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A free Sunday email · made in Vancouver

Find your empty room. Then fill it, one Sunday at a time.

Most Canadians have tens of thousands of dollars of tax-free TFSA room they've never used. Planted North is a 5-minute email that shows you how to use it: one idea, one move, one number a week.

TFSA room finder · 2026

How much tax-free room could be yours?

Total room, if never used
$109,000
18 rings · 2009 to 2026
Each ring is one year of room.Gold ring: 2015, the $10,000 year.

Cumulative CRA annual limits, assuming you were 18+ and a Canadian resident every year and never contributed. Your real number is in CRA My Account.

Weather vs climate

Prices are the weather. Your habits are the climate.

The loud numbers change every second and make great headlines. The quiet ones decide where you end up. Planted North is about the quiet ones.

The weather · live

What the market is doing right now

Here for perspective. It rarely changes what you should do this week.

BITCOIN · CAD
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ETHEREUM · CAD
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S&P 500
Up and down
every trading day
USD / CAD
Always moving
that's weather
The climate · yours to set

What actually decides your outcome

Four things you control. Each Sunday issue works on one of them.

An automatic depositMoney moves on payday, before you can spend it.
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The right accountTFSA, FHSA or RRSP, picked on purpose.
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Low feesA small percentage, compounded for decades.
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Time in the groundMost of the curve shows up in the last years.
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Market data from CoinGecko and TradingView, may be delayed. Shown for perspective only. Not a recommendation to buy or sell any security or crypto asset.

Every Sunday · 5-minute read

Same four parts every week, so you always know where the useful bit is.

01 · Idea

The Seed

One mindset idea from people who build lasting wealth. Patience, systems, enough.

02 · Action

The Move

One small Canadian step for this week: open, automate, check your room, cut a fee.

03 · Number

The Ring

One number worth knowing, explained in a sentence. Easy to forward to a friend.

04 · Journey

Field Notes

What I'm doing, what's working and what isn't. Real life, not a highlight reel.

Read before you join

The first three issues, already written.

New readers start at Issue 1. No catching up, no jargon, no "you should have started in 2009".

The slow curve

The first ten years look like nothing. That's the part people quit.

Drag the sliders and watch where the growth actually shows up. This is why Planted North is about staying in the ground, not picking winners.

Growth calculator

$50
30
6%
Could grow to about
$218,000
You put in
Growth did
$140,000
GrowthYour deposits

Illustration only. Assumes a constant return compounded monthly; real markets never move in a straight line. Not a forecast.

The Canadian money calendar

Four dates that matter more than any headline.

Planted North lands in your inbox before each one, with the one move to make.

Dates for the 2026 tax year. Confirm on canada.ca; deadlines can shift when they land on a weekend.

Who's writing

Hi, I'm Lucas. I run buildings, not a hedge fund.

By day I keep a Vancouver building running: good systems, regular maintenance, no drama. I treat money the same way. I'm a regular Canadian with a paycheque, building wealth slowly and on purpose, and writing down everything I learn.

Planted North is the email I wish I'd had when I started. Calm, Canadian, and honest about the journey.

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Questions

Before you plant.

Is it really free?

Yes. The Sunday email and the cheat sheet are free. If paid extras ever exist, the weekly email stays free.

Is this financial advice?

No. Planted North is general education about how Canadian accounts and long-term habits work, plus my own journey. It isn't tailored to you. For decisions about your situation, talk to a qualified, registered professional.

Will you tell me what to buy?

No stock tips, no crypto calls, no "don't miss this". The market numbers on this page are there for perspective. The email covers accounts, habits, fees and mindset: the things you control.

I'm behind. Is it too late?

Your TFSA room carries forward, so unused years are still waiting for you. The email starts from zero and assumes nothing.

How often will you email me?

Once a week, on Sunday. Occasionally a short update before a key date. One-click unsubscribe, any time.

Do you earn money from links?

Sometimes. If a link pays me (a referral or sponsor), I say so right next to it, with exactly what I get. Sponsored content is always labelled.

Plant today. Grow for decades.

The best time to start was 2009. The second best is this Sunday.

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