April 2024 was a huge dividend month for me. While that is worth celebrating, what really deserves celebrating is what the power of investing regularly and often with growing amounts of money over time, can mean for your life. In April, I set off on a 5-month travel adventure. While I’m still working remotely (for…
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March Madness: Slam Dunking it with Dividends and Travel
March was another great month for me full of dividends and travel. In fact, it was March Madness. Not the college basketball kind, but the financial kind! Travel Have you read, “Die with Zero” (paid affiliate link), the book by Bill Perkins? A brief summary of the book as provided by Blinkist: Die with Zero…
Ho Ho Ho! My Santa Clause Dividend Gift of $5,874.36
Santa Clause was good to me this past December. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and his merry gang of reindeer stopped by my house and Santa squeezed himself down my chimney with a fat dividend cheque for $5,874.36. Needless to say it was a Merry Christmas. On Boxing Day, after spending some time with family,…
Everything you need to know about buying a vacation home
Have you thought about purchasing a vacation home? The thought wouldn’t have crossed my mind in my 20s or 30s, but as I approach 50 years of age, the thought of having somewhere sunny to perch myself for several months or longer, became more appealing to me. So, I bought a vacation home in Puerto…
My Monster Money Haul for January 2024
This month was a record dividend haul. In other words, it was a monster money haul for me. But first, what good is passive income from dividends, if you can’t create experience dividends from travel with those you love? Travel This month I spent part of it at my vacation property in Mexico. I escaped…
Negotiating your way to Financial Independence
I hate to break it to you but the American/Canadian dream is over. You were told to put your head down. Pull up your socks. And you did. You volunteered, got good grades, attended university, got your foot in the door at an entry level job. But it hasn’t worked out for you? Sound familiar?…
Mr. Money Mustache was right. Riding a Bicycle is a Super Power!
I heart my bike. I have never owned a car in my life. I’m 45 years old. I don’t even want to drive a car even. Not even the latest sports model or Tesla. I live in a big city and have lived in other cities larger and smaller in Canada and the United States….
Dividend Update: October 2023
Travel This month I spent a nice two weeks in Europe visiting cities such as Bratislava in Slovakia and Prague, among others. I was spoiled by the warm weather which allowed for several days of shorts and several coffees, meals and beers on outdoor patios in the sun. I only visited 4 cities which allowed…
Dividend Update: September 2023
My September 2023 dividend total is $5,447.11 This means that in September: Dividends $5,447.11 Energy/Infrastructure Bonds Financial/Insurance Index/ETFs REITs Transportation Consumer Purchases $12,924.45 ($9,914.32 of new capital) Stock share purchases in September are listed below: Stuff I Love Simplii Financial: Tired of paying monthly fees for chequing accounts and paper cheques but still want easy access…
Dividend Update: August 2023
My August 2023 dividend total is $2,947.75 This means that in August: Dividends $2,947.75 Financial Telecommunications Bonds Energy Technology REITs Purchases $20,302.96 I sold my position in Nutrien Ltd. and reinvested the proceeds of $11,304.59. New capital invested this month was $3,178.80. Stuff I Love Simplii Financial: Tired of paying monthly fees for chequing accounts and…