After paying for housing, our next largest monthly expense comes from transportation. Not only do we have car payments (just like most Americans), but there are plenty of other expenses tied to transportation each month. The makes the true cost of owning a car a lot higher than what it may seem. For those interested […]
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Just over a month ago, I wrote a post discussing the steps our oldest son was taking to hack college as a high school freshman. Actually, it isn’t just him taking these steps … but rather my wife and I helping him down this path. Up through the start of his first year of high […]
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It’s that time again where we set our goals for annual dividend income. Just a few weeks ago we reported our all time high for dividend income in one month. We earned over $1,500 in dividend income in December 2018 … making it our highest monthly total. Then we turned around and reported record annual […]
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One of the best sustainable income streams my wife and I have built over the years … is from our dividend stock portfolio. This proven source of recurring income has grown year after year as we have methodically built it up. Some people may argue we have been fortunate with the bull market over that […]
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For anyone who tracks their net worth and/or investment portfolio … I’m sure December (2018) was a tough month. It was certainly one of the biggest drops in net worth that my wife and I have seen … since we started keeping track of it back in March 2015. Despite dropping by over 4% since […]
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