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Taking a “Pay Off Credit Card” Niche Site to the Next Level

March 27, 2013 / / 24 comments

Pay Off Credit Card A brief introduction for those who don’t know me: My name is Matthew Allen and I blog over at Dumb Passive Income about all the things I’ve been doing to try to create online passive income. Creating sites and systems that will earn money passively has become an absolute obsession of mine. Admittedly, there is nothing passive about the amount of time I have spent and continue to spend to build up these sources of income. But, I am finally beginning to reap some of the rewards for all of my hard work. The coolest thing about building sites or systems to earn money passively is that once the work is done – you can just let it sit and earn while you work on something else. I’ve experimented with several different strategies, trying to find which works best for me. This is how I got to where I am today…

 

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My Stocks with High Dividends Income Report – December 2012

December 26, 2012 / / 21 comments

stocks with high dividendsWhat a great time of the year to receive the next installment of my “truly” passive income. By luck, it just so happens that my next series of payments from my dividend paying stocks was scheduled to be paid in December. Couldn’t we all use a little extra cash right before Christmas as the bills start rolling in?

Over on the left are the results of my third batch of quarterly dividend payments received for Quarter 4 (Q4).

 

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My Dividend Payment Income Report – September 2012

September 19, 2012 / / 23 comments

Dividend Payment, dividend paying stocks, dividend stocks, dividends, dividend income, passive incomeAs many of you know, 2012 is the first year that I have really overhauled my stock investment strategy and changed my focus to simply collecting high-quality dividend paying stocks. Just like any dividend investor can tell you, dividend payment income is a pretty remarkable source of “truly” passive income. I prefix passive income with “truly” because the income they generate literally requires no effort on my part.  I simply collect the payments each quarter!

As of this month, I am happy to report the second installment of my quarterly dividend payments received.  Please see the image on the left for the total.

 

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Why Dividends Are the Cream of Passive Income

September 11, 2012 / / 27 comments

dividends, dividend, passive incomePassive income is something that we all want to master especially if we want to take control of our financial destiny. Financial services are full of a range of products such as online fast cash loans as a way to encourage people to spend. However, you can also use passive income as a way to spend in a way that suits you. Here is why dividends are the best part of passive income that many of us do not know how to master but it is relatively easy to do so.

 

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My Alternative Emergency Fund Strategy and How It Works

August 20, 2012 / / 44 comments

Lately there have been a number of great posts and strong opinions about having an emergency fund, and I wanted to weigh in with my own opinion and experiences. I have had a long a standing love-hate relationship with emergency funds. Sure, you need them for critical situations! But my problem (and I think this is where a lot of people struggle) is how to save up enough. Depending on which advice you subscribe to, the recommendations can be anything from 3 to 12 months of your gross monthly income. If you’re a typical American household making $60,000 per year, that’s anywhere from $15,000 to $60,000 that we need to have in the bank! Ouch!  Is it any wonder we fail at this?

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Book Review: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

August 6, 2012 / / 30 comments

rich dad poor dadWithout a doubt, Rich Dad Poor Dad has become one of the most controversial personal finance books of modern times. Some people have praised it as the revolutionary how-to guide for creating ultimate riches through passive income. Others despised what they read because Kiyosaki challenged the conventional system for how people make a living and live their lives.

When was the last time you were told that going to college and becoming an employee for someone else for the next 30 years is a terrible plan? Or that the only reasons you became an employee in the first place was out of your own fear and greed of money? Or that your house is NOT one of your greatest assets?

Rich Dad Poor Dad is NOT a book that will explain to you what a 401k or an IRA is. In fact, it will try to discourage you from putting money in your retirement account at all. Instead, Rich Dad Poor Dad offers you something completely different – it will make you think! It will challenge you to reconsider what you’re doing with your money, life, and what you’re doing to reach your maximum earning potential!

 

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How to Retire on 500K with the Greatest Potential

August 1, 2012 / / 43 comments

retire on 500KWhile I was browsing through the search terms that lead people to my blog, I noticed that “retire on 500K” came up more than once. Unfortunately it lead them to one of my past blog posts called Retiring on the One-Million Dollar Myth which doesn’t really specifically address the question (the post was more about reviewing what your individual needs during retirement will be).

Feeling a little bit guilty for not providing them with some definitive advice they could use, I decided to give them what they were looking for and start a fresh new blog post – this one!

While I am certainly NOT in any way a financial advisor (big disclaimer!), I’d still like to take a regular guy’s approach at answering the question of how to retire on 500K. I realize for many people that saving up $500,000 will not only be a huge challenge, but it will also be the reality of what their maximum nest egg size may grow to be. No matter what your situation is, I’d still like to help you by exploring the options and making the most of them.

 

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Why Do You Want to Retire?

January 4, 2012 / / 2 comments

Retire, retirement, financial security, employment, income, Great Recession, retirement tools, passive incomeIn my previous post about why we care about money, we explored the reasons why saving money might be important beyond simply wanting more material possessions.

In this post, I’d like to explore the more specific topic of why it is that we want to retire.

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My “Money Design” – 2012 Update

December 31, 2011 / / One comment

As part of my annual financial checkup, I have updated my “Money Design” for financial freedom. This is my plan to one day automate my income rather than rely solely on employment income. My plan can be summarized by the flow chart below:

MyMoneyDesign.com, financial checkup, Money Design, financial freedom, automated income, employment income, retirement, pension, 72T, Roth IRA, 401(k), 403(b), Social Security, FICA taxes, annualized return, Passive Income, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, Monte Carlo analysis, Personal Savings, Annuities, Life Insurance

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Book Review: “ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income” by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett

November 28, 2011 / / 2 comments

Book review, ProBlogger, ProBlogger.com, Darren Rowse, Chris Garrett, blog, blogging, affiliate marketing, search-engine optimization (SEO), The Six-Figure Second Income, David Lindahl, Jonathan Rozek, Get Rick Click!, Marc Ostrofsky, passive incomeHave you ever considered that the hobby of blogging could lead to a six-figure income? Although it sounds crazy, that is exactly what happened to blogger Darren Rowse. Starting with a website about his hobby in photography, Rowse went from earning a few dollars a month to earning enough to quit his full-time job.

With the help of fellow blogger and co-author Chris Garrett, Rowse decided to publish a book entitled “ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income”. The book is a collection of tips and advice on the art and business of building a blog. It not only provides several introductory step-by-step processes for getting started and keeping your blog running, but it also provokes many questions about what type of subject you’d like to write about, how to keep things interesting, etc.

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