Another month is in. Spetmber was an exciting month in the stock market and in terms of dividend income. The blogging community continues to impress. Each blogger continues to push harder and invest every dollar possible, which resulted in some INSANE results this month. As you will see, plenty of bloggers set new personal records! Let’s jump right in to the September installment of our Dividend Income from YOU the Bloggers!
A Frugal Family’s Journey – $324.62 – Now it is time to really juice up the dividend portfolio. With the home improvement project behind you, its time to see your income grow! September was an excellent month, led by two major oil companies (Enbridge and Exxon).
Passive Canadian Income – $804.02 – That was a HUGE new dividend from Lockheed Martin (LMT), a company that is one of our favorites over the last few months. In addition, you know we love seeing the extra solar income you receive every month.
Dividend Dozer – $614.96 – A brand new record for Dividend Dozer…..HECK YEAH! That’s what we are talking about. VTI accounting for half your income, which is great. The other half of your income was filled with excellent, heavyweight dividend growth stocks that anyone would love to have in their portfolio. Keep on investing.
Dividend Pursuit – $537.22 – Another dividend investor set a new record. We are off to an excellent start in this article. Nice job seeing that income cross the $500 mark. That is such a big milestone.
A Dividend Dream – 355 (Euros) – BBL was a huge source of dividend growth for you this year. The dividend income you receive jumped from $30.80 to $112 over the year. Holy freaking cow!!
Dividend Pig – $3,625.93 – 93 companies and almost $4,000 in passive income. WOW DP! That Exxon Mobil (XOM) dividend is huge. Let’s hope this big oil company increases their dividend as soon as possible to keep that aristocrat status! In addition, increasing your income almost $1,000 from last year is significantly impressive. Financial freedom awaits!
Dividends Down Under – $887 – THERE WE GO! DDU is back on the board baby. Dividends and Franking credits, that is what you are all about. You DEMOLISHED September 2020’s results. Nice job and keep it up!
Dividend Quest – $881.38 – So close to $1,000, you and DDU both. Nice job with a special dividend from CODI, Christmas came early for you as a dividend investor that’s for sure! The quest continues.
Dividends and Hobbies – $1,297.96 – Crossing the $1,000 in passive income baby! Those bank dividends, such as your Bank of America (BAC), are roaring back in full force, as big banks are sending out money back to shareholders! So jealous you have bought Microsoft (MSFT) stock, one position I should have had in my stock portfolio. Keep it up D&H!
Desidividend – $1,737 – $60 per day in dividends, isn’t that nice? Would love that, wow. That is financial independence at it’s finest. Your dividend income grew almost $400 due to buying additional stock in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), 3M (MMM) and others. Love buying dividend kings, adding to that forward income. Keep it going!
My Road to Wealth & Freedom – $273.71 – Loving the names of Fortis, Enbridge and others on the list of companies that are sending you checks throughout the year. Road to $500 starts NOW!
All About the Dividends – $655.96 – Lockheed Martin (LMT), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Pfizer (PFE) crushing in mounds of dividend income for you. All great dividend stocks to buy and own, FOR LIFE. Loving it and can’t wait to see what your portfolio becomes.
My Dividend Snowball – $2,221.06 – WHOA! Here we go, over $2,000 in dividend income baby! I love that you create another income stream, by writing options on the dividend stocks that YOU own! In addition, I have always been intrigued on owning Broadcom (AVGO) and United Health (UNH). Seem to be doing well for you!
Dividend Portfolio – $78.88 – So close to $100. I see that you sold a lot of your stock to buy a summer condo. Looking forward to the re-build; as they always say – the comeback is always better than the set-back.
Reverse the Crush – $100.61 – THERE WE GO! You did it, BOOM! Mic-drop! I’ll have to look at Smart Centers REIT (SRU) and Savaria Corp (SIS) – two equities I have never looked at or possibly heard of, really. Cannot wait to see you be over $200 this time next year. YOU CAN DO IT.
Engineer My Freedom – 188.65 (Euros) – You absolutely DESTROYED this September compared to last year, which brough in about 100 Euros of Dividend Income. Keep the strong growth going. Can’t wait to see what you have in store for September 2022.
Financially Free in 10 Years – 306.08 (Euros) – Mr. Robot set a NEW RECORD! That is such a big milestone, especially given the fact that you reeived ~200 Euros of dividend income in June. Strong growth over such a short period of time. Excellent work.
