October 2022 Dividend Income

October 2022 Dividend Update

    October has come and gone, the days seems to be going os quickly and running on the hamster wheel surely contributes to that.  That is my primary motivation to get out of the rat race and focus on my family and wellbeing enjoy life.  To that end I buy high quality dividend paying stocks and invest in real estate to build passive income to cover my expenses so one day I can run away from the rat race and live the life in my own terms.

So let us review last month dividend accumulate passively and see where we are currently in time to achieve Financial Independence (FI).  I don't really consider there Retirement Early (RE) part of FIRE as a goal.  I envision my self working either on my property or some other field which can allow time for work life balance.

Without further ado here is what we collected last month. A total of $522.49 in passive dividend collected for the month.  It is breakdown between taxable accounts and tax advantage accounts.

On the Taxable accounts we collected $461.20 in dividend income and on our tax advantage accounts we collected $61.29.  This is because most of our retirement account is invested in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts as a federal employee I will also collect a modest pension which most likely will de defer until later. 

On our Real estate venture we have decided to collect from property #1 $695.00 and from property #2 we collect $542 which is a total of $1237 in monthly passive income, this will total $1759.49 in passive income for the month. 

the dividend is being re-invested monthly, although I stop automatic reinvestment and focus on buying beaten down stocks I hold.  With the market down as of late I may sell some for tax harvesting to save on tax before year end.

How did you do last month?

Did you had a good month last month?

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Disclaimer: Long on all stocks listed

Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed investment advisor and not an investment professional. This site is only meant for educational or entertainment purposes only. I’m not liable for any losses suffered as a result. Please consult with an investment or tax professional before investing any of your money.

September 2022 Dividend Update

 September 2022 Dividend Update

Wow, where have the time gone.  I apologized for the delay in reporting.  it has been a crazy month for sure.  Mr. Market keeps seesaw with daily market gyrations.  As a long term investors I have been investing on a regular basis and with each passing month the dividend keeps on growing.

So without any further ado here is what we collected in September 2022:

Total dividend Collected $745.38, truly amazing month surely our best month since we started this journey to Financial Independence (FI).  In our Tax advantage accounts we collected $90.16, at least this will pay for our internet expenses when we retired after I reach 59 1/2 year old 😀.  On our taxable accounts we collected $655.22.  

Last month was an amazing month, we also collected passive income in our properties.  Property #1 collected $695.00 and Property #2 collected $542.00 for a total of $1892.22 in real money we can use now.  However, the money was reinvested to keep growing our dividend and possible a future property in the near future. This also covered 40% of our expenses for the month.

How did you do last month?

Did you had a great month as well?

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Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed investment advisor and not an investment professional. This site is only meant for educational or entertainment purposes only. I’m not liable for any losses suffered as a result. Please consult with an investment or tax professional before investing any of your money.

August 2022 Dividend Updates

 August 2022 Dividend Update

     A new month and busy as ever, but nothing like taking the time to count the dividend collected last month.  Mr. Market keeps going up and down in a seesaw move every single day the market gyrations for sure can cause heart attack if you pay to munch attention to it.  I find that finding stable paying dividend companies and keep building my shares with every opportunity is a better long term solutions for me.

Have you been investing and continue to do so with every market gyrations?

Lately I have been selling some stocks I don't see me holding longterm and also this will allowed me to focus on few stocks.  We have gone from 87 individual stocks to closer to 65 with the goal to trim down to 60 or fewer this year.  Of course the profit in some cases the proceeds have been reinvested in the companies I will be keeping long term.

But with out any further ado, let's review last month dividend collected.  We collected a total of $693.25, in dividend last month.  Of which $149.34 was in our tax advantage accounts and $543.91 was in our taxable accounts. 

WOW, the dividend keeps adding up with each passing months.  Last month the dividend would had cover our Car payment $399.20, Verizon fios $74.99, Amazon subscription 14.99,  parking payment $35.00 and T-Mobile cell $168.00.  This will still leave $1.07, which I could had bought a pack of chewing gum.  Truly an amazing month for sure.  

In the real estate side of things we also had a positive cash flow for the first time in a long time in our rental properties.  All our units are finally rents and everyone is up to date on payment now.  We will be working in replenish our reserves and build up cash for a future real estate rental property to add to our portfolio, which will get us closer to FI in the next two (2) years.

How did you do last month?  Did you also had a good month?

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Disclaimer: Long on all stocks listed

Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed investment advisor and not an investment professional. This site is only meant for educational or entertainment purposes only. I’m not liable for any losses suffered as a result. Please consult with an investment or tax professional before investing any of your money.

July 2022 Dividend Update

 July 2022 Dividend Update

Where have the time gone.  It feels like June was just over, now July is over as well and we are halfway toward end of August.  Well it is time to count the dividend from last month albeit late to the party here hahaha.  My family just return from 7-day trip to Orlando and Tampa area, we did not plan any activities and hope to just relax at the pool and beach.  We accomplish both so my happiness level is at 7 out of 10 currently.  

