Bert’s Final 2016 Goals Review

Posted on January 12, 2017 by DividendDiplomats

Final dividend income totals have been tallied. Final purchases were made (or not made). Now that the ball dropped and the calendar turned, the book on 2016 is finally closed. A few weeks ago, I published my 2017 investing and life goals so I can hit the ground running in 2017. However, I can’t ignore the fact that I had 2016 goals to complete. I performed quarterly updates to monitor my progress; so for one final time, I will publish my 2016 goals review. Let’s see if I was able to meet my goals in 2016!

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5 Easy Ways to Save During the Holiday Season

Posted on December 3, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

The holiday season is rapidly approach here! And you know what that means, a lot of gifts and a lot of swiping of your credit cards. But just because the holiday season is here does not mean that you have to break the bank to enjoy it. Heck, there are many ways to enjoy the holidays frugally and keep the expenses down as low as possible. In this article, I wanted to share the five easy ways my wife and family keep our costs down and avoid unnecessary spending without sacrificing the spirit of the season. Time to check them out!

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5 Reasons Why You Need to Side Hustle

Posted on October 7, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

Most of us have our “Main” hustle where we go in for approximately 33% of our day, do what we need to do and “clock out”, then go home. In this day of uncertainty, passion provoking thoughts, technology advancement, ease of information access and freedom to expand your ability to gain wealth, one should establish the “Side” hustle. The side hustle helps accomplish many goals in your life, and I want to talk about the 5 reasons why I think everyone should work on their side hustle game! Why? Because we all want to be financially free, and have the ability to pursue what we want in our lifetime.

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Bert’s 3rd Quarter Goals Review

Posted on September 30, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

We are rounding third and heading home here. Considering the Cleveland Indians clinched the AL Central Division title this week, I figured a baseball reference to start the article off was pretty appropriate. Let’s see if they can capture some of the same postseason magic the Cavs had during their run in May/June. At the end of each quarter, Lanny and I review our annual goals to monitor our progress towards hitting these marks. If we are on pace…great. If we are off track, well there is still time to make some adjustments despite the fact there are only three months remaining. Time to dig and perform my third quarter goals review.

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How I’ve Made Over $1,000 on Swagbucks!

Posted on September 27, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

The side hustle activity is on! Each day, week and month, I track the income and expenses that are going in and out. This also includes tracking the extra income that you receive, even from side hustle/free ways to bring in extra income on the side. One of those fun activities that I add to my day have earned me well over $1,000. It all comes down to using the internet in a better way to add value to what is currently needed in your life (saving, invest, etc..). Find out how I have earned over $1,000 using a certain site : ) Continue reading →

5 Methods for Earning Income Online While Traveling

Posted on July 27, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

When I reviewed my goals after Q2, it struck me how far behind I was on my goal to earn over $1,000 in “Other Income” during the year. My goal review article talks about it at length, but what I realized is that the means in which I was trying to earn income were very time-consuming. It takes a while to buy video games, list them, ship them to the buyers, and so on. You get the drift. When you travel for work like we do (although my travel is way less than Lanny’s travel load), it is difficult to cram the necessary steps for many “other” activities in the weekend. Especially when you want to catch up on as much blogging as you can on your days off. For me to hit my goal, I am going to have to change my approach to earning other income from a labor intensive operation that requires a home base to a mobile operation that can be performed from anywhere. So here I am, in my hotel room, brainstorming 5 ways for earning income online. As you all know, we love Top 5 lists on this website!

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April Dividend Income from YOU the Bloggers!

Posted on May 10, 2016 by DividendDiplomats

Here we go, here we go. All, you know what this is about. At the end of each month, we round-up as many dividend income summaries as we can and compile the results in an article. We love reviewing everyones’ progress. It is truly inspiring and it helps motivate us to continue pushing ourselves. Time to check out how well everyone performed in April. Let’s dive into our April dividend income summary from all of you in the Dividend Investing community!