08-13-2022, 08:09 AM
Celebration Comment.
With ABBV paying Monday I have now exceeded my dividend income for all of 2021.
It seems like this should have a title - Financial Freedom Day, I'm Greedy - Goodie Day, something.
There are two qualifiers for this. This includes the massive LYB special dividend paid in June and T-IRA dividends, something I did not have last year. Interestingly the two amounts are similar, the LYB special is about 9% more than my IRA divs.
Remove one or the other of those dividend sources and I'd be passing my 2021 income level in September, remove both and late October.
But however it's measured, 2021 has seen a return to solid double-digit dividend income growth for me. I have seen many comments from people that their income took hits in 2020. Interestingly, for me 2020 gave a 30.46% Y/Y increase. It was 2021 where that dropped to 2.45% Y/Y. Seeing growth return strongly this year is nice. Expected, but still nice.
I believe there are moments worth celebrating and this is one for me. I hope others are able to enjoy the same at some point this year, if you haven't already.
With ABBV paying Monday I have now exceeded my dividend income for all of 2021.
It seems like this should have a title - Financial Freedom Day, I'm Greedy - Goodie Day, something.
There are two qualifiers for this. This includes the massive LYB special dividend paid in June and T-IRA dividends, something I did not have last year. Interestingly the two amounts are similar, the LYB special is about 9% more than my IRA divs.
Remove one or the other of those dividend sources and I'd be passing my 2021 income level in September, remove both and late October.
But however it's measured, 2021 has seen a return to solid double-digit dividend income growth for me. I have seen many comments from people that their income took hits in 2020. Interestingly, for me 2020 gave a 30.46% Y/Y increase. It was 2021 where that dropped to 2.45% Y/Y. Seeing growth return strongly this year is nice. Expected, but still nice.
I believe there are moments worth celebrating and this is one for me. I hope others are able to enjoy the same at some point this year, if you haven't already.