Well I'm late posting again, but better late than never! This month I finally broke the $35,000 mark for the ETF portfolio! I've been hovering between $33,000 and $35,000 since September in 2025, that's about 8 months! I've continually added roughly $800 to the portfolio each month and I just haven't been able to reach $36,000. It has been super frustrating but I knew it … [Read more...] about ETF Portfolio Update for April 2026
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Income ETF Portfolio Update
This is the latest I have been so far, but I'm determined not to miss a month so I'm updating my progress even though I'm 24 days late! I recorded the numbers at the start of the month but I just never got around to doing my Money is Choices blog post. So here's what happened with the ETF portfolio.. ETF Dividend Income in March March was the monthly payers and … [Read more...] about Income ETF Portfolio Update
Investment Portfolio Update for November
One more month left of 2025 and I am exactly $121.99 away from my goal of earning $2,000 in dividends from my ETF portfolio! I'm cutting it very fine but firmly believe that I will achieve my goal. This month I made $126.17 from my monthly paying ETFs and in December I will have the monthlies paying AND maybe SCHD will pay out too. I say maybe because the broker who I hold … [Read more...] about Investment Portfolio Update for November
ETF Stock Portfolio Update for October
Just two months left of the year and I don't think I'll be reaching my goal of $50,000 unless I get creative and sell some individual shares to buy more ETFs! The good thing is that I'm still in the running to achieve my dividend goal of $2,000 for the year! It's the dividend goals that I get most excited about as they're the things that bring me true happiness as they … [Read more...] about ETF Stock Portfolio Update for October
ETF Portfolio Update for September
This is the latest I have posted my monthly update and I'm not even going to come up with a list of excuses for it, I'm just going to push forward and make sure that I don't make a habit of it. The portfolio is performing well, increasing each month like clockwork, and the dividends are improving every month but to be honest I have been a bit frustrated with the progress. … [Read more...] about ETF Portfolio Update for September
The ETF Dividend Portfolio Hits $30,000
I started the ETF portfolio back in September of 2023 with the goal of sharing how easy it is to get started with stocks. Before starting the ETF portfolio I had only invested in individual stocks but I always intended to eventually get into exchange traded funds. I kept putting it off as I thought ETFs were a little boring. My opinion about ETFs being boring hasn't changed … [Read more...] about The ETF Dividend Portfolio Hits $30,000
ETF Dividend Portfolio Update in April 2025
The market has started to settle down a little after a few months of madness but all it takes to change that is another idiotic tweet. It really does feel like the lunatics have taken control of the asylum. There was a time when the lunatics were still in control but they at least tried to pretend that they were mentally stable and knew what they were doing. Now they just … [Read more...] about ETF Dividend Portfolio Update in April 2025
Dividends from the ETF Portfolio in March
Another bumpy month for stocks in March but we have made it through the $22,000 road block and the ETF portfolio now starts with a 23. No thanks to Mr. Market as it was done the hard way: Adding more cash!! The only thing I wish was different about this market correction was that I had a larger pile of cash on the sidelines and ready to deploy. I don't regret not having it … [Read more...] about Dividends from the ETF Portfolio in March