A new dividend income report! Another month is complete so it’s time to update my dividend income tracker and see where we are. February 2021 dividend income is much higher than last year, which is a positive! I had a couple of additional payouts, which you can see below.
I love writing about dividend income; I wish I could inspire everyone to try it out! I promise you it isn’t as scary as it sounds 
Consistency is key when it comes to building dividend income. Slow and steady will win the race five years ago I had yet to receive my first dividend payment, so hopefully this shows just what a little patience and time 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. That’s 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. Imagine how much freedom we’ll have then
In fact, I’m 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. That’s the dream, right there 
In fact, I am aiming to have £1,000 a month on average to ensure this. Of course, some months pay out more than others but an average of £1,000 a month would be great. However, as you’ll see in a second, I am so far from this 
The dividend income received in February is 62% more than last year 🙂 if only I could achieve that every month!. 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 February:
- Legal & General US Index – £17.98
- Sage Group – £16.98
- Tesco – £66.21
- Vodafone – £19.90
Total: £121.07
Another great total – I’m so happy with that 🙂 this would pay for our water rates, both mobile phone bills plus the tv/internet bill. So it would cover a few of a fixed expenses, which is fab! Paying our fixed expenses is the long term aim. At the moment, all dividend income received is reinvested. Because my holdings are within my stocks and shares ISA with Hargreaves Lansdown, I don’t pay any tax on them either, as they are inside that tax free wrapper.
As I wrote about the effect of the magic snowball, mine is beginning to move slightly. By reinvesting the dividends, it’ll only create more income. 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. If you are wanting to know about frugal living, then here are 30 easy tips to get you started.
My dividend income aim for 2021 is £2,000 received. As of now, I feel like this is a massive aim for us; it’ll be tricky to reach but I am going to continue to invest with my strategy and hope. To get that means an average of £166 a month, which as you can see I’m a bit off. At the end of the second month, I have received £276.25 so I’m behind already! We’ll see what the rest of the year brings.
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I’ve been following your progress for the past couple of years and am really inspired by your idea of paying bills with passive income. I finally bit the bullet and have started investing (very small to start with) in Freetrade. I’m due my first dividends this month of roughly £11! So thank you for sharing your journey and strategy and very well done on your progress 🙂
That’s fantastic! My first month was around £11 too 🙂
Hi Nicola, I read that Hargreaves Lansdown charge £11.95 dealing charge (if you makes less than 10 trades per month). Must be expensive to reinvest small dividends, do you have a strategy to minimise dealing costs when reinvesting dividends?
I only make one trade per month, plus investing in funds doesn’t have a dealing charge 🙂