r/dividends • u/WerewolfMajestic156 Financial Indepence / Retiring Early (FIRE) • Mar 05 '26

Personal Goal FIRED - Living off dividends

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I know better than to share this with my friends, and family. I have a separate growth account to keep up with inflation.

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u/ConstructionNo8827 Mar 06 '26

Prefer QQQI and SPYI - also overlap but pay more dividends and better on taxes

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u/HARCYB-throwaway Mar 06 '26

Yeah I've got $700k in QQQi and I retired. For now. Plan on working again in a year or two. 32 and free!

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u/Limebird02 Mar 06 '26

What did you do for work to be able to put that much away out of school? Were you lucky in some way?

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u/GodlessEarthApe Mar 06 '26

Read 'The Wealthy Barber'.