When I first started blogging many years ago, I did so out of the passion that I had for the topic and thought it would be a good outlet to write about an area of interest. Slowly that morphed into operating over a dozen blogs–each with their own unique content and social media presence that …
One of the sectors missing in my dividend portfolio has been REITs, primarily because my portfolio has been built in a taxable account and it is recommended to hold REITs in a tax-advantaged account. To address that gap, my plan has been to establish my REIT holdings in a new Rollover IRA that is being …
Three are three legs to the DGI tripod: Dividend Increases Reinvesting Dividends New Capital Investments Today I would like to focus on the third leg of the tripod–new capital investments. I recently made a few purchases and added approximately $3,400 of new capital to my DGI portfolio. Overall, I am really pleased with the construction …
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Change is a dirty word for many people. Just the thought of change can leave you with a queasy feeling in your stomach and increased stress, and unfortunately this results in the avoidance of change. Many people–myself included–are creatures of habit and would rather stay with what we know. Stay where we are comfortable. There …
Have you ever heard of the Zero Day Challenge? In a nutshell, the premise is to become more mindful of your spending and challenge yourself to have as many “zero days” as possible in a given week, month or year. It becomes a bit of a game to have more zero days and beat your …