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My Investment Plan For 2024

As we come to the end of the year 2023, man, has it been a year with many major life events. I got married to my lovely wife, we moved to the DMV area, my wife graduated, she also got her big girl job, and we got a puppy!!! Entering the new year, there are…
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How Much You Need To Invest To Live Off Annual Dividend Income from Apple (AAPL)

Financial Disclaimer: I am not a Certified Financial Advisor (CFA), I am a meteorologist. The blog posts about investing are my opinions and for your entertainment purposes. They should not be considered financial advice. Investing in the stock market is risky and you can lose money. If you want to invest in the stock market…
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Investing $50 A Week In Apple Can Make You How Much??!??

Investing in Apple (AAPL) Can Make Millions Hello and welcome to a new series! This is the first of many blogs where I invest $200 a month in a stock or exchange-traded fund (ETF) and we see how much it grows using a Patreon product called dividend reinvestment calculator. There are two versions of this…
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For Every Goal, Have A Bucket For It (From My Perspective)

The Start Finances can be scary due to the fact most of us weren’t taught how to balance a budget, learn about the stock market, or set up accounts for retirement. Once I got a job with a livable income, I wanted to know everything possible about finances. At the start, I felt as if…
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How I Set Up My Retirement Fund Part 1: What the Hell Is A Retirement Fund

What is a retirement fund?  For us gen-zers, you may have overheard your grandparents or parents talk about their retirement accounts. Now, before you shake your head and say “boomer”, retirement funds are powerful tools that can help you become a millionaire and rest easy for when you are old enough to retire.  So, what…
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How Not Going Out For Coffee Can Buy You A Car: Part 1

I Love Going Out For Coffee Here and There, but Is it Worth it 3x A Week? https://fredyblogs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/export-1676742485418.mov I Get It Grabbing your favorite Hot or Cold coffee beverage at your favorite local cafe or popular fast food-like coffee restaurant is sensational. It is on the go, you don’t have to make the coffee, and…
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How Much Dividends I Received In April from My Dividend Growth Investing Portfolio

Who Paid Me? It rains, it pours, and as April comes to an end, I get my dividends. In total, I got paid $25.23 in April. The biggest paycheck of the month came from Altria Group (MO) being $11.79. Altria Group in the last month has been in the green, and with its payout ratio…
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How Much Dividends I Received In February from My Dividend Growth Investing Portfolio

Who Paid Me This Month Images were gathered using Google Images.  In this new series, I plan to track the number of dividend paychecks I get each month, which companies paid me, and the total each month. If you are curious, check out this link that will send you to my dividend google sheet tracker! …
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Dividend Growth Portfolio Update #4

Your Sunday Portfolio’s Update Guy Flynt: January 22th, 2023 Hi everyone! To be transparent, I will give weekly updates on Sunday of my main portfolio. If I have more time, I will give biweekly updates on my second portfolio, the “Funds For Fun” account. The main account is the Alex Dividend Growth Portfolio (ADGI). For this…
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Funds For Fun Portfolio Update #2

Bi-Weekly Funds For Fun Update Hi Everyone! To be transparent, I will share bi-weekly updates of my “Funds For Fun” portfolio account that I hold on M1 Finance. I treat this account as a super high total return savings account. I use an M1 finance account (Sign up today and get $10 for free!) because it…
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