My dividend income so far in 2026 is averaging $4,000 per month.
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I’ve seen a few articles on the Internet lately trying to determine how much money we need for early retirement. A lot of it has to do with your lifestyle. If you are someone who likes to travel, eat out, or go to shows, you may need more money to
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My dividend income so far in 2026 is averaging $4,000 per month. Although 3/4 of that is in a tax deferred account. I have taken a total of $1,000 in distributions over the past few months but have decided to stop for the remainder of 2026. My dividend income has
Continue readingEnterprise Rental Experience
I needed to take a trip to a neighboring state recently. The drive would total about 660 miles and take approximately 6 hours each way. Because my vehicles are both over 16 years old, I decided to rent a vehicle for the trip. In the town where I live the
Continue readingWhich Gamepad Tester?
There is more than one website calling itself “Gamepad Tester”. The one I have been using for the past several years is https://hardwaretester.com/gamepad. It gives you all of the basic testing options. But I recently found another website called https://gamepad-tester.net/ which has the same testing options. The one difference I
Continue readingA Trust with One Asset?
Looking at a 14-year-old copy of a trust document is confusing. Especially when it starts out as a revokable trust and then changes to an irrevocable trust upon the death of a spouse. After a review of the assets that I assumed were in the trust, it turns out that
Continue readingEbay’s Discounted Shipping
The other day I had a sense of deja vu when eBay sent me an email announcing that they would be changing the default shipping rates to discounted shipping rates on October 1, 2026. I searched my email and found a similar email they had sent on April 17, 2024.
Continue readingIrrevocable Trusts & Taxes
Being a trustee while the grantor (person who created the trust) is alive usually only demands your attention during tax season. Each year any income that the trust earns needs to be distributed to the beneficiaries. After the grantor dies, a trustee quickly finds out that they are responsible for
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