I got engaged to the woman of my dreams a few months ago. There are countless things I like about her, but one of them is that she is incredibly conscious about her spending. We are generally on the s...Read More
I received $82.04 in taxable May 2018 dividend income. This is up from $65.36 in May 2017, but is especially exciting after a restructuring toward more solid (in my opinion) companies with lower yield...Read More
I received $69.61 in taxable April 2018 dividend income. It’s boring, but I keep rebuilding my emergency fund and filling up my 2018 Roth IRA. I’m building my emergency fund to be larger t...Read More
I received $154.35 in taxable March 2018 dividend income. Keeping to a strategy is indeed easier said than done. I’d much rather make some large contributions to my taxable account. Instead, I...Read More
I received $68.81 in taxable February 2018 dividend income. I’ve been on the dividend growth investing sidelines for the last two months while I cover the costs of a bathroom remodel and emergen...Read More
Overall portfolio dividend growth rate has crossed my mind a few times. That’s my whole strategy, but how could I reduce all these transactions, dividend payments, and dividend increases (or cut...Read More
About two months back, I discovered a small crack in my shower floor. Fast forward to now, and I have a completely gutted/remodeled/finished bathroom. How did it go? Not bad! It was a whirlwind of con...Read More
Surprise Dividend Increases! I couldn’t wait until the next update to post about two recent dividend increases. Visa (V) and AbbVie (ABBV) are both notable dividend increasers, but their most re...Read More
I received $68.56 in taxable January 2018 dividend income. My bathroom project has been a lesson in having a backup plan. Late December, I found a crack in my shower pan. One thing led to another and ...Read More
I’ve been aggressively contributing to my passive income portfolio in the last year. It’s become more than a hobby. I love doing it, and I love reading other people’s stories. Every ...Read More