Author: kingmarine
Fruits of the DGI Tree
When you do it correctly, dividend growth investing is a boring hobby. You pick 15-20 blue-chip dividend-paying stocks and keep investing in them for over 30 years. You hardly need to review your portfolio, check the stock markets, or read the news—you only need to stay the course. However, what you are building is of…
The Magic of Compounding
Compounding is the most powerful force in the universe and one we all can use to our advantage. Of course, you have to understand it to achieve the best results. It’s been about a year and a half since my last article on the power of compounding. Since then, I have gone on to appreciate…
Is Budget a Bad Word?
Looking through social media, I always wonder how people budget. I make a decent amount of money (over $150,000/year), as does my wife (over $50,000), but we live on a budget. I see people going to Mexico, Hawaii, and the Dominican Republic and putting kids through private school. I see friends driving monster trucks and…
5 Takeaways from “Becoming a Money BOSS”
“Becoming a Money BOSS” by Kimberly Olson is an excellent money book that you can easily understand. I genuinely appreciate books that logically flow so I can follow along quickly. Inside the book, the author goes through the steps to understand, handle, and build money. If you are having difficulty getting a grip on your…
Retire Rich, Retire Comfortable with a Business 4
The world as we know it is changing. We are transitioning from the industrial revolution 9-to-5 mindset to a creativity & production-based society. Soon, going to work and sitting in your cubicle will no longer net you a paycheck. You’ll have to produce an innovative product for your bosses to review—and it must add value…
The Dividend Debit Card 2
My Dividend Debit Card has been popping off recently. I am getting close to $200/month on my Cash App Debit card—which I refer to as my Dividend Debit Card. More importantly, my wife has a Dividend Debit Card, and she loves getting her fresh cash flow monthly. It’s a great system and puts your money…
How to FALL into Investing 2
Ah, fall approaches again. Isn’t this a great time of the year? What makes it even more remarkable is that fall is the season of dividends and royalties. Last year, when I wrote “How to FALL into Investing,” I earned $430/month in dividend income. This year, I am over $1,000 in dividends for the month. …
The Maintenance of a Great Life #1: Relationships
What does it mean to have a great life? It seems most people see the pictures and videos of social media influencers and believe that’s real life. However, most people don’t know how to obtain and, more importantly, maintain a wonderfully fulfilling life. What is maintenance? In the Naval Aviation community, there’s a saying, “It…
5 Takeaways from “SKILL”
“SKILL: A Top Producing Agent’s Guide to Earning Unlimited Income” by David Greene is the book for anyone who wants to be a top-producing real estate agent. In reality, it’s also for EVERYONE buying a house. That’s right, no matter how many homes you have purchased, this book can teach you something. I own three…
The Magic of Automated Income Investing
There has never been a better time to become an automated investor. When you combine automated investing and income investing, you have a consistent way to create a paycheck. In this article, I will start with becoming an automated investor and dive into some of the various techniques I use across my accounts. Let’s begin.…
The Magic of Talking to Yourself
I think I have always talked to myself; however, now it’s a full-blown “thing.” I was looking through the refrigerator yesterday and talking near my wife. I was going on about reducing my sugar intake, and she asked what I said. I replied that I was talking to myself. She said she noticed I talk…
Counting on Crypto 3
The early parts of 2022 saw the attempted demise of cryptocurrencies. Central banks, governments, and institutions sought to destroy the fledgling crypto community. Don’t forget to check out the mega-book “Counting on Crypto 2 (free pdf).” But we survived, and we are currently on a slight upswing. What does the future hold for cryptocurrencies, decentralized…
Blogging is Tough: Commodity vs Content Blogs
I often list blogging as one of the best ways to make passive income, and I genuinely mean it. However, I’ll tell you a little secret: Blogging is tough! You have to imagine the internet as a world much larger than our physical Earth. Even on Earth, it is tough for people to notice one…
Passive Income for Everyone!
Life is good! Life is even better when you have multiple streams of passive income replenishing your bank accounts. So, what is passive income, and how do you get started? I’m glad you asked. Passive income is what separates the rich from the poor. However, you don’t need much passive income to change your life…
Dividend Investing in Your 60s
You worked hard over the last 30 or 40 years in the workforce. Even better, you saved a large amount of cash in your 401K and Roth IRA. Conventional wisdom says you should slowly drain your account using the four percent rule. Today, I offer a different method to make your money work for you—dividends.…
The Magic of Remote Work
Commuting to work every day sucks. I should know; I have done it every day in the military for the last 23 years. However, there are some good things about going into the office. You get to make friends and see people’s faces. You also can gather energy and motivation as a team to complete…
How to Buy an Expensive Home Safely
Unfortunately, house prices are through the roof. If you buy today, you are most likely purchasing at the top of the market. So how do you prevent yourself from getting burned in the process? My story. I bought a home at the top of the market in 2008. However, I didn’t prepare for the roller…
Don’t Fumble the Bag
Life presents us with a plethora (many) opportunities to change the course of our current direction. If you jump on these chances and convert them into investments, you will move along a path of abundance. Some people call this luck; however, you’ll need the education to recognize an opportunity and take advantage of it. Overcoming…
Dividend Investing in Your 50s
If we started investing in our 20s, 30s, or 40s, our 50s should be a time to focus on setting up our children. There are many ways to set up our children, but one of the best is building them a dividend growth investing portfolio. We used income investing in our early years because we…
Saving for a House Down Payment #1: Single Person, Small City
I want to congratulate you on two things: being single and living in a small city. This combination of events puts you in the best position to save for a home. Welcome to the Saving for a House Down Payments series, where we will formulate a path to homeownership. Getting serious. As a young single…
