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passive income

How Do You Decide Which DRIPs To Get Rid Of?

February 3, 2010 · 4 comments

in Computershare, DRIPs, dividends, financial planning, income trusts, investing, investment tools, money decisions, money management, passive income, portfolio, stock picks, time in the market, wealth transfer

There was a time when I first learned about DRIPs when I had some idea that I would eventually own some shares in every one, or almost every one.  Over the years as I’ve learned more about investing in general, I’ve realized that (1) I don’t need a portfolio that big and (2) not all [...]

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Best Canadian DRIPs For Your First Share

January 23, 2010 · 10 comments

in Canadian, Computershare, DRIPs, S&P/TSX, dividends, financial planning, money decisions, passive income, stock picks, wealthbuilding

Ready to buy your first share in a Canadian DRIP plan?  Deciding which Canadian DRIP stock to invest in first?
These are my top picks for Canadian DRIPs today, in early 2010.  The DRIP landscape is always changing so it pays to keep one eye open and monitor your investments.  That said, DRIPs in general are [...]

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Automate Your Income Just Like You Would Automate Your Expenses

June 17, 2009 · 9 comments

in achievement, cashflow, debt, employment income, financial education, lifehack, lifestyle design, passive income, side income, wealthbuilding

If it simplifies your life to put your bills and savings on autopayment, wouldn’t it make your life even simpler if you could also put your income on autopayment?  I know you probably already receive your paycheck through direct deposit, and in that sense your pay is “automatic,” but what if you could also automate [...]

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How Long Does It Take To Make A Viable Side Income Blogging?

April 23, 2009 · 7 comments

in accomplishments, blog income, make money blogging, passive income, side income

Most, but not all, bloggers these days also host ads on their sites in order to generate, hopefully, some passive income from their efforts.  And with good reason: most of us bloggers (I’ll speak for the ones in the personal finance space) are hardworking, care about our sites and our readers, and it’s right to [...]

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