Tag: Dividends
Paying Your Auto Insurance with Business Development Companies: It’s Time to Pay Your Bills with Dividends
During my 24-year military career, I never struggled to pay bills, and I never had to use credit cards to survive or pay utilities. However, that doesn’t mean everything was golden. We used our credit cards for emergencies, which ended up biting us in the rear end later. Although we always had food on the…
Paying Your Water Bill with Preferred Shares: It’s Time to Pay Your Bills with Dividends
You become financially free when you can pay all of your bills with passive income. Once you reach this point, you become work-optional. My wife and I achieved financial freedom in October 2023, when I retired from the US Marine Corps. At that moment, I had passive income from a pension, dividends, royalties, and rents.…
Happy Cash Flow Retirement 12: The Four Steps to Becoming Free
I write this article as a free man; I will never have to go to work again. However, the circumstances were quite different when I wrote “Happy Cash Flow Retirement (part 1)” in April 2021. I didn’t retire at age 42 because I was smart or worked hard. I didn’t retire early because I completed…
Be Selfish Until You Become Selfless: The Road to Sustainable Dividend Income
We all want to donate to charity, give to churches, and help family and friends; however, all these endeavors come at a cost. As a young Marine, I helped my mom financially, not understanding that I was actually holding myself back in the long run. This article is for the many people who want to…
Dividend ETFs vs. Dividend Stocks: Can You Perform Better Than the Pros?
We all love to be in control, right? We want what we want when we want it. And the stock market gives us an unlimited amount of choices—almost too many. I just finished my Stock Market Investing at Any Age Series (20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s), where I discussed the importance of dividend growth…
Selling Cash-Secured Puts for Passive Income 2: Overcome the Lost Decade with Yield
The 2020s may be a lost decade for the stock market. Some people call this a bubble that may not pop—but may flatline. However, our net worth must still grow over 10% every year. If the gains don’t originate from the stock market, where do they come from? We can obtain yield from dividends, but…
The Magic of Compound Interest: How to Harness the Magic in Your Life
How do you explain to someone that they can become rich? That they have the power to set themselves free from workplace stress and financial anxiety? I didn’t grow up with many resources, so I joined the US Marine Corps at age 18 in 1999. I served for 20 years, struggling to get my finances…
Stock Market Investing in Your 70s: Passing Income to Future Generations
An asset is something we can pass on to future generations. Focusing on their futures ensures we make the best decisions for our and their well-being and longevity. Honestly, we should be financially savvy and independent in our 70s; there is no reason not to be. Therefore, we can begin mapping out our future endowments…
Stock Market Investing in Your 60s: Let the 401K Conversions Begin
We all love the idea of recycling—turning something old into something new. In our 60s, we can turn our pile of money (401K) into a massive passive income stream. That’s right. We will forget the 4% rule and earn 9-10% yields on our invested capital. Do you need a financial advisor to manage your money…
Stock Market Investing in Your 50s: It’s Time to Take Control of Our Finances
Our 50s allow us to finalize any loose ends as we prepare for retirement. Although there will be many bumps along the way, income will enable us to live our dream retirement. We wrestle the horns of the bull during our 50s. This decade is a “Do or Die” time for our finances. We must…
Art Edition- The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever 4!
INTRODUCTION 00 000 The Biggest Book on Passive Income 4 FINANCIAL MINDSET 01 001 Are We Living in Fast Forward? Things Have Changed Since 2020 01 002 Being Mediocre is Not Okay 01 003 Building Generational Wealth: Via Dividends 01 004 Building Generational Wealth: Via Real Estate 01 005 Create Money, Spend Money, Grow Money:…
Stock Market Investing in Your 40s: Preparing for a Happy Cash Flow Retirement
Our 30s can push our finances to the limit; however, our 40s present a unique opportunity. We can set the stage for an extraordinary Happy Cash Flow Retirement during this decade. The stock market will significantly contribute to our retirement success through growth and capital gains, but mainly through income. Our income investing allocation should…
Treasury Bond Face-Off: Savings Bonds, Treasuries, TIPS: Which Product Is Right For Your Situation?
Getting money into a savings account can be one of the most daunting tasks of your life. Even scarier is WHERE you decide to save your money. This scenario is why many people keep their money in a standard savings account, earning 0.01% interest. We can do better. We can repurpose our savings accounts into…
Stock Market Investing in Your 30s: Crunch Time in Your Crunch Years
I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, “Your 30s are the most financially challenging decade of your life.” Therefore, if you can keep it together in these years, you’ll stand a decent shot of winning in the end. I started investing at the ripe old age of 38—much later than I should have.…
Stock Market Investing in Your 20s: Time in the Market Always Wins
I’ll keep this series very simple: allocate your age (the number) to income-investing products. If you are 25, allocate 25% of your investment portfolio to income. If you are 75, allocate 75%. Income-investing assets are products that focus primarily on current income. Therefore, they exclude dividend growth stocks like Apple (APPL) and Johnson & Johnson…
New Year’s Passive Income Resolution 2025: Increasing Net Worth and Income by 10%
Another fantastic year in the history books, but there is no time to look backward. 2025 will be a time to celebrate our amazing passive income dreams as we achieve them. 2024 was my first year of full retirement, and it went splendidly well. Were there bumps in the road? Of course. However, there was…
Retirement Plus: Supplement Your Retirement with Royalties
I never knew that being creative could help you build wealth. I spent 24 years grinding in the United States Marine Corps, doing God’s work. I read all of Robert Kiyosaki’s books toward the end of my career, which began highlighting ways to create cash flow using creativity. It takes a while for a government…
Christmas Cash Flow! Become Your Own Santa
How much money do you have to spend for Christmas this year? I pray that you do not have to use credit cards to purchase gifts—like many Americans. Instead, I hope you have as much money to spend as you desire. It may sound outrageous or impossible, but you can achieve this financial feat by…
Your Net Worth Should Increase 10% Annually: Or You Risk Falling Behind
How do the rich become richer? Their assets grow faster than inflation. We must all learn to harness the power of asset growth to ensure we pass along a great life to our children. A couple of days ago, I wrote an article about increasing my income by 10% annually. Today, I will concentrate on…
Retrirement Plus: Supplement Your Retirement with Options Trading
Trading options during retirement doesn’t fit the typical narrative concerning your happy years. Trading options may sound stressful or anxiety-inducing. However, not having cash flow during retirement is much more stressful than trading options. Without cash flow, retirees are on the raft of life without paddles. Therefore, as retirees, we must determine how options trading…
