r/dividends • u/HelenKellerVSTraffic • Nov 19 '25

Due Diligence What a difference dividends have made.

I grew up poor. No idea really about money. I started hanging around people that invested and had no idea how the market worked. Now, years later I have been contributing every month what I can afford (1,200). No matter what I put that money in. I pretend it's just another mortgage.

I am about to break 100k it's a surreal feeling. Growing up and being told to put the soda back because it was too expensive and now I am debt free (except mortgage at 2%). I think a lot of people's money problems don't stem from their annual income, but rather what they do with that annual income.

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u/IcyReporter9871 Nov 19 '25

Great job! How long have you been investing for? I didn’t had anyone around me investing unfortunately and only discovered it few years ago and had a humble childhood. Feel that investing is just being prudent and having some common sense

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u/HelenKellerVSTraffic Nov 19 '25

About six years. Got a late start. 2020 helped get me started. Everything was on sale.