It’s been a while since I posted. But, as I mentioned before, the busy season is upon me. I wish I could say the end is in sight, but the truth is, it’s just beginning. This may continue until the end of the year, but probably through August. Hopefully, at that time, if I’m still in a good mood, then all will be well. In the meantime, I will continue to report my monthly dividend income reports. I still enjoy reporting on the previous month’s dividends and checking to see if I broke any records. This blog has been very therapeutic and it really helps that I like what I do. But enough stalling, let’s see how I did for the month of May.

Dividend Income

In May, I received a total of $79.33 in dividends broken down as follows:

NO. STOCK NAME DIVIDENDS 1 AAPL Apple $7.56 2 ABBV Abbvie $20.35 3 GIS General Mills $11.33 4 HRL Hormel Food $7.86 5 O Realty Income $7.98 6 PG Proctor & Gamble $12.42 7 SBUX Starbux $7.04 8 T AT&T $32.70 $79.33

I believe this is the largest dividends I’ve received in a single month. It’s definitely up from the last quarter, which at that time was at $77.66. I’m inching closer to that 3-digit mark in a single month.

Annual Comparison

Below is a graphical representation of my dividends this year as compared to last year.

Because it’s hard to see, here is the raw data.

MONTH 2017 2018 Rate April $0.41 $31.47 7575.61% May $2.85 $79.33 2683.51%

As you can see, I made a $2683.51% increase from last year. This was smaller from the massive 7575.61% increase I had in April, but that’s to be expected. As the months go by, the level of increase from the previous year will get more smaller. Still, I can’t complain and I like that massive growth from last year.

Finally, the Dividend Tracker has been updated.







Forward Annual Dividends

At the time of this writing, my forward annual dividends is $968.58. A month ago, my forward annual dividends was $903.71. Hopefully, in June, I’ll be able to cross the 4 digit mark in forward annual dividends. Until then, I will keep making my minimum monthly contributions to my dividend portfolio.

I didn’t add any new stocks in May and I don’t think I’ll be adding any new stocks for a while. Things are a little bit crazy right now, and so I need to ensure that my finances are a little bit more stable before I spread myself too thin. Case in point, my mom requested additional money for surgery. That’s $1800 out of my pocket that I wasn’t planning on spending. I’ll update more in my progress report post, but sufficed to say, a lot is going on right now.

Conclusion

By all accounts, May was a good month. I received the most in dividends and earned a substantial increase in dividends as compared to last year. But, while the past was solid, the future is still uncertain. Through difficult times and good times, my hope is to be able to contribute at least the minimum amount to my portfolio and continually update this blog.

How was May for you? Did you break any records? Let me know your thoughts by commenting below.