It was all about the Boris Bounce at the end of Q4,2019. The US and China came to terms with an initial trade deal and the year-end rally teetered off. All in all, stocks closed on a winning note, the strongest year since 2013. How long can this beautiful bull run last?… . Q4 2019 Dividend Growth Stock Sales Nothing this quarter. Although, H&L updated me with the following information: Cash acquisition of Greene King by CK Noble (UK) Limited. The Scheme was approved by shareholders at meetings held on 9 October 2019. Shareholders have been offered 850 pence for 654 shares. 5,559g ..read more

I’m super late with the Q3 update this quarter. Life is definitely getting in the way, but more on that later. Q3 2019 Dividend Growth Stock Sales Nothing this quarter. Q3 2019 Dividend Growth Stock Purchases Nothing this quarter Dividend Income for Q3 2019 57 dividend payments were distributed in Q3, 2019 (an increase of 6 compared to Q2, 2019) 2331.20gbp (dividends from Q3) has accumulated in my broker account (post withholding tax and broker fees). Hence, there’s an increase of 289.67gbp for dividend income in Q3 (compared to Q2, 2019). The average dividend yield ..read more

Some FI’ers prefer to move overseas as part of their FIRE plan. In one such post about moving overseas, I talk about this girl (not Kasia) who gave up a healthy relationship with her boyfriend, a good job and a relatively decent life to live her dream overseas. The truth is, it was just something I read on the Internet. Never the less, it still made an impact.   Well, today I present to you ‘this girl’.  Not the random girl I read about on the Internet, but a brave young lady from Poland.  Someone I connected with recently, on one of my Meetups in Budapest.  Someone who divorced her husband ..read more

Quarter 2 closed quite nicely, with markets around the world lifting for fun. This is following the news from the annual G20 leader’s summit in Osaka. The USA and China have agreed to restart trade talks… Q2 2019 Dividend Growth Stock Sales Nothing this quarter. Q2 2019 Dividend Growth Stock Purchases 16 shares of 3M (MMM) on 26 April 2019 at 14769.49 pence per share 197 shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group (AIG) on 16 may 2019 at 499.799 pence per share Dividend Income for Q2 2019 51 dividend payments were distributed in Q2, 2019 (an increase of 6 compa ..read more

Financial independence, what does it mean for you? Each person’s journey differs in many ways. What works for me, may not work for you and vice versa.  I write everything below to keep myself accountable, as opposed to coming across as a rich jerk. As the FIWE 2019 crew would say, “Don’t be keeping up with the FIRE Jones’s…” Would You Say FU to Your Boss After Turning FI? We all dream of sticking two fingers up to our boss and escaping the cubicle. Would you actually do it though, after reaching that magical crosshairs moment? I’ve never said FU to my boss, call me a coward. Although I very ne ..read more

This year, I’ve added an extra section to the foot of my passive income reports.  I’m starting to simplify my investments/ life and wind some operations down… Q1 2019 Dividend Growth Stock Sales Nothing this quarter. Q1 2019 Dividend Growth Stock Purchases 83 shares of Lazard (LAZ) on 03 January 2019 for 2936.15 pence per share 60 shares of Verizon (VZ) on 29 January 2019 for 4077.57 pence per share 87 shares of Comcast (CMCSA) on 01 February 2019 for 2810.33 pence per share 151 shares of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (SKT) on 21 February 2019 for 1644.63 pence per share 76 shares of Archers ..read more