Another dividend income report! One of my favourite posts to write here šĀ I do know that my dividend income will be very different to last years, because of the recent cuts to various holdings. However, I need to keep in mind that this investing for dividend income is the long game. Yes, it might be strange this year but Iāve got another twenty years to go! IĀ love writing about dividend income; I wish I could inspire everyone to try it out. I promise you that it isnāt as scary as it sounds! Consistency is the key when it comes to building dividend income. Slow and steady will win the race 
Ā Five years ago I had yet to receive my first dividend payment, so this just shows what a little time and patience can achieve!
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Eventually, the aim is to use the dividend income to pay some household bills. Things like council tax, or water rates. Thatās when passive income really takes over. We are such a long way off this! To pay fixed expenses each month from passive income would be amazing. To be able to pay for things that we have no control over, such as our council tax or the water rates, by using dividend income would take the pressure off other areas of money. One day, I am hoping to say we can do this! In fact, Iām sure we will be able to at some point, if we continue on the same path. It will be so exciting when we get to pay our fixed expenses with passive income. Thatās the dream, right there Ā In fact, I am aiming to have Ā£1,000 a month on average to ensure this. Of course, some months pay out more than others but an average of Ā£1,000 a month would be great.
The dividend income received in May is less than last years š as there have been some dividend cuts in my portfolio. There are always going to be swings in terms of how much income is produced by dividends, just because different holdings pay out at different times. Slow and steady wins the race. I am never going to be able to invest huge amounts, so this is something that will take time. We will get there! I provide up-to-the-minute updates over on my Patreon so make sure you join me over there.
Dividends received in May:Ā
Standard Life – Ā£42.90
Vanguard LifeStrategy – Ā£80.80
Total: Ā£123.70
So, less than last year but still a decent amount! This would pay our water rates and our gas/electric bill š Thatās the long term aim! Ā At the moment, all dividend income received is reinvested. Because my holdings are withinĀ my stocks and shares ISAĀ withĀ Hargreaves Lansdown, I donāt pay any tax on them either.
As I wrote about theĀ effect of the magic snowball, mine is beginning to move slightly. By reinvesting the dividends, itāll only create more income.Ā I believe that continuing to live a frugal lifestyle and save as we go along will see us right in the end. I hope this is inspiring someone else to begin their frugal journey. If we can do it, anyone can! We are notĀ depriving ourselves of anything, just making purposeful choices and itās beginning to pay off. Literally!
My dividend income aim for 2020 is Ā£1,600 received. As of now, I feel like this is a massive aim for us; itāll be tricky to reach but I am going to continue to invest with my strategy and hope. To get that means an average of Ā£133 a month, which as you can see Iām a long way off! At the end of the fourth month Iām up to Ā£323.44Ā so very much a long way to go! In fact, I donāt think I shall hit my aim this year but it was set back at the start of January when things looked very different. I am going to try and continue my strategy and see what happens longer term. Hereās a visual look at my dividend income for the past four years, with 2020 being added as the red line:
The growth should continue going up in an ideal world but I just canāt say at this point; I will continue with my investment strategy and just see what happens over the next few months. Iām in it for the long haul so things should even out ā hopefully! I do know that some months going forward will be drastically lower 
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Just wondering why you’d pay so much in fees to use HL?
You can buy individual stocks for free on freetrade (even fractional shares) and use vanguaes itself for the lifestrategy if needed.
Just feels like 0.45% plus commissions is an awful lot to pay when you could get the same for a lot less.
I use HL as well and very happy with it. It is just the feeling your money is safe and you would always pay a bit more to get this feeling. And monthly fee for ISA account is only Ā£ 3.75 which is affordable š You pay more for trading shares but all statistics, research and financial articles in very user friendly interface worth it. I am not a trader but long term investor and a couple of deals a month (often zero) wan’t break a bank š
I think anything in the financial services compensation scheme would be considered safe.
Just doesn’t seem to make much sense to use a platform that charges a lot when a lot of its research is free. Personally I use freetrade which is Ā£3 a month for ISA and no commissions though I know many want to keep things all in one place which isn’t possible with newer brokers