Living on Dividends — Week 71: One Step Closer to Freedom
No Fireworks. Just More Bills Covered by Passive Income
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This is the play-by-play of financial freedom. Each week, we invest, track, and show how real bills get replaced by dividend income. Step by step, the dream of early retirement turns into a plan anyone can follow.
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Intro
Hey friends — Max here.
Another quiet step forward on the Roadmap. And honestly, that’s exactly how progress should feel.
At this point, most of us aren’t looking for excitement from our money. We’re looking for stability. For a sense that things are finally lining up — that the future is getting a little less uncertain and a little more funded.
Weeks like this matter more than people think.
You invest. You stay consistent. And solid companies do the heavy lifting — paying dividends, raising them, and slowly taking responsibilities off your paycheck. No market timing. No second-guessing. Just ownership doing its job.
This is how living off dividends actually starts to feel real. Not all at once, but bit by bit. One expense covered. One bill partially replaced. One more reminder that your money is learning to work without you pushing it every day.
Nothing dramatic happened this week — and that’s the win.
Income moved higher. Coverage improved. The Roadmap stayed on track. Calm progress, building real freedom the grown-up way.
Let’s take a look at what moved us forward this week.
🧭 Roadmap to Living on Dividends · Week 71
No Fireworks. Just More Bills Covered by Passive Income.
This Roadmap is the real play-by-play of financial freedom.
Every week we invest. Every week we track progress. Every week we show — in plain numbers — how dividend income replaces real-life expenses.
No theory. No hype. Just ownership doing its job.
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📈 What quietly moved us forward this week
Here’s what dividend income now covers forever:
✅ iCloud storage ($18/mo) — covered (7 weeks running)
✅ Gym membership ($25/mo) — covered (13 weeks)
✅ Daily coffee ($30/mo) — covered (53 weeks ☕)
And one big one is catching up fast:
🎯 Mobile bill ($32/mo)
→ 44.27% covered by dividends (up from just 7.6% last week)
Annual dividend income grew again: $1,033.94 → $1,046.38
That’s +$12.44 per year, without doing anything extra. This is how momentum actually feels — quiet, steady, reliable.
💼 $500 Portfolio Snapshot
Total invested: ~$36,132
This week’s investment: $455.34
Yield on cost: ~3.08%
Annual dividends: ~$1,046
This week we added:
Snap-on Incorporated
RPM International
Solid businesses. Proven dividend policies. Long-term machines.
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🚀 Dividend raises keep stacking (Q4)
This quarter alone, companies raised dividends across the portfolio — including:
Snap-on +14%
Lam Research +13%
Illinois Tool Works +7%
Texas Instruments +4%
Bank OZK +2%
General Mills +1.7%
…and more.
That’s income growth you didn’t have to negotiate for.
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📈 Long-term dividend growth (2015 → 2035)
🎯 Monthly income targets and bill coverage
🧠 Portfolio dashboard (61 holdings, safety scores, income streams)
📊 Passive Income Goal Tracker (already 87% to the next $100/month goal)
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🎯 This week’s Dividend Challenge
Raise Your Dividend Shield 🛡️
Your long-term protection layer starts here:
1️⃣ Add one essential bill (utilities, rent, insurance) as a Bill Target
2️⃣ Track how much your dividends already cover
3️⃣ Share in the community:
“My Dividend Shield now covers __% of my essentials.”
Small steps. Serious confidence.
🧠 The quiet truth (and the punchline)
“One day, those small payouts will pay for something big. A mortgage. A dream. Or simply the freedom to choose what your Monday looks like.”
Week 71 recap:
~$36K invested
~$1,046/year in dividends
Multiple bills permanently covered
Another expense halfway gone
Just real income replacing real stress.
That’s the MaxDividends way. Slow. Practical. Sustainable. Built for real life — and real peace of mind.
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And next week? We show up again. 💪
— Max
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