Money and Finance
If you happened to notice on my Goals page I've updated it some to reflect my long-term dividend goals. In this post I'll detail where and how I calculated the numbers for my dividends. The Dividend Goal is the amount of forward 12-month dividends that I want to have by the end of each corresponding year. The following dividend goals are only for my FI portfolio and does not include dividends received in my Roth IRA or from converting my 401k into DG stocks when I do get reach FI. My 401k especially will add a big chunk of capital free to then invest.
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- 2014 Goals
Last week I reviewed how I did on all of my goals for 2013. From a financial perspective it was a resounding success without any huge misses. The goals I'm most proud of was hitting an 80% savings mark for the year and the huge net worth increase....
- Weekly Roundup - January 4, 2014
What a week! We said goodbye to 2013 and 2014 is now well under way. The end of one year and the beginning of the next is a time for both reflection and looking forward. It's a time where you'll see a lot of annual recaps and goals for the...
- Dividend Update - February 2013
March 1st has rolled around so it's time for another installment of my Dividend Update. This is my favorite of my monthly updates since my ultimate goal is to reach early FI and live off my dividend income. February wasn't the best of months,...
- Dividend Update - October 2012
October was a slow month as expected for dividend payouts with only 2 companies paying out in my FI portfolio and only 1 company paying in my Roth IRA. In my FI portfolio, my forward 12-month dividends to start the month stood at just over $930 and...
- 2015 Review; 2016 New Year's Resolution
Happy New Year! I decided to do my year end review and new year's resolution now as holidays tend to become chaotic. I will still do the buys and month reviews. Black font are my original goals, red font are my updated, and blue fonts are my comments....
Money and Finance
Long-term Dividend Goals
If you happened to notice on my Goals page I've updated it some to reflect my long-term dividend goals. In this post I'll detail where and how I calculated the numbers for my dividends. The Dividend Goal is the amount of forward 12-month dividends that I want to have by the end of each corresponding year. The following dividend goals are only for my FI portfolio and does not include dividends received in my Roth IRA or from converting my 401k into DG stocks when I do get reach FI. My 401k especially will add a big chunk of capital free to then invest.
Read more »
- 2014 Goals
Last week I reviewed how I did on all of my goals for 2013. From a financial perspective it was a resounding success without any huge misses. The goals I'm most proud of was hitting an 80% savings mark for the year and the huge net worth increase....
- Weekly Roundup - January 4, 2014
What a week! We said goodbye to 2013 and 2014 is now well under way. The end of one year and the beginning of the next is a time for both reflection and looking forward. It's a time where you'll see a lot of annual recaps and goals for the...
- Dividend Update - February 2013
March 1st has rolled around so it's time for another installment of my Dividend Update. This is my favorite of my monthly updates since my ultimate goal is to reach early FI and live off my dividend income. February wasn't the best of months,...
- Dividend Update - October 2012
October was a slow month as expected for dividend payouts with only 2 companies paying out in my FI portfolio and only 1 company paying in my Roth IRA. In my FI portfolio, my forward 12-month dividends to start the month stood at just over $930 and...
- 2015 Review; 2016 New Year's Resolution
Happy New Year! I decided to do my year end review and new year's resolution now as holidays tend to become chaotic. I will still do the buys and month reviews. Black font are my original goals, red font are my updated, and blue fonts are my comments....