Readers Advise - To Sell Or Not To Sell

Hi All

In my dividend portfolio there are 5 ETF's that for now pays me dividends, but those dividends are much smaller then if I will hold stocks that pays me growing dividends,but in the other view they are more volatility(it is also can be very good thing).

I will write the stocks I think that will replace those ETF's:

FDD (Europe dividend stocks) - SBUX 

DVY(Select Dividend) - PEP

IYR (REIT) - O

IXJ (Healthcare) - JNJ

KBE (Regional Banks) - WFC

I find those stocks much attractive to me then those ETF's , the big problem is that for each sell or buy I pays $23 fee - so it is total of $230 fees but in 20 years perspective it is not much money but in today value it is alot.

So what do you think about my picks? Do you think other stocks can be better right now?

Side Hustles Part 2

After the first post about my side hustles, I remembered that once i wrote a blog about stamps and coins long time ago, I did a google on my name and - I FOUND IT!! , there was also google ads on this blog, so I tried my best to find in which email I wrote the stamps blog( Coins And Stamps Are Us ) and I got into the ad sense account and there it was :$17.84 waiting there for me for 7 YEARS!!! I accumulated this without any writing and promoting, so now I have more passive income and side hustle : Ads Advertising in my blogs (Google + Amazon).

Not Much but every cent count for me now so I can pay alimony without to worry much from where I should bring the money.

What else can I do to bring more money?

Dividend Income - July 2015

Another month has passed by and I'm glad to share my journey to financial freedom due to alimony.
In July I earned $200.66 (after tax) in dividends  -

MO - $10.14
GE - $6.90
KO - $8.41
KMB - $9.24
KHC(KRFT) - $165.97

In July the Heinz -  Kraft merger took place and i got the special dividend that Kraft share with us stock holders $16.5 per stock. This is my highest dividend income so far,I didn't put new and fresh capital to work for me - It is sad for itself. from now on the dividends income will be lower and normal for me, I do All the dividends are still in cash because I don't have a day job and soon I will need that cash to pay the alimony.

Dividend Portfolio Update - July 2015

Well, the time has come to update my dividend portfolio once again as heading to another start of a new month. My portfolio is my way to freedom from looking after funds to pay my alimony. One day, the dividend income this portfolio generates will fully cover my alimony. It’s important to keep in mind that I'm updating the overall value of my portfolio because if I have setbacks (like in the last 2 months I'm not working a full time job and I 'm doing side hustles), I will use the funds in my dividend portfolio to pay my alimony.

Side Hustles

After 2 months of not working a full time day job 9am - 17pm, my financial situation took a nose dive, and i needed to find resources to pay my alimony, fuel to my car (so i can drive and see my kids), my debt (consumer loans and credit card debt), so I took 3 side hustles for the time to bring money home:

1. My Dividend Income - I've decided to use my dividend income that my portfolio generate so I use this small pile of cash every month and not reinvest it back into my portfolio, it is not a good idea but I need that cash now, but later when financial situation will be better I will return that money back into my account.

Summer Time...

Summer vacation is here and with him come the jellyfish .

Every second weekend, we do not need to plan what to do ... it's obvious....The sea...

Early at the morning we're going to the sea .
During spring and summer , I take my kids to the beach as much as possible ,enjoy freedom,the atmosphere is good, and  we relaxing  in the water of the Mediterranean sea, in these hours that we spend at sea where there is no homework or friends ,or any other distractions, we're having the quality time with my own children.

Cold watermelon. Pita with humms. San. Towel. Sunscreen. Water. Sunshade and us. Father and two children.

Dividend Income - June 2015

Another month has passed by and I'm glad to share my journey to financial freedom due to alimony.
In June I earned $114.51 (after tax) in dividends  -

AFL - $3.80
V - $1.80
CVX - $11.23
ADM - $5.67
IBM - $7.80
TGT - $7.80
XOM - $5.47
MMM - $6.92
WBA - $3.79
HSY - $4.42
UNP - $4.12
KBE - $3.66
IYR - $6.91
DVY - $7.28
IXJ - $7.56
FDD - $19.67
WMT - $6.61

In June more than half of my portfolio paid me dividends (17 companies and ETF's). This is my highest dividend income so far and first time 3 digits of dividend income. soon I will get the KRFT special dividend payment due to the merger with Heinz. All the dividends are still in cash because I'm waiting for the pile to get bigger.

Dividend Portfolio Update - June 2015

As from today on I will post every month my dividend portfolio update.

So as form the end of June 2015 (still 2 days of market trading) my portfolio value stands on: $33,281.

That is a very nice portfolio size for a divorced dad that pays alimony, each month this portfolio delivers me passive income.

So for the last 5 months since I've started this blog, I've sold last month 2 ETF's: PBW & DVYE, with that money and with the dividends I've received until last month i paid for my study(I study to get insurance sales person  license) and for the remodeling the flat i live in.

There will be bumps around the road but I need to ignore them so I get to pay alimony with my dividend income.

Dividend Income - May 2015

Another month has passed by and I'm glad to share my journey to financial freedom due to alimony.
In May I earned $25.88 (after tax) in dividends  -

GIS - $5.94
AXP - $2.73
CL - $4.56
PG - $5.96
FAST - $3.99
COST - $2.70

This month I've sold 2 ETF's: PBW and DVYE to cover my study payment and a flat repair.

May dividend income covers 3.86% 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..

Me and My Son

Each beginner psychologist knows that the presence of both parents control a child's life are critical to develop and grow properly , the male and female model prepare him to adult life.

But what happens in a divorce, where children are removed from one of the parents against their will ?

As a divorced dad, I was hustled against my will from my children, 5 -year-old daughter and son who was only six months, by police and court restraining orders.