People always want to know how to save money. If you follow financial news you probably already know that one of the biggest obstacles to saving is that people are spending too much money and are carrying too much debt. Anyone with large amounts of debt are being told that … [Read more...] about How To Save Money
Control Expenses and Reduce Debt
Financial success often involves controlling expenses and reducing one’s personal debt load. If you want to eliminate debt the first step will always be to control your expenses. While this is often easier said than done, I’m focusing hard on planning out my family’s spending by … [Read more...] about Control Expenses and Reduce Debt
January 2015 Dividend Income / Monthly Highlights
Here is my January 2015 dividend income report. January has been a pretty good month and we are on our way toward meeting our annual goals of increasing our net worth to $725,000, paying down our mortgage and hitting the $7,500 in dividends mark. I managed to achieve one of my … [Read more...] about January 2015 Dividend Income / Monthly Highlights
Net Worth Update February 2015 ($673,336.62)
Here is my net worth update February 2015. I like to track my family's progress through monthly net worth updates. To calculate our net worth, I add up all of our household assets and subtract any outstanding liabilities (ie. debt owing). The result is simply a snapshot of … [Read more...] about Net Worth Update February 2015 ($673,336.62)
Ex-Dividend and Other Important Dividend Dates For Investors
In this post I look at the Ex-Dividend date and Other Important Dividend Dates for Investors. So you’ve purchased a nice collection of dividend paying stocks and you’re anxiously awaiting the stream of dividend income that those shares will provide. Then the dividend payment … [Read more...] about Ex-Dividend and Other Important Dividend Dates For Investors