May was another great month. Net worth increased by $5,600, mostly thanks to my tenant’s $5K rental payment 🙂 This represents half the year’s annual rent. The other half is due in October. The first farm I bought in 2012 using $20,000 of my personal savings is now worth $50,000 more. Luckily my aggressive 8:1 leverage has paid off… Read More »
With a new year comes new challenges. I thought I’d write down a few 2014 goals for myself. “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” ~ Albert Einstein 1) Increase net worth by $55,000 Last year I aimed for $50,000 and passed. This year I’m upping the figure… Read More »
In the beginning of 2013 I set out 6 financial goals to complete by the end of the year. Time to recap. 1) Increase net worth by $50,000. Pass 😀 North American stock markets had double digit gains in 2013. Bumper crop in the prairie provinces pushed farmland values to new highs 🙂 Real estate market in Canada also performed… Read More »
The trailer for the new X-Men movie came out earlier this week 🙂 I like how Marvel is using existing brands and characters to create fresh and interesting blockbuster films like with the latest X-Men and Avengers series. It’s part of the reason why I invested in Marvel’s parent company Disney in the first quarter of this year… Read More »
Time again to learn about you, the readers Earlier this year I put up a poll on this blog to find out how much wealth we all had. Thanks to everyone who voted (^_^) Here are the results below. I’m surprised no one who voted has a negative net worth. So even if people have student loans and other debts they… Read More »
I didn’t buy any new stocks in August because I think the market is due for a small correction. Good thing I’m heavily invested in dividend growth stocks which tend to increase their distributions to shareholders over time despite short term fluctuations in their stock price 😀 I currently own many of this year’s Canadian Dividend Aristocrats including… Read More »