Project 2035 – $99 – Man oh man. $1 away from joining the three digit club in September! Luckily, with DRIP and dividend growth, you should EASILY pass the $100 mark by this time next year. It is impressive how balanced your dividend income is for the month as well.
Simple Dividend Growth – $5,192.28 – MIC DROP for the month right here. SD crossed, you read it right, $5,000 in dividend income for the month. Newtek, Ares, and Prudential stole the show with you, leading the pack of your impressive dividend growth stocks.
Life with Dividends – $144.15 – One line in your article jumped out: “At this time last year, I had received a monthly income of $9.97.” I mean, unbelievable. Look how much growth you were able to achieve in such a short period of time. Keep pushing. Stay focused. Watch that dividend income grow.
Tawcan – $2,665.14 – Loving the 23% year over year increase Bob. You continue to absolutely crush it. It is impressive that the Top 5 Dividend stocks made up such a large percent of your monthly income total (69%). Also, love the purchase of VICI properties too. The metrics are looking great for the company, which is why we recently featured them!
Dividend Daddy – $2,668.99 – Holy Enbridge. That $700+ dividend from the Canadian oil company was amazing. What’s even crazier is that you also purchased nearly $5k in dividend stocks as well. That’s how you keep your dividend income growing.
Chicken Wizard – $1,639.13 – Boom. 50 dividend payments. That’s a lot of individual checks hitting your account without even lifting a finnger. How nice was it to see your income grow 13% as well?!
Another Loonie – $75 – Another fantastic month for Loonie. On top of the dividend income, it was sweet to see your investment portfolio grow $9,900.
Kody’s Dividend – $229.54 – Another blogger that set a personal record in September. Your stock purchases are really starting to add up and make a huge difference. As Clevelanders, love that you added to Key Bank (KEY).
Dividend Earner – $1,234 – Hilarious that your dividend income was four consecutive numbers. Hilarious. The results are fantastic. With a dividend portfolio that is heavily weighted towards banks and credit services, no wonder you absolutely crushed it!
Dividends and Divergences – $14.73 – That is one impressive list of dividend growth stocks. Two of our Top 5 Foundation Stocks ( Johnson & Johnson, McDonalds) and plenty of other great dividend growth stocks paid you some $$$ in 2021.
Read: Top 5 Foundation Stocks for YOUR Portfolio
Dividend Portfolio (Netherlands) – 879 (Euros) – Wow. You aren’t kidding. The dividends really are pouring in. That’s what it is all about. A 414% gain compared to last year….SWEET!
Root of Good – $7,024 – Man oh man. Those equity funds made a HUGE difference this month. Your income crossed $7,000 this month. How freaking amazing. Keep on pushing and inspiring us all.
Dreaming of Dividends – $2,997 – The dividend investing community really turned up the HEAT this month. You were SO CLOSE to hitting $3k in dividend income received. I cannot wait to see what you have in store for December.
More Money Guru – $6,609.25 – WOW! MMG with the personal record, received over $3k from one investment alone. On top of that, a $590 special dividend was the cherry on top. Making moves my friend.
Matthew Utesch – $1,684.02 – The income continues to roll in. You received $500 addtional income compared to last year. You can really see the impact of dividend reinvestment and dividend increases when you compare this year to last year in your article.
Passive Income Pursuit – $1,821.95 – JC continues to push the ball forward. Its crazy that you added over $227 in forward dividend income as well from purchases, increases, and DRIP. Each month gets better and better for you JC.
Stefan Redlich – $616.84 – A strong 71% year over year increase. The gain was bolstered by two massive special dividends. Outside of the special dividends, the increase from Shell was another major contributor to your dividend growth.
Legend of Income – $268.50 – A new personal record for Legend of Income. I know you said you won’t likely hit $300 by the end of the year, but I have a strong feeling you’ll be in for a December surprise. Let’s see if you can crush it!!
Reinis Fischer – $15.59 – And the rebuild begins and continues for RF. AFter selling everything in July, your journey starts back up once again.
Dividends & FNB – $801.60 – 20 combined payments from dividend stocks and ETFs pushed you over the $800 mark for the month. You are well on your way to crushing your dividend target for the year. Time to see you cross your goal!
