Life is good. No, I mean truly amazing. I never believed I could live a life with such passion and freedom. But it’s not because of money.
Living a good life is about time, specifically, the freedom of your time. If you can choose how to spend your time, you have a much higher chance of happiness.
Money buys time. As middle-class workers, we work for money. I worked for a corporation (military) for 24 years.
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I exchanged my time for their money. If I stopped working, my paychecks would stop. So I continued on the grind for over 20 years.
Then I learned about passive income four years ago, which blew me away. We work hard, but our assets should do all the heavy lifting.
The magic of dividends. The most accessible form of passive income is dividend investing. You can start with as little as $5 per week.
There is only one catch; you’ll need a lot of money to see significant results. But don’t let that deter you from starting your dividend portfolio today.
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The magic of dividends is that they keep coming whether you work or not. This means that if you build a big enough portfolio, you can stop working altogether.
My dividend journey. I received my first dividend in August 2019 from Papa John’s (PAPA) for a whopping $0.25.
I waited the entire month to receive this dividend, and it just appeared out of nowhere. The process hooked me instantly, and I still can’t believe I received dividends from thin air.
There aren’t many things more enjoyable than receiving dividends outside of relationships. For me, receiving dividends is the closest thing to heaven on Earth.
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My wife even loves receiving dividends just as much as me. She uses her Dividend Debit Card to make obscure purchases occasionally.
I started with $0.25 in August 2019, so where am I now? Last month, in April 2023, we received $1,320 in dividends.
It pays to keep investing. That’s right, a whopping $1,300 in dividends. But that is not even the fun part.
The exciting part is that I can do whatever I want with this money. In May 2023, I am using more of my dividends to have fun.
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I am waiting to exit the Marine Corps; I have 90 days left in San Diego before heading back to Florida for good.
I am going stir-crazy, so it is an excellent time to explore San Diego, take in some sights, and eat some fantastic food.
It’s an even better time to spend some dividend income. What’s the fun of having so much money if we can’t enjoy it from time to time?
Life is about time; time is about income. We all want to have time to spend with family and friends. We want to have the financial freedom to make these moments enjoyable.
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Very few people on Earth understand you need to make a lot of passive income to enjoy your relationships on your terms.
That’s right; you’ll need passive income, not earned income. You do not need to exchange time for passive income; you have done it once to acquire the asset.
You must see the world through passive income. How much passive income will I exchange for this event, item, or resource?
Let’s go to the movies. Last week, I received $153 on my Dividend Debit Card: AT&T ($27), Verizon ($13), Annaly Capital ($72), and Altria ($41).
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Since I appreciate all my cash flow, I found great deals to stretch my money to its max. When you combine budgeting and dividends, you can make the most of your time and money.
I went to an all-you-can-eat Sushi place in San Diego that cost me around $50 (because of the sake). Then I went and saw Guardians of the Galaxy 3 for $40.
That leaves me $60 in dividends to spend over the weekend. Next week, I will get another $80 to $100 in dividends on my Cash App (Affiliate) card.
I am living my dream life because someone else is paying for it. These outstanding blue-chip dividend-paying companies are funding my leisure time.
It gets even better over time. As long as I reinvest 25-30% of my dividends, my portfolio will continue to grow at epic levels.
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The power of compounding is the 8th Wonder of the World, and you take advantage of it. We want to use compound interest in favor, not working against us like with credit card debt.
But you must believe that a world of abundance exists to become a great dividend investor. How can you invest in these companies if you think rich people are bad and corporations are greedy?
Dividend investing is a departure from everything they taught us growing up. They told us to work hard for money, climb the corporate ladder, and stay there for 40 years.
Sadly, those days are gone. We cannot bring the pension and 401K mindset into the 2020s and 2030s. We must fund our dividend portfolios, rent rooms, and start small automated businesses.
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Start living your dream dividend life. The first step to living your dream life is beginning to live your dream life.
That’s right; dividend investing is a mindset, not an amount of money. Once you believe that your dream life is out there, grab hold of it.
Then invest $100 into your first five stocks on Cash App. Once you begin receiving your dividends, spend them throughout the month.
Conclusion. I remember receiving a massive $5 dividend one day in January 2021. I went to the quickie mart on base in Okinawa, Japan, and bought a sandwich for under $5.
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It was one of the best days of my life. I was living the dividend dream with my amazing $5 dividend. You need to learn to enjoy $5 before you can $500.
I was living my dream dividend life when I received my first $0.25. Now, I receive multiple $25 dividends every month.
My next step is to receive dividends over $250. I will get there over time, but I love every single day as a dividend investor.
If you are tired of being tired, try something new. Do you want to spend your time with your kids AND not worry about money?
The only answer to having unlimited time and financial freedom is passive income. Dividends are your first step into an entirely new world of love, passion, and freedom. Good Luck!
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