I have been terrible about keeping my blog updated with having a new child and a litter of seven great Dane puppies. As of August I have more time now and I’m merely posting this article summarizing the dividends I received by whom and the increments. IVZ 25.73 F 15 ENB 13.50 SO 11.78 IP 9 MAIN 9.20 APLE 6.80 LYB 17.85 VET 6.27 D 13.76 PRU 11 RDS.B 15.04 MAIN 11.50 DLR 2.16 BEP 12.78 CLDT 4.95 BEP 5.05 BPR 20.13 Total 211.47 ..read more

56.10 CVS 5 EPD 21.44 BTI 36 OHI 21.78 SKT 25.21 APLE 6.80 ABBV 26.75 MMP 26.13 MAIN 7.80 VET 4.95 WRK 18.66 CLDT 4.07 SBRA 22.05 $282.74 ..read more

Spring time is coming to a close as the warmer weather is ushered in by summer time. The grass and trees are becoming green once more and so is my portfolio! It has been an absolutely remarkable year so far and the markets have been on fire. I’m enjoying the gains I have been receiving on my investments as well as the healthy flow of dividends my positions have been bringing in every month. It obviously isn’t as much as I was making when my portfolio was in the $200,000 mark but I’d say paying off my home was an amazing move and investment for my money. I’ve been able to save a lot of extra mo ..read more

Another month down and another month closer towards financial independence! It feels good saying that, especially since I took a big step forward towards financial Independence last month. I completely wiped out my mortgage balance! It was definitely a bold and difficult decision to make since it required selling 75% of my portfolio but I’m still not looking back. The interesting thing about this move was that I was earning enough dividends per month to cover my monthly mortgage payment. I won’t hash this subject out any more then this however since I wrote an article explaining why I did it h ..read more