August Dividend Income

After 34 years of clocking in and out of work and religiously saving at least 10% annually in my 401K every year, in good times and bad, I have decided to share my monthly dividend income to show what regular saving and investing can accomplish.

For the month of August I made $2,641.65; an increase of 25.12% versus this time last year. This is well above my required 12.5% and hopefully it continues in the months ahead.

In August I received two large dividend raise announcements from First American Financial (FAF) 10.86% and Williams-Sonoma (WSM) 20%.  The WSM raise was particularly sweet because they already issued a double digit raise back in March.

On the home front my expenses have remained the same which means my savings rate has stayed steady at 24.9%.  Our backyard movie nights ran into a snag when a critter that looks like the one below decided to crash the party.  Wish I had a video of 4 adults running in the dark to get away from the skunk with a movie playing on the background.

We also took some time out to visit the mansions in Newport Rhode Island.  This was my first time touring a mansion and I was floored by the size and lavish finishes.  We toured the smallest of the mansions which came in at 30,000ft² complete with polished marble, massive chandeliers and 6ft fireplaces.  The most impressive thing to me was the massive veranda over-looking the ocean.

Overall, another great month for dividend raises, a few stock buys, and fun with the family.

Date	Symbol	Company	Amount
8/2/21	GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	$88.25
8/2/21	T	AT&T INC	$624.04
8/2/21	VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$62.92
8/5/21	BLV	VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS LONG TERM BOND	$14.46
8/5/21	VCLT	VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FUNDS LONG-TERM COR	$15.83
8/6/21	HYG	ISHARES TR IBOXX HI YD ETF	$17.50
8/6/21	PFF	ISHARES TR PFD AND INCM SEC	$51.97
8/9/21	APD	AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC	$33.82
8/13/21	OHI	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC	$722.72
8/16/21	ABBV	ABBVIE INC	$190.12
8/16/21	EPR	EPR PROPERTIES	$77.71
8/16/21	HAS	HASBRO INC	$34.70
8/16/21	PG	PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO	$113.48
8/19/21	PSEC	PROSPECT CAP CORP	$155.54
8/20/21	ARTNA	ARTESIAN RES CORP	$194.89
8/24/21	FAST	FASTENAL	$11.41
8/25/21	ISBC	INVESTORS BANCORP INC	$37.70
8/27/21	ODC	OIL DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$21.12
8/27/21	WSM	WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC	$10.69
8/30/21	NUSI	NATIONWIDE RISK-MANAGED INCOME ETF	$12.98
8/31/21	SBRA	SABRA HEALTHCARE REIT INC	$86.04
8/31/21	M1 Finance	M1 DIVIDEND GROWTH ACCOUNT	$63.76