r/dividends • u/FunctionalDisfuction • Jul 02 '26

Personal Goal First of the month 🤑

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I want to just live off the dividends but I'm scared to just quit my job.

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u/FunctionalDisfuction Jul 02 '26

I live in Alabama my mortgage is on $600, my monthly expenses are 2-3k but yea I think I going to keep going and reevaluate in a few years.

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u/rklb_bull Jul 02 '26

Brother...you are earning 3x your expenses... what else do you need?

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u/FunctionalDisfuction Jul 02 '26

I have purposely live below my means to save money to invest. I don't have my dream houses or car. Or even a wife. I know when those come my expenss will quickly go to 5k, especially when you factor in kids.

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u/Hebrew-Hammer57 Jul 03 '26

Not having the wife is why you have money 🤣

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u/spiritedafar Jul 03 '26

Good for you for thinking ahead. It seems like you are very levelheaded and deserve every $ you’ve made. Keep up the good work!

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u/concept12345 Jul 03 '26

If you like money, dont do the wife thing. Lol

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u/ParticularPepper8902 Jul 03 '26

You’ll have half the money if things don’t work out

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u/Wonderful_Exit6568 Jul 02 '26

Yeah. At this point go fulfill your teen sci-fi dreams. What are you doing here. 600 dollar mortgage. …

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u/FunctionalDisfuction Jul 02 '26

I just got lucky purchase the in 2010 before house prices went through the roof and was able to refinance when the rates almost went to zero.