Dividends for Aug 2024 - Biggest Harvest Ever!

The dividends I collected for Aug 2024 were the biggest ever.

Here are my dividends for Aug 2024:

                                    

So I collected $4,605.22 in dividends for this month.

 
In case you are wondering, some stocks are repeated because I have 2 brokerage accounts.

Here are my monthly dividends over the last 6 years:

                                 

August has always been the month when I reap the most bountiful harvest. 

Here are the dividends I collected every year until the current day

                            

I have already surpassed my total yearly dividends in the previous year of 2023. 

For the year 2024, my average monthly dividends per month is now $2,754.91. 

Here is the progress of my average monthly dividends over the years:

                         

I plan to first receive $2500, then finally $5000 in dividends every month on average.

Additionally, I share the interest I received from the various banks for the deposits in this month:

                                        

So I collected $1,399.40 in interest payments this month. This is the largest interest I have received thus far. 

All in, I received $6,004.62 passive income this month!

You can see the largest interest was obtained from UOB, where I received both bonus interest as well as Nation of Savers promotion interest of $700. The Nation of Savers promo seemed basic enough, but there were devils in the details, which will require a separate post.  

Onwards!   

 

Wrapping up my 15th month of Financial Independence

I just finished my 15th month of FI (Financial Independence) in Aug 2024.

Below is what I ate and did for fun, and a record of my expenses.

Eating

Nasi Goreng.

First time making quiche. Surprising simple. First, put egg.

Next, add tomatoes and onion.

Add spinach.

Add mozzarella cheese and bake.

Quiche with salad.

Another quiche.

Yumz.

My usual home-cooked egg wrap.

Fun

Nothing much this month. Just went to the National Day carnival and harvested my Kailan. 

Expenses

In terms of expenses, did well this month. 

 

Eating Out Target: $650

Eating Out Actual: $669.30 (some eating)

Household Target: $600

Household Actual: $189.63

Travel Target: $100

Travel Actual: $24

Entertainment Target: $50

Entertainment Actual: $43.53 

Personal Target: $250

Personal Actual: $83.25

Onwards to the next month of FI!