Money and Finance
Tired of working under fluorescent lights day in and day out? Well besides winning the lottery the only way to get away from working 9-5 til 65 is to spend less than you earn and invest the difference. Most of the blogs that I follow are focused on dividend growth investing and they usually have a tilt, heavy or light, towards financial independence. Financial independence is the point where your savings and investments can provide enough monthly income to cover your expenses. Now some people say it's just your base expenses (food, housing, utilities...) and others say enough to support your lifestyle. It doesn't really matter what it is because the end goal is the same, cover your expenses through passive income. The intersection of your expenses and passive income is the crossover point. Once you reach that point serious congratulations are owed to you because you no longer require work and its income in order to support your lifestyle. That doesn't mean you can't work but you now have the option not to.
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Money and Finance
The Intersection of Dividend Growth Investing and Financial Independence
Tired of working under fluorescent lights day in and day out? Well besides winning the lottery the only way to get away from working 9-5 til 65 is to spend less than you earn and invest the difference. Most of the blogs that I follow are focused on dividend growth investing and they usually have a tilt, heavy or light, towards financial independence. Financial independence is the point where your savings and investments can provide enough monthly income to cover your expenses. Now some people say it's just your base expenses (food, housing, utilities...) and others say enough to support your lifestyle. It doesn't really matter what it is because the end goal is the same, cover your expenses through passive income. The intersection of your expenses and passive income is the crossover point. Once you reach that point serious congratulations are owed to you because you no longer require work and its income in order to support your lifestyle. That doesn't mean you can't work but you now have the option not to.
Read more »
- Why Dividend Growth Investing Is Awesome!
There's lots of reasons to love receiving dividends from your portfolio. For starters they are a truly passive income source. You don't have to go around making sales calls or doing paperwork for the company. All you have to do is invest...
- Weekly Roundup - July 5th, 2015
This past Saturday was the 4th of July and in the United States of America that means it's Independence Day. I'm so lucky to be able to live in a country that grants me the freedoms to pursue just about anything I want. While there's...
- Margin Of Safety With Financial Independence
I know I'm a little early on this since I have a few more years until I reach financial independence; however, it doesn't hurt to at least have the ideas floating around beforehand. There's a few school's of thought on early retirement....
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November's income was higher than my average so far for the year which is great because I'm still able tor reduce my expenses so every extra dollar of income gets to be converted into savings mainly dividend growth investing capital. Not only...
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Here is the chart for my income/expenses from December 2011. My expenses came down some but not by any significant amount. My income was way up and the second highest monthly total that I received all year. Because of the high income for December I had...