Fall is in the air. Little league baseball is over and football, soccer, and cross country for the kids are just beginning. We took our final family camping trip of the summer this past weekend, and the kids started school this week. Yard work, gardening, work, and chasing an ever more able toddler keep me…
We’ve now passed the midway point of 2021, and it’s been an eventful year for both the portfolio and for myself. January saw us add a new puppy to the family, and in March my wife gave birth to our fourth child. These two events have given me a renewed appreciation for a good night’s…
February was a whirlwind of a month with several projects keeping me busy at work, kid’s schoolwork and activities busy at home, and then potty and sleep training a new puppy on top of it all. This post was actually started several weeks ago, but I wasn’t able to get it finished in time for…
2020 was the seventh year for the DGI For The DIY portfolio, and it proved to be one of the most challenging ones yet. A recession and global pandemic led to a volatile stock market, and impaired earnings caused multiple dividend cuts in the portfolio. Yet despite those headwinds, the portfolio reached its goal for…
New Year’s Day is quickly approaching, which means I’m far behind schedule in getting the December issue of Dividend Growth Digest written. As you’d suspect, it’s taken a backseat to shopping, wrapping presents, and getting everything in order for Christmas. The anticipation of opening gifts, spending time with family, and Christmas Eve church service full…
November is racing by and I’ve fallen behind in getting my monthly and quarterly updates written for the portfolio. Fortunately, that has no impact on the portfolio itself, as it is pretty much on cruise control at this point. It’s been a busy month for me, as I’ve been putting in some overtime to meet…
The third quarter is in the rear-view mirror and we are now heading down the home stretch for the year. And just when I thought that 2020 couldn’t possibly get any crazier, October started with President Trump and other members of his family and staff testing positive for coronavirus. My family has been impacted as…
September is here, and for many reasons it is my favorite time of the year. It is a time for kids returning to school, baseball pennant chases, the start of the NFL season, enjoyment in a bountiful garden harvest, cool evenings bringing fresh air into open windows, and most important of all, my birthday! It’s…
We are two-thirds of the way through August and I’ve gotten so wrapped up in family, work, vacations, gardening, and other commitments that the blog has taken a backseat this month. So I’ll give my apologies, but this will be an abridged version of dividend growth digest.
Happy July! I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday weekend celebrating Independence Day. For me, it was a welcome break from the grind of the office, and some good quality time with family and friends. We were able to do some hiking at our local state park on Friday and had a small outdoor…