Where Have I been and what have I been up too?
I’m just wrapping up my final rehab on my 3rd rental property.
Dividend Income
For the month of April, I received dividends from 18 different companies.
In the month of May, I received dividends from 15 different companies.
For the month of June, I received dividends from 19 different companies.
For the month of July, I received dividends from 19 different companies.
| Ticker | Company Name | Apr | May | Jun | Jul |
| TSE:ENF | Enbridge | $148.76 | $149.70 | $150.64 | $151.58 |
| TSE:NVU.UN | Northview Apartment REIT | $109.59 | $110.13 | $110.68 | $111.22 |
| TSE:AX.UN | Artis REIT | $109.44 | $110.16 | $110.86 | $111.60 |
| TSE:PLZ.UN | Plaza REIT | $99.32 | $99.90 | $100.46 | $100.89 |
| TSE:ALA | AtlaGas | $77.75 | $78.29 | $78.84 | $79.39 |
| TSE:SJR.B | Shaw | $31.90 | $32.00 | $32.10 | $32.19 |
| TSE:FN | First Nat | $31.14 | $31.30 | $31.45 | $31.60 |
| TSE:AD | Alaris | $28.62 | $28.76 | $33.89 | $34.16 |
| O | Realty Income | $21.95 | $21.95 | $21.95 | $22.00 |
| TSE:PZA | Pizza Pizza | $18.68 | $18.75 | $18.82 | $18.89 |
| TSE:CPG | Cresent | $15.39 | $15.42 | $15.45 | $15.48 |
| TSE:SOT.UN | Slate office | $6.25 | |||
| LL | Lending Loop | $1.50 | $3.26 | $6.26 | $9.00 |
| TSE:AQN | Algonquin | $230.07 | $264.68 | ||
| TSE:ZLB | BMO LOW VOL ETF | $187.40 | $184.40 | ||
| WPC | W.P. Carey | $101.50 | $102.00 | ||
| TSE:CM | CIBC | $133.00 | $134.33 | ||
| TSE:VXC | Van World | $4.27 | $4.27 | ||
| TSE:BCE | Bell | $49.48 | |||
| TSE:BNS | Scotia Bank | $82.00 | |||
| TSE:RY | Royal Bank | $123.14 | |||
| OHI | Omega | $79.20 | |||
| GIS | General Mills | $32.34 | |||
| TSE:SU | Suncor | $53.28 | |||
| TSE:BIP.UN | Brookfield Infr | $63.73 | |||
| TSE:CWB | Canadian Western Bank | $93.75 | |||
| TSE:ENB | Enbridge | $465.67 | |||
| TSE:HLF | Highliner | $50.75 | |||
| TSE:CU | Canadian Utility | $49.56 | |||
| ADM | Archer | $41.88 | |||
| BTE | Baytex | ||||
| TOTAL | $1,350.28 | $934.30 | $1,530.02 | $1,545.41 |
- I received $1,350.28 in dividends for April 2018
- $934.30 in dividends for May 2018
- $1,530.02 in dividends for June 2018
- And lastly, I received $1,545.41 in dividends for July 2018
Dividend Increase and highlights
I currently own 31 companies.
17 of 31 companies I own have increased their dividend payout this year.
- Realty Income x3!
- Suncor
- Enbridge
- Brookfield
- Canadian Utility
- Archer Daniel
- Enbridge Income
- Plaza REIT
- W.P. Carey x2!
- Omega Healthcare
- CIBC
- VXC
- Royal Bank
- Algonquin Power
- BCE Bell
- Scotia Bank
- Candain Western
I had 0 Dividend cuts in 2017.
I have not had a dividend cut so far this year.
Nuts and Bolts
April-July 2018
| Month | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 (Total) | 2018 ($Inc) | 2018 (%Inc) |
| January | $152.00 | $367.00 | $639.12 | $1,104.37 | $465.25 | 72.80% |
| February | $229.00 | $427.00 | $557.24 | $913.47 | $356.23 | 63.93% |
| March | $385.00 | $602.00 | $850.50 | $1,475.55 | $625.05 | 73.79% |
| April | $201.00 | $313.00 | $931.94 | $1,356.52 | $424.57 | 45.56% |
| May | $375.00 | $456.00 | $733.18 | $934.30 | $201.12 | 27.43% |
| June | $475.00 | $676.00 | $994.62 | $1,530.02 | $535.38 | 53.83% |
| July | $200.00 | $380.00 | $1,075.13 | $1,545.41 | $467.28 | 43.46% |
| August | $375.00 | $501.00 | $775.78 | |||
| September | $499.00 | $716.88 | $1,093.00 | |||
| October | $236.00 | $479.38 | $1,124.71 | |||
| November | $418.00 | $514.57 | $808.15 | |||
| December | $624.00 | $760.03 | $1,177.14 | |||
| YTD Total | $4,169.00 | $6,192.86 | $10,760.51 | $8,856.61 | $3,074.88 |
My average increase so far this year is $439.26 per month. ($3,074.88/7)
One of my goals for this year is to increase my dividend payout an average of $200 per month over the previous year. It was originally set at $170 per month but I almost doubled that goal last year so I upped it a little bit.
How Much Free Money?
I’ve earned $8,856.61 in dividends so far this year.
I’ve already doubled my 2015 total in just 7 months!
That’s crazy to me
| Year | Total Dividends Received |
| 2014 | $2,421 |
| 2015 | $4,169 |
| 2016 | $6,193 |
| 2017 | $10,760 |
| 2018 | $8,856.61 |
| 2019 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 |
| Total | $32,399.98 |
My total dividend goal this year is $12,000. I increased this goal from $10,000 to $12,000 to keep in line with my growth.
Since 2014 I have received $$32,399.98 worth of dividends. This does not include any capital appreciation.
Stay classy Fire bros
Those are some amazing results DC, very inspirational for the beginners (including me) on this journey. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Mr. Robot,
Money is starting to come in fast these days. It’s amazing how snowball rolls and grows!
heeeey welcome back man!
congrats on another rental property. very solid months man. keep it up
cheers!
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Thanks,
Life is so busy but it’s important for me to keep tracking and pushing through!
Hi
and wow what a nice dividend increase
Iam a dividend investor just like you and I want to thank you for quality posting. I have made a blog site similar to your to keep tracking my divindend its in English and I also invest in USA
Check out my dividend history its not as impressive as ours but hopefully i will be there where you are some day. / http://www.swedendivin.se
Greetings from Sweden
Thanks a lot!