December Dividend Update

Happy New Year!

Well, now that 2012 is in the books, its time to reflect back on the month of December and the year as a whole.  2012 is a year that I'll remember for turning the corner, both financially and in life in general.  In this post, I'm going to give an update on my dividends in December, and also on my total dividends received for the year.  First, for December:

Taxable Account:

ERH - $75.00
O - $10.60
INTC - $22.50
FGP - $50.00
DUK - $21.42

total from taxable account - $179.52

** - I actually received more dividends this month from companies that typically pay in January, but I'll be reporting those next month here to keep things consistent.

Roth IRA:

ARR - $99.90
STB - $18.82
GGN - $9.00

total from non-taxable account - $127.72

TOTAL FOR DECEMBER:  $307.72

Kind of small, but better than September!  Compare this to December 2012, in which I earned only $195.89 total (compare here).

Now, the yearly totals:

Taxable Account: $20,349.50 (2011 total - $16,016.10)
Roth IRA Account $1,544.83

Wow, a 25% increase in dividends from my taxable account, that's quite the raise!  I doubt I'll see that much from 2012 to 2013, as 2012 was the first full year I took dividend investing seriously.

I'm hoping to work on my goals and post them this weekend.  I'll be interested to see how everyone else made out in 2012!