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December 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses

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December octopus

Happy New Year!  It’s no secret that I’ve had this blog on ‘pause’ for the past few weeks.  I took some time off from writing to enjoy the Christmas and New Year’s holidays with the family.  It’s been fun.  I’ve spent a lot of time with the kids, playing board games, and ‘helping’ them test out their new toys.  There’s also been plenty of socializing (virtually) with friends and family over Zoom. 

It’s certainly been a very different Holiday season (to say the least), but we still managed to have a good one!

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Finding Your Frugal Superpower

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There comes a time in everyone’s life when something truly amazing happens — they encounter the financial independence movement.   You either love it or hate it.

While I think most people can get on board with the idea of achieving financial independence, it’s the getting to it that’s the big problem.  A lot of folks balk at large savings rates over very long periods of time, suggesting “I could never save that much for a decade or more!!!”

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October 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses

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It’s hard to believe that I’m already back here writing a monthly financial update for the blog so soon!  It seemed like only yesterday that I was wrapping-up September, and now I’m doing it again for October.

Time flies when you’re stuck at home during a pandemic, with two kids!  I do my best, but I think both kids would rather being going to school and seeing their friends instead of being stuck at home…

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Scary Financial Monsters That Really Exist

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It’s that time of year again.  When the days grow darker, and colder.  The sun barely breaks the horizon, and the creatures of the night begin to emerge more frequently.  The ghouls, zombies, mummies, and witches (not to mention a few superheroes) begin to stalk our suburban neighborhoods.

Going door to door, they’re looking to give a good scare in exchange for some delicious free candy…

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5 Years Of Freedom

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While I’m not normally a nostalgic person, October marked something of a major milestone in the life of Mr. Tako.  This was my fifth year of freedom from the corporate world!

Although my blog was started back in December of 2015, my last day of work at a “corporate” job was September 30th, 2015.  It took me a few months of unemployment before I finally decided to start writing the blog you see here today.

It’s been an interesting 5-year journey to say the least.  Filled with all the ups and downs, and strange fluids you might expect from raising two kids…

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September 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses

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September octopus

Wait, what?  September is over already?  How did that happen?

With the kids now back in school (well, OK… virtual school) and my focus on keeping the kids focused on their studies, September absolutely flew by.  It was here and gone in a flash!

The Tako family mostly stuck to home and kept to ourselves in September… which I suppose is pretty normal life these days.  You know, because of the pandemic.

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