The Long Game

I realized I forgot the last stream of revenue in my last post. This stream is nothing more than a trickle at this point, but I’m hoping it will grow rather substantial given enough time and watering.

The reason for the number of jobs I have is that I am socking away as much as possible into the market. This is roughly 10-20% of my net income. I began doing this in January of this year and have made decent progress. My income from the market right now is approximately $35 per month. This is about two orders of magnitude smaller than what I would like it to be, but you have to start somewhere.

I realize that using after tax dollars to invest in a non-tax advantaged account may not be the smartest move, but it gives me the amount of freedom I am looking for in trying to gain my financial independence.

For now, I’m doing my best to stick to dividend bearing stocks. By reinvesting the dividends, it’s helping the nest egg grow at roughly double the market average. Only time will tell if this plan works out or not, but for now, here’s hoping.