We've reached yet another milestone 💚💚💚 With the big dividend payouts in September we have reached a new high of 1253.28$ for 09/2024. This marks the second time (after 06/2024 were I've reached a >1000$/month in dividend payment outs. 💰 I couldn't be happier, especially since this portfolio is only 10 months old. For those you read my recent posts and are aware of my goals for this year and beyond, but here is a quick reminder. My initial goal for 2024 was to have about 400$/month, when I saw how things progressed, I updated that to 500$/month, but looking ahead we are expected to end up with more than 800$/month, which would simply be insane. (TTM >650$/month)🤪 (For clarification I don't calculate that as TTM, but rather as the average of trailing 6 months, trailing 3 month, future 3 months, future 6 months. This is simply because I am still building my positions aggressively so that the trialing months significantly under-represent the status quo. I am aware of the uncertainty of future dividend payouts, which is why they are approximated conservatively. ) At the moment the total value of the portfolio stands at just above 170k$ with the plan for >180k$ end of 2024 >270k$ end of 2025 >370k$ end of 2026 I also decided to sell off one property and throw most of the money into the marker. If that happens the above number will be updated with my next post. I did lose my job recently, but hope something else comes up rather shortly, fingers crossed. 🤞This obviously also affects my investments. My overall goal is to consistently have 4k$/month at my disposal for retirement (ideally without dipping into the principal of the investment). About 2k$/month will be provided by rental income and thinking that I will be more than one third to the 2k$/month needed from dividend payouts by the end of the year gets me very giddy. This is the list of all dividends for this month: $MAIN 21.81$ $MAIN 26.70$ (special dividend) $JEPI 124.34$ $JEPQ 117.50$ $SPYI 102.43$ $QQQI 68.05$ $O 104.41$ $SPLG 67.10$ $SCHD 620.95$ ________________ Total: 1253.28$ I also did some changes to the portfolio in minimizing the positions I hold. I sold , , and not really because I don't thing they are good companies, but rather to stock up on securities I surely want to hold forever ( , and ) with some cash flow options like and sprinkled in for good measure. I am sure there will be people saying that judging from that list, the portfolio is too conservative... and I would somewhat agree with you, but my objective is to build mainly a dividend portfolio that will consistently help with my expenses in retirement. That being said, I am planning on expanding my and positions as well as adding to my cash for a potential market downturn so don't judge me too harshly.😜 Happy investing 📈, happy compounding💸! #fire #retirement #financialfreedom #dividends #compoundeffect #nextstop250k$ #1000dividendspermonth