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….
Category: Dividend Investing
Dividend Update: March 2023
Thank you for reading my monthly dividend updates. A brief update from me follows below before I get into my March numbers. Mexico The first few months of 2023 have been busy ones for me. I spent 3 weeks in Mexico getting my vacation investment property ready to rent. It should be hitting the rental…
Dividend Update: February 2023
My February 2023 dividend total is $2,243.84 This means that in February: Dividends $2,243.84 Purchases $10,246.15
My Trial Run at Early Retirement: January 2023 Edition
This year I want to live as if I’m retired. On a monthly basis I’m going to track my dividend income as I normally do, but also my monthly expenses and see how I would fare living on my dividend income only. In this way, it’s a trial run at early retirement.
Dividend Update: January 2023
My January 2023 dividend total is $9,152.14. Read about what companies paid me dividends and what stocks I bought and sold this month.
Dividend Update: December 2022
My December 2022 dividend total is $5,893.49 This means that in December: Dividends $5,893.49 Purchases – $52,367.04 ($459.99 new capital) I sold some overlapping/duplicative ETFs in my on-going portfolio housekeeping efforts and redeployed it mainly into the financial sector: $CM (CIBC) and $NA (National Bank). Rental (Investment Property) Monthly Income After Carrying Costs: $343.36 Additional Reading:
My 2022 Year in Review
In 2022, my overarching goal was to be much more intentional about designing my future life (and financial life) than I had been in the past: My 2002 goals blog post. However, I definitely didn’t earn a passing grade in 2022; at most I’d give myself a C+ overall: good but not excellent. Going into…
Dividend Update: November 2022
My November 2022 dividend total is $2,138.82 This means that in November: Dividends $6,676.33 Purchases – $6,219.69 ($3,574 new capital) Rental (Investment Property) Monthly Income After Carrying Costs: $343.36 Additional Reading:
Dividend Update: October 2022
My October 2022 dividend total is $6,676.33 This means that in October: Dividends $6,676.33 Purchases – $79,718.60 Sales – $64,821.40 Rental (Investment Property) Monthly Income After Carrying Costs: $343.36 Additional Reading:
Dividend Update: September 2022
Before I get to my Dividend update, I thought I’d share some recent pictures from my trip to Italy this month. This was my first big overseas trip since COVID-19 and was very nice to feel normal again out traveling in Europe for several weeks away from the grind of my day job. Photo 1:…