But without further ado let us review the dividend we collected last month.  For the month of July 2022, we collected a total of $435.58 in passive dividend.  We collected $58.09 in our taxable advantage accounts and $377.49 in taxable accounts.  Another great month as we continue to collect dividend passively. 

From dividend we collected I could had cover our car payment on the 2019 Toyota Tacoma for $399.20 and my monthly parking for $35.00.  But the dividend collected was reinvested to keep growing the dividend organically and with additional purchases.  

How did you do last month?  I Hope you had a great month as well.  

Thank you for visiting,

Dividend Pursuit

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June 2022 Dividend Update

 June 2022 Dividend Update

    Where have the time gone?  I apologized for the late post, the last two months have been very hectic.  We had two tenants move out on two different buildings and two different city.  It took almost the whole month to turn the apartment and rent them out.  Now I can take a little bit and focus on my dividend growth strategy.  

Without further ado let's review last month dividend collected.  Last month we collected a total of $654.45 in dividend from all our accounts. 

Another month over $600 in dividend collected passively.  Just a great feeling!!!

During June 2022, we collected a total of $100.45 in our taxable advantage accounts.  That means we collect a total of $554.00 in our taxable accounts, which is a third away from my target.

Last month we did not re-investe all our dividends on the same stocks, but we used to buy dividend stocks that were down during that month.  In the end it will all even out I think.

How did you do last month?  Did you had a great month as well?

Thank you for visiting,

Dividend Pursuit  

Disclaimer: Long on all stocks listed

Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed investment advisor and not an investment professional. This site is only meant for educational or entertainment purposes only. I’m not liable for any losses suffered as a result. Please consult with an investment or tax professional before investing any of your money.

May 2022 Dividend Income

May 2022 Dividend Report 

Month of May is finally over, so much happened last month that it felt that the month flew by.  Mr. Market saw a seesaw only create fear and suspense on a daily basis. The war in Ukraine and the inflation only creates doubt over long term.  What to do for a dividend investor seemed to be a daily question as we navigate to the day to day last month.  Over the years that I have been investing I can only ponder on the past outcomes and see the long term sustainability of investing on a regular basis.

With that been said let us now review our last month dividend income for the month of May 2022.  Last month we collected a total of $665.95 in dividend income over all our accounts.  We did sell some and took profit and re-invested in beaten down stocks that we wish to hold long term.  We now have a full positions in few stocks that we down and continue to invest on a regular basis.

We collected a total of $164.54 in our tax advantage accounts and collected a total of $501.41 in our taxable accounts.  Overall we did very well.  Our net worth also grew last month over $800000.00 for the first time. Over 70% is in our real estate holding and we continue to look for ways to save and possibly built upon our real estate holdings in the next few years.  Realistically we are now getting closer to our Financial Independence (FI) number and we starting to thing of ways to conserve cash.  for the rest of this year that will be our primary concerns and continue to built our emergency fund to six (6) months to year in reserves. 

Hope you had a wonderful month last month?  How was your dividend collected last month?  What are your plans to FI and are you closer to your goals? 

Please share your comments below.

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Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed investment advisor and not an investment professional. This site is only meant for educational or entertainment purposes only. I’m not liable for any losses suffered as a result. Please consult with an investment or tax professional before investing any of your money.

Dividend Update for month of April 2022

 Dividend Update April 2022

New month, Mr. Market continue to be very volatile, the Inflation, the war in Ukraine and many more worthy news daily that can cause fear and panic to sell.  However, we are mostly buy and hold investors.  But this does not mean we do not sell when necessary.  Last month and half we sold few positions only to diversify our holdings.  Overall I am pretty content with our current holdings.  Some positions took a nose dive with the current market volatility which only cemented by thought process to diversify, since we purchase some of those holding back in March 2020 and April 2020, so we were at the high end of some of those stocks.

However, it is a new month so without further ado let us review last month total dividend collected for the month of April 2022.

Last month we collected a total of $554.74.  Wow, That is three (3) months in a row with over $500 in dividend.  We also have collected year -to-date a total of $2125.23 in dividend this year so far.

Dividend Pursuit	January 2022	February 2022	March 2022	April 2022
$2,125.23	$447.16	$505.30	$618.03	$554.74
TAX Advantage	$100.67	$141.73	$87.46	$92.86
HSA account	$12.83	$14.13	$0.37	$0.00
Mrs. Dividend Pursuit	$82.82	$78.70	$72.27	$84.32
Individual	$248.88	$270.30	$454.98	$376.81
M1 Finance	$1.96	$0.44	$2.95	$0.75
TOTAL	$447.16	$505.30	$618.03	$554.74

We collected in $92.86, in our tax advantage accounts and we also collected $461.88 in our taxable accounts.  We continue to see growth each month compared to previous year amount this month we increased our dividend 64% from April 2021.  The power of compounding with new investment is fueling our dividend increases.

How did you do last month, did you had a great month as well?

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Dividend Pursuit

Disclaimer: Long on all stocks listed

Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed investment advisor and not an investment professional. This site is only meant for educational or entertainment purposes only. I’m not liable for any losses suffered as a result. Please consult with an investment or tax professional before investing any of your money.