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,…
Category: Dividend Investing
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…
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…
Dividend Update: July 2023
My July 2023 dividend total is $8,656.12 This means that in July: Dividends $8,656.12 Financials Telecommunications Energy Bonds International Real Estate Consumer Other Purchases $53,166.26 As noted above, I sold $39,929.27 worth of shares as I continue to pare down and consolidate my portfolio and reinvested the proceeds. I added $4,266.32 of new capital this month….
Dividend Update: June 2023
My June 2023 dividend total is $7,588.00 This means that in June: Dividends $7,588.00 Utilities Energy Financials Insurance Bonds Real Estate Transportation Consumer Technology Global Other Purchases $16,530.88 I bought $16,530.88 worth of shares this month. I sold $6,557.44 of shares as I continue to consolidate my portfolio (selling out of my positions in GLDM –…
Dividend Update: May 2023
Although summer hasn’t officially arrived, it feels like summer is here. With the sunshine, I like to get out on my bike and ride. We all know that the 3 major cost centres for families are housing, food and transportation. I don’t own a car and instead use my bicycle as my main mode of…
Dividend Update: April 2023
My April 2023 dividend total is $6,634.14 This means that in April: Dividends $6,634.14 Telecoms Financials Real Estate Bonds Energy Other Purchases $24,863.16 I sold $18,598.67 worth of overlapping/duplicative ETFs as I continue to consolidate and pare down my investment portfolio and reinvested the proceeds. In other words, did some housekeeping. New money added this month…
My Trial Run at Early Retirement: February 2023
If you read my last post in this series, you will know that this year I want to live as if I’m retired. That’s right, on a monthly basis I’m tracking my dividend income (as I normally do), but also my monthly expenses to see how I would fare living on my dividend income only….