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Originally Posted by sik68
I read and learn from every post!
I built a spreadsheet to track my dividend earnings. I also compare it to my monthly expenses... The dividend payouts are only ~5% of my expenses now, but my goal is to always increase that % from here on out.
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Awesome.. I've got spreadsheets tracking my income, expenses and then my retirement account (i dont have any non-retirement investment accounts). I need to add that to my list, to see how much my investments spin off to make up my expenses. I'm a far cry from 5%, Im sure of that. 3/4 of my retirement is still in a 401k that doesnt only sorta pays dividends, but, i cant "see them". Unlike a normal stock, the funds I'm in I dont get really daily updates on their performance. I mean, i can see when the open/close, and my total amount invested in it. But not the # of shares, not when it pays me a dividend (some i have DO pay them), etc.
I should be done with my Emergency fund soon, and can start getting back into investing into my future. My goal is 10% of my income into a non-retirement account and 10% into a retirement account (Roth).