Money and Finance
Hi Everyone,
It's that time again when we get to post about a favorite topic of ours, dividends! We hope this post inspires other families out there to start saving and investing as soon as they can. The power you feel knowing that you are richer than you were yesterday and you didn't have to work for it is a wonderful feeling. Watching the totals pile in from all the various bloggers out there in this community continues to be a driving force to get ourselves to save and invest more and more.
We realize that our situation is different than every other blogger out there but its not how much you make, its how much you save. We make a middle class income but we live well below our means and this gives us the benefit to invest the surplus month after month and subsequently drive our passive income to new heights!
We want to thank all of you readers out there who have stopped by and congratulated us thus far. You are the reason these posts keep coming out and continue to get better and better!
So with that being said, lets get down to the numbers.
This month was once again a blowout compared to last years September total! A running theme for this year! This months total came in at $527.21 which is an incredible 93.59% higher than last year. It was 11.43% higher than last quarter as well. This also marks the first non-December month where we made over $500 in one month!
The biggest reason for the increase over June's total was a payment from my Extended Market Index fund in my 401K. I had two additional companies, PH and BA also pay me this month that I did not have in June. I lost the LO dividend and my FTSE fund in the 401K paid much less than June. My wife and I have put a lot of money to work over the past year, $40,000 and reached our goal to be exact, and as such, the gains from last year are incredible. Seven out of Nine months this year we have had over a 90% increase from last year. Every month has been over 80% gain.
However, we are not slowing down. This past month we had four stock purchases which was Dover, 3M, Apple and Exxon. A total of about $8,000 invested this month. My wife and I continue to be blessed and this journey continues to inspire us to keep on going.
September Dividend Income:
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Money and Finance
Dividend Income - September 2015 Update
It's that time again when we get to post about a favorite topic of ours, dividends! We hope this post inspires other families out there to start saving and investing as soon as they can. The power you feel knowing that you are richer than you were yesterday and you didn't have to work for it is a wonderful feeling. Watching the totals pile in from all the various bloggers out there in this community continues to be a driving force to get ourselves to save and invest more and more.
We realize that our situation is different than every other blogger out there but its not how much you make, its how much you save. We make a middle class income but we live well below our means and this gives us the benefit to invest the surplus month after month and subsequently drive our passive income to new heights!
We want to thank all of you readers out there who have stopped by and congratulated us thus far. You are the reason these posts keep coming out and continue to get better and better!
So with that being said, lets get down to the numbers.
This month was once again a blowout compared to last years September total! A running theme for this year! This months total came in at $527.21 which is an incredible 93.59% higher than last year. It was 11.43% higher than last quarter as well. This also marks the first non-December month where we made over $500 in one month!
The biggest reason for the increase over June's total was a payment from my Extended Market Index fund in my 401K. I had two additional companies, PH and BA also pay me this month that I did not have in June. I lost the LO dividend and my FTSE fund in the 401K paid much less than June. My wife and I have put a lot of money to work over the past year, $40,000 and reached our goal to be exact, and as such, the gains from last year are incredible. Seven out of Nine months this year we have had over a 90% increase from last year. Every month has been over 80% gain.
However, we are not slowing down. This past month we had four stock purchases which was Dover, 3M, Apple and Exxon. A total of about $8,000 invested this month. My wife and I continue to be blessed and this journey continues to inspire us to keep on going.
September Dividend Income:
Total: $527.21
The chart above shows the increase from the previous quarter. When looking at the month of June, the $57.29 was the change from March. As you look at the charts from month to month, it really shows the power of compounding, dividend increases, new purchases and using DRIP with all the companies.
In total, we had a $54.06 increase from June. Like I stated above, the 401K fund was the main driver with that increase.
The chart above shows the increase from the previous quarter. When looking at the month of June, the $57.29 was the change from March. As you look at the charts from month to month, it really shows the power of compounding, dividend increases, new purchases and using DRIP with all the companies.
In total, we had a $54.06 increase from June. Like I stated above, the 401K fund was the main driver with that increase.
Jump over to our dividend income page to see the increases month after month. There is also a nice chart on that page for all you visual learners out there. On that page, you can easily see dividend income investing at work which hopefully one day will be greater than our expenses and that's what we like to call The American Dividend Dream! Check out our complete portfolio here updated on 9/18/2015.
How was your August?
Thanks,
ADD
How was your August?
Thanks,
ADD
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