Mooi Dividend – 328.44 (Euros) – Another blogger purchased shares of VICI this month. That is the hot stock in the DGI community, that’s for sure. In addition, two of your other REIT holdings delivered 7% dividend increases as well. Huge growth right there.
Our Life Financial – $2,275.37 – Almost $1k in dividends from Enbridge. With DRIP alone, you’ll easily crush that mark in December. The new dividend from Whitecap also added a nice, new fresh source of dividend this month compared to last quarter.
Divs4Jesus – $456.68 – This was a HUGE milestone month from Divs4Jesus. Crossing $10k in dividend income since 2018 and and $4k in dividend income received during the year. That is what it is all amount. Keep setting and keep pushing those milestones.
Money by Ramey – $1,244.93 – Your dividend income summary contains the Who’s Who of dividend growth stocks. Always have a soft spot for Johnson & Johnson as well, especially since my wife and I have been growing our JNJ position by buying 1 share each per week.
FIpendence Canada – $1,122.92 (CAD) – CONGRATS ON THE NEW RECORD. Beating your previous record by $18. Close, but truly shows that every dollar counts. That extra dollar or two you invested is the reason why you are a new record holder.
Investing Pursuit – $502.04 – Congrats on crossing the $500 dividend mark. Like so many bloggers, Enbridge played a huge role in your impressive dividend income total.
Money Maaster – $655.62 – Huge dividend income total AND you got a puppy. What a sweet dividend income month Jordan!
The Dividend Guy Blog – $498.68 (CAD) – A decrease compared to last year?! That’s bucking the trend my friend. That sale of UPS didn’t help, along with having one major dividend payments change months that the divvy was paid. All jokes aside, strong results as always!
Divgro – $4,632 – Woah Ferdi. You are not messing around here! Your forward dividend income continues to grow at impressive rates. The dividend income from dividend increases alone was $199 last month. Unreal.
Financial Freedom is a Journey – $7,555.49 USD and $3,415.81 CDN – The 5 digit club combined right there. Some dividends in USD and some in CAD. Regardless of the individual allocation, the reality is that you earned a TON of dividend income.
Wallet Squirrel – $25.30 – Realty Income, Microsoft, and Vanguard ETFs?! Sure, sign us up for that dividend stock portfolio. On top of that, we love reading about your other side hustles as well!
More Dividends – $192.48 – A personal record for More Dividends. We agree, you’re going to EASILY crush your next milestone. Can’t wait to read your December dividend income summary to see you cross the $200 mark before the end of the year.
Dividend Income Stocks – $455.58 – A nice 6.35% growth rate compared to last year. The month helped push your dividend income total over $4,000 year to date. That’s some impressive progress DIS.
Total: 50 Bloggers Received $74,291.49 in Dividends in September (depending on the exchange rate used at the time of the calculation).
The community averaged $1,485 in September dividend income. Just an INSANE amount of dividend income. While we didn’t quite hit the $100k in total dividends, like we discussed last month, the community really stepped up to the plate and delivered strong results. We cannot wait until December to see the results. It is truly going to be special. So get ready team!
Every month, we talk about how awesome this community is. Dividend investors continue to inspire us to push harder to reach financial freedom sooner! We leave every income post smiling, especially when we read about the bloggers that crushed new personal records! We cannot thank you all enough for helping us become better investors and get to interact with each of you.
The name of the game is buying income producing assets that increase your passive income. Build that growing, passive income stream that will one day cover your living expenses. That is what it is all about.
We always preach the importance of remaining consistent and investing as much of our income as possible over the years. The saying goes “It is about time in the market, not timing the market.” We truly believe that dividend income is the easiest source of passive income (Read our 5 Reason Why).
Therefore, let’s continue to save every dollar possible, cut expenses, and do whatever it takes to reach this coveted end game. If you are not sure where to invest your cash, we also have you covered with the following articles:
- Why I’m Investing $500 Weekly in Vanguard ETFs
- Why My Wife and I are Buying Shares of Johnson & Johnson Weekly
- Top 5 Foundation Dividend Stocks for Any Portfolio
- Bert’s 5 Stocks to Buy Now, Always and Forever
- Stocks with a Perfect Dividend Payout Ratio
Now that you are motivated and armed with plenty of resources to save and invest, lets TAKE ACTION. Time to find some undervalued dividend growth stocks to invest in. Let’s keep that dividend income stream flowing!
-Lanny and Bert, the Dividend Diplomats