Once again, I’m setting personal targets for the new year. Just like last year, I’ve divided my goals into four categories: financial, fitness & wellness, personal development, and family. Many of these goals may look familiar—and that’s intentional. I like building on habits I’ve already formed rather than reinventing everything each year. Financial Goals 💸Read More
Author: brokeinvestor
2025 Goals Review
Now that 2025 is behind us, it’s time to look back and see how many of the goals I set at the beginning of the year I actually managed to achieve. Overall, I’m happy with how the year turned out. Some areas went really well, others not so much—but that’s exactly why I like settingRead More
December 2025 Summary
Happy New Year everyone! Just like that, 2025 is over. It was a great year for me and my family. We traveled a lot, attended at least a dozen concerts, and—most importantly—didn’t face any major struggles or losses. That’s something we shouldn’t take for granted. With the year behind us, it’s time to take aRead More
November 2025 Summary
Merry Christmas to everyone! I found some time between the festivities to sit down and write my monthly passive income update for November November was a great month for our family. We visited London for the second time this year – this time with our daughter as well. We saw The Lion King musical andRead More
October 2025 Summary
I am continuing my attempt to catch up with monthly updates of passive income before 2025 runs out. Let’s take a look at how my portfolio performed in the month of October. Overall, October turned out to be a strong month and almost matched my best passive income month of the year so far. DividendRead More
September 2025 Summary
I finally found some time to sit down and try to catch up with my monthly portfolio summaries. It’s already mid-December, but hopefully I can still get everything published before the year ends. Without further ado, here’s what happened with our portfolio back in September. Dividend Income In September, I received dividends from five companies:Read More
August 2025 Summary
I’m struggling to find time to write my monthly updates, but it’s better late than never. I am hoping to catch up before the year ends. Dividend Income In August, 2 companies paid dividend to me: Not a big number of companies, but second month of a quarter is not the strongest month in myRead More
July 2025 Summary
I’m a bit behind with monthly updates, but better late than never! Let’s take a look at how my portfolio performed in July. Dividend Income In July, three companies in my portfolio paid dividends: It’s always nice to welcome a new payer (Eastman Chemical)! As always, let’s compare received dividends with our actual expenses: DividendRead More
June 2025 Summary
June was a fantastic month for us! My wife and I attended three music concerts, I competed in my first triathlon of the year, and we spent a relaxing week on the beautiful Greek island of Crete. It was definitely a busy month — but in the best possible way. While we were out enjoyingRead More
May 2025 Summary
It’s almost the middle of July and I haven’t found time to report my passive income for May. It’s better late than never, so I sat down to report what happened during May. On a personal front, we had an emergency because our daughter broke her hand. She spent a night in the hospital, gotRead More