses we may encounter in old age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

  <\/td>\n	Convert CAD to USD<\/td>\n	w CCB<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	Not convert to CAD<\/td>\n	w CCB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  $25k\/year<\/td>\n	1.70%<\/td>\n	0.55%<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	1.99%<\/td>\n	0.64%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  $35k\/year<\/td>\n	2.38%<\/td>\n	1.23%<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	2.79%<\/td>\n	1.44%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  $40k\/year<\/td>\n	2.73%<\/td>\n	1.57%<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	3.19%<\/td>\n	1.83%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  $45k\/year<\/td>\n	3.07%<\/td>\n	1.91%<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	3.59%<\/td>\n	2.23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  $50k\/year<\/td>\n	3.41%<\/td>\n	2.25%<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	3.99%<\/td>\n	2.63%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  $55k\/year<\/td>\n	3.75%<\/td>\n	2.59%<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	4.39%<\/td>\n	3.03%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  $60k\/year<\/td>\n	4.09%<\/td>\n	2.93%<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	4.79%<\/td>\n	3.43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n It\u2019s pretty awesome to see that the only scenarios where we are currently over the \u201c4% rule\u201d is if we spend $55k\/year and not have the USD\/CAD conversion in place and also assume $0 in CCB. Similarly at the $60k\/year mark we are over if we do not include CCB.\u00a0 It is highly unlikely we will spend $55,000+ every year and<\/b>\u00a0have the USD\/CAD sit right at par\u00a0and<\/b>\u00a0somehow see CCB dramatically altered\/removed in the near future.<\/p>\n Like I mentioned early, I’m estimating we are going to spend just under $40k during this first 12 months off on parental leave so seeing this chart sure gives me all the warm and fuzzies.<\/p>\n Putting It All Together<\/b><\/h2>\n Total Assets:<\/p>\n \n Liquid Investments: $1,253,467<\/li>\n Townhouse: ~$300,000*<\/li>\n Home: ~$400,000*<\/li>\n Total: $1,953,467<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n *We likely will sell our townhouse for more than this in a few weeks\/months but will leave it as is until the sale is finalized.\u00a0 Our house could sell for over $500,000 in today’s market but we like to keep this value close to our purchase price as we do not know the true value until we actually sell in the future.<\/p>\n Total Liabilities:<\/p>\n \n Mortgage on our primary residence: $302,054<\/li>\n Total: $302,054<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Net Worth:<\/p>\n $1,953,467 \u2013 $302,054 = $1,651,413<\/p>\n Total: $1,651,413<\/b><\/p>\n There we have it! Comparing this to\u00a0last quarter<\/a>, we were sitting at $1,629,862 so we are up $21,551 or 1.01%.\u00a0 I say it every time, but it\u2019s true, these numbers continue to amaze me.\u00a0 Not too shabby considering neither of us are working!!\u00a0 Comparing this figure to\u00a0this time last year<\/a>, our net worth was $1,481,465 so we are up $169,948 or 11.47% in a 12 month period.<\/p>\n Since taking time off at work in June 2021<\/a>, we\u2019ve seen our net worth grow by just over $127,000.\u00a0 This is just wild to me.\u00a0 It will be fun to track this number over time.<\/p>\n During Q2 2022 we will shift some of the bonus money received into our non-registered account.\u00a0 We also will be receiving our 2021 tax return, which we shuffle the funds over to our Spousal RRSP. We also should see a big cash payout from the sale of the townhouse since we own it free and clear.\u00a0 Still need to contact our mortgage lender to see if we can pay off the entire mortgage in one fell swoop or if we can only do our allocated annual lump sum payments each year until it’s paid off in full.\u00a0 We understand this is likely not the wisest move from a financial standpoint but from a psychological standpoint we do not want to owe anyone anything once we FIRE.<\/p>\n Even though I understand the\u00a0magic of compound interest<\/a>, it continues to amaze me.\u00a0 I still feel quite confident that we will reach our FatFIRE goals before my parental leave is up which is crazy to think considering neither one of us will be working!\u00a0 I\u2019m really interested to see what our net worth looks like 3 months from now after a full year of no employment income at all to report besides my bonus from the work I did from earlier in 2021.<\/p>\n Those following along know we have a few other items in our portfolio that we like to hide behind the scenes as our true emergency fund such as my Health Savings Account (HSA), my pension from my previous employer, Nic\u2019s small 401k from her former employer, our children\u2019s RESP, and any CCB\/CPP\/SS\/OAS potentially coming our way in the future.\u00a0 So for the sake of this exercise we are not including them.<\/p>\n The key to all of this is to stay flexible.\u00a0 If we see the markets tanking during the early years we have no problem tightening the spending belt and taking some staycations vs longer vacations.\u00a0 We also have no problem picking up some fun part time gig for 15 hours a week to add some extra padding.\u00a0 We are humans, not robots, and are capable of adjusting plans if need be.<\/p>\n Voila! 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