Kraft - Heinz Merger

As many already know Kraft (KRFT) is merging with Heinz to become the Kraft Heinz Company. The new company will become the third-largest food company in North America and the 5th largest in the world. The best part of the news aside from a jump in shareholder value is that Warren Buffett is involved in the deal and will keep his shares in the company, so if he keep the shares I will do the same - I will not sell my stake in the new company.

Kraft shareholders will receive a 49% stake in the new company and will also receive a special $16.50 dividend.

Since I currently own 15 shares, my special dividend amount will be $185.62 (after tax).

Dividend Raise - March 2015

1 Company from my portfolio raised her dividends:

General Mills(GIS), manufactures and markets branded consumer foods in the United States and internationally. It also supplies branded and unbranded food products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries. The company operates in three segments: U.S. Retail, International, and Convenience Stores and Foodservice. Its products include ready-to-eat cereals; convenient meals, including meal kits, ethnic meals, pizza, frozen breakfast, and frozen entrees; snacks comprising grain, fruit, and savory snacks, as well as nutrition bars and frozen hot snacks; refrigerated yogurt products; ice creams; baking mixes and ingredients; refrigerated and frozen dough products; and frozen and shelf-stable vegetable products. In addition, the company’s products comprise organic products, such as granola bars, cereals, and soups. It sells its products directly, as well as through broker and distribution arrangements to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, restaurants, and convenience stores, as well as to drug, dollar, and discount chains. Further, it owns retail shops that offer ice creams and frozen desserts. General Mills, Inc. also exports its products primarily to Caribbean and Latin American markets. The company raised its quarterly dividend by 7.30% to $0.44/share. 

You can watch my portfolio to view how many stocks I have in every company. 

Did you got any raise too?

Habits To Financial Freedom

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility, to give something back. ~ Anthony Robbins
After reading a number of books and blogs about financial freedom, the thought occurred to me to write a post about the habits you should adopt to achieve financial freedom?
I divided the post to habits that will help us to achieve financial freedom, but first we need to understand before what is, in fact, self-sufficiency? This is when a man puts enough money to maintain a lifestyle provides without having to work as an employee time every day.

Dividend Income - February 2015

Another month has passed by and I'm glad to share my journey to financial freedom due to alimony.
In February I earned $58.51 (after tax) in dividends  -

GIS - $5.53
AXP - $2.73
CL - $4.32
PG - $5.79
FAST - $3.99
COST - $2.40
COST Special - $33.75

Thanks to the special dividend from COST it was a better than usual February, now I'm waiting to March dividends because more than half of my portfolio will pay me dividends (18 companies and ETF's) hope to get first time ever over $100 in dividend income.

February dividend income covers 8.7% from the monthly alimony.

I invite you to write and share your dividend income of February.

I'm long on all the above mention stocks..

I've Got Divorced - I've started My Journy To Freedom.

On the day I decided to get a divorce, I decided very clear - to be released and be free period.

My decision to be free not only on the physical level of separation of houses and at my I.D. card writing 'divorced' but actually free. Check every corner in my soul which 'scratches' engraved in me during marriage, the places where I do things because that this is my will or my personal need, and what I'm doing because I'm still under the influence of marriage and want to do things the way my ex wanted, but ... oops ... she no longer lives at home with me . It's just me live at home with me .A little curiosity about release started at the small things and coming to the big things -
Introduction - when we were married laundry and shopping were her responsibility.

Dividend Raise - February 2015

4 Companies from my portfolio raised their dividends:   

Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL), together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets consumer products worldwide. The company operates in two segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The company raised its quarterly dividend by 5.60% to $0.38/share.  In addition, the company approved a $5 billion stock buyback .


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Wal-Mart U.S., Wal-Mart International, and Sam’s Club. The company delivered a disappointing dividend raise to its quarterly dividend of 2.10% to $0.49 /share.


The Coca-Cola Company (KO), a beverage company, manufactures and distributes coke, diet coke, and other soft drinks worldwide. The board of directors hiked Coca-Cola’s quarterly dividend by 8.20% to $0.33 /share.


Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB), together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care, consumer tissue, and health care products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, K-C Professional, and Health Care. The company raised its quarterly dividend by 4.80% to $0.88/share.

You can watch my portfolio to view how many stocks I have in every company. 

Did you got any raise too? 

I'm long on all the above mantion stocks..

Dividend Income January 2015

This is my first post about my dividend income.
I'm glad to share my journey to financial freedom due to alimony.
In January I earned $42.08 (after tax) -

MO - $10.14
GE - $6.9
WMT - $6.48
UNP - $3.75
KMB - $8.82
KRFT - $6.19

This dividend income covers 6.3% from the monthly alimony.

I invite you to write and share your dividend income of January.

I'm long on all the above mantion stocks..

Welcome

Welcome to my new blog

This is my first post and the first step shering my dividend and financial activity with other people.

For twenty years I invest money at different channels at the stock market.In all this years I earned and lost money, but always I belived in myself that this is the only way to be financial freedom at young age, and another way to earn money to buy an apartment or to have money for retirement.

Five years ago I've got divorced after 7 years of marrige, I had to give up on my share at the apartment we had, as a part of the alimony agreement till my kids will be 21.

At age 38 I found myself starting my financial life from the begining.
I pay 670$ every month alimony and it will be over at 2031, when my young son will be 21 years old.
I invite you all to follow me and open your mind to a new way to be financial freedom, and not rupture under the burden of alimony or the oppsite of those who raise the kids alone with out any help or financial backup.

Yours,
Sharon