I’m planning on taking next week off from attempting to hit my $50 dollar goal in beer money income. I’m going on a small vacation and I think I need a break anyway. I’m not sure how, but I’m still planning on making a stock purchase. I’m hoping that there’s enough work coming in this week that doesn’t get approved until late next week – that way I can buy at least one small stock when I return.
In any case, it’s kind of crazy to look back and see that I’ve been able to do this fairly consistently for about 7 months. It’s even cooler to look back and see how my dividends have grown since then. I don’t know why I didn’t do this earlier. And if I can do it in my spare time then anyone can.
I started half way through November of 2022. Here is a rundown of the dividends I’ve earned so far.
| Month | Dividends |
| November 2022 | $0.00 |
| December 2022 | $1.86 |
| January 2023 | $5.10 |
| February 2023 | $6.86 |
| March 2023 | $8.99 |
| April 2023 | $10.50 |
| May 2023 | $11.73 |
| TOTAL | $45.04 |
I also just realized I passed my 2023 goal of earning $2000 dollars in beer money. I’m going to have to add some stretch goals for 2023.
Lastly, I picked up another share of BST as well as PEY this week. I also noticed the dividend payout on JEPI finally went down. That was to be expected with JEPI as it’s a different type of asset compared to a regular old company stock. The management themselves have said they intended for a lower, but more stable yield in the long run. I think I’m going to let it ride for now, but we’ll see how it plays out.