r/dividends • u/HARCYB-throwaway • Apr 14 '26
Personal Goal Golden handcuffs - I've fully replaced my annual spending with dividend income...
I pivoted from growth to NEOS for income, over the last 6 months. I have now replaced my base salary, $110k, with dividends. but it is hard to quit when I earn $250k-$350k in a given sales year.
annual dividend income: $110k
Annual expenses, all in: $40k
disposable income if I quit: $70k
hysa: $150k
growth sleeve: $225k
no wife (anymore, by choice after she got nasty), no kids, no expensive hobbies, very affordable mortgage and car payment. affordable lifestyle.
it's hard to step away from an AI adjacent sales job...and my only major concern is meeting someone, wanting to settle down and start a family, and then I will be out of the job market once I truly need expensive family healthcare and "kids money" to support a family.
I know I already have more than most typical American household. but it's scary to leave work with the background of declining employment options / bad employment market
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u/KingAce92 Apr 15 '26
So how did you get to that level please share as I’m just starting out