Right now my dividends are giving me about $20/month, and they’re not even “dividend stocks.” It’s a tiny amount compared to some, but the feeling is pretty cool.

You get used to it after a while :)

I used to invest in a smattering of everything (individual funds, mutual funds, dividend funds), then about a year ago I wised up and stopped trying to beat the system and switched to index funds only :) In fact, just *one* index fund – VTSAX. That’s where all my investing dollars are.

You can read why here:
https://eliteedgemoney.com/2014/06/lazy-one-fund-investing-strategy/

Oh yeah – the market rules many portfolios once you get up there! Which is why some diversify more and get into other things like real estate or opening up businesses, etc. We all have our investing drug of choice :)

It’s definitely a slippery slope, yes :) and usually at the end of the day we realize it was never about the money to begin with! I’m constantly evaluating my lifestyle and trying to figure out what truly makes me happy… it’s taking a while, but I get little insights here and there.

Yikes! Exactly why I don’t mess around with chasing stocks anymore! Everyone thinks they’re an expert…

Thanks friend! You’re always so encouraging :)

And if you go back to other months in the year it’ll be different too. You can cherry pick anything to make a case which you and I are both doing here, but the overall point is that it’s much better to set your money on a course to earn for you vs trading manual labor for it. That’s what I’m trying to get into peoples’ heads today.