Personal Post #2: Why Do We Invest?

July. What a great month. Smack in the middle of an already killer summer for me. So far Div Kid's girl friend visited the great PNW, the 4th of July is always an exciting time and I decided to not study abroad (more on that later). Summer is ending for me though, as I am to report to school sooner than I would ever want. To take my mind off the thought of summers end I decided to pose a question to you all and I encourage you to leave a comment...

July Stock Watch List

It is again a new month, a new opportunity. Another chance to deploy my depreciating cash and exchange it for dividend growth stocks. Even though I have only been investing in dividend yielding companies since March, I am already seeing how powerful this investing strategy is. Not only have I collected $42.01 in dividends, but I collected this passive income simply by being a shareholder. I understand that this is just the beginning, but with...

Income and Expenses: June

The end of another glorious month has come and gone and I now have another opportunity to share with all of my readers how much money I have spent, saved, put to work, or squandered away. I find that this is a very valuable activity because not only do I pour over my financial statements for the month, but sharing my spending and saving habits keeps me accountable. This accountability is what I am really after. At my age I would say I am...