My Dividend Portfolio. Goal: $12K in 120 Months — Month 24, Week 4
⭐ Dividend Income (Today): $1,116 / month
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Intro
Every Friday, I share exactly what I’m buying — real positions, real decisions, no fluff.
My goal is simple: build a portfolio that generates $12,000 per month in dividend income within the next 10 years — creating a growing stream of income for myself and my family for years to come.
Over time, I’ve simplified my process and now rely on one tool above all others: the MaxDividends Research Platform. It helps me find quality dividend stocks, track dividend growth, and stay focused on long-term income investing.
Hi partners — Max here!
What a week it’s been.
The dividend snowball keeps getting a little bigger. New dividend payments hit the account, and many of the dividend increases announced earlier this year are now starting to show up in the numbers.
Over the past week alone, my projected dividend income increased by more than ~$20 per month — that’s over $240 per year in additional income. Not bad for a single week of progress.
Outside of investing, I’ve been spending a lot of time doing things I enjoy. I’ve been running regularly, started using the outdoor fitness equipment at the park, and have been staying active with the kids. Between soccer practice, jiu-jitsu classes, and trips to the pool, there’s been plenty to keep us busy.
And that’s really the best part of this whole journey.
I get to spend more time doing what matters most, while the portfolio continues doing its job in the background. That was always the plan. Build a collection of great businesses, let dividends grow over time, reinvest consistently, and allow compounding to do the heavy lifting.
Week by week, that plan is becoming more visible.
Below, you’ll find a detailed breakdown of what I bought this week, how the portfolio is positioned today, and what I’m planning for next week and beyond.
My portfolio is a fully transparent, real-time journey — no polishing the numbers and no adjusting results after the fact.
It’s a path anyone can follow with the right system and the MaxDividends Platform.
Alright — let’s get to today’s buys. So grab a coffee — let’s dig in ☕💪
My Dividend Portfolio. Goal: $12K in 120 Months — Month 24, Week 4: This Week’s Buys
My Latest Dividend Milestone
✅ $100/month – hit at Month 3
✅ $250/month – hit at Month 5
✅ $500/month – hit at Month 10
✅ $750/month – hit at Month 16
✅ $1,000/month – hit at Month 23
🎯 $1,250/month → 89% complete
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These Bills Are Already Being Paid by Dividends
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Phone + Internet — $120✅
Utilities — $350✅
Coffee, lunches, small joys — $400
This is what financial freedom looks like — one expense at a time. MaxDividends Research Platform. Dividend Tracker. Goals.
My Current Goal
🎯 Groceries Top-Up — $245 / $700
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My Next Goals
🎯 Gym + Streaming + Family Apps — $200
🎯 Weekend activities with the kids — $300
🎯 Insurance — $300
🎯 1–2 US flights or a short weekend getaway — $700
🎯 Rent: $2,700/month
These expenses are next in line for my dividends. MaxDividends Research Platform. Dividend Tracker. Goals.
💵 The Dividend Flywheel
My dividend income is now running at about $1,116 per month. It’s not a headline number. It won’t trend on social media. But it does matter.
Because this is what real progress looks like when income is built the right way. Quiet. Measurable. The income base keeps rising.
Every reinvested dollar tightens the structure. Every dividend hike raises the floor. And over time, that turns into momentum you can actually feel.
Portfolio Snapshot
Total Invested (cash I personally added): ~$358,493
Current Market Value: ~$380,778
Annual Dividends: ~$13,393 (+$250 vs. last week)
Dividend Yield on Cost: ~3.75%
The snowball keeps rolling — heavier every week.
🔔 Recent Dividend Raises: 20 so far — Year to Date (2026)
Greif Inc +10%
BestBuy +1.05%
Johnson & Johnson +3.10%
PepsiCo +4%
Mueller Industries +40%
Alright partners, there’s quite a bit to talk about this week.
One of the more interesting developments this week came from FedEx.
💡 FDX — FedEx Spin-Off Update
If you own shares of FedEx, make sure to check your brokerage account. The company recently completed the spin-off of its freight business, creating a new independent company that now trades under the ticker FDXF.
I own 54 shares of FDX in my portfolio. Under the terms of the transaction, shareholders received 1 share of FDXF for every 2 shares of FDX owned. As a result, I received 27 shares of FDXF.
If your FDX position wasn’t evenly divisible by two, any fractional shares were generally paid out in cash and credited directly to your account.
In my case, FDXF doesn’t fit particularly well with the long-term strategy I’m building here. The business itself may do perfectly fine, but every position in the portfolio has a specific role, and I prefer to keep the portfolio focused on companies that closely align with my dividend growth objectives.
Because of that, I sold the FDXF shares and redeployed the proceeds into existing positions that I currently have the highest conviction in.
💡 The full update — including my latest purchases, plans for next week, and several new dividend opportunities recently added to my watchlist — is now available on the MaxDividends Research Platform and inside our members-only community.
Every Friday, I share what I’m buying. Use it as a source of ideas for your own portfolio.
I explain the rules and decision-making process behind every purchase, so you can take what’s most useful and adapt it to your own investing journey.
I also share my progress openly — to motivate you to keep going, get started, or simply stay consistent when markets get noisy.
Over time, I’ve simplified my process and now rely on one tool above all others: the MaxDividends Research Platform. It helps me find quality dividend stocks, track dividend growth, and stay focused on long-term income investing.
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