By: Matt @ Home & Pocket
April 3, 2025
March is for Money!
We will now review our Dividend Income from the Month of MARCH:
Exciting news this month—our passive income continues to grow! It is down from this month last year. Like I’ve been saying, I had to sell some stocks for a home down payment. #We will recover!
Anyways…
For the Month of March, We received a total of 31 individual dividend payments, amounting to $288.66. That’s right, Almost $300 in pure income that we didn’t have to lift a finger to earn!
It’s a perfect example of how dividends can provide a steady, reliable stream of cash flow, allowing us to earn money while we sleep.
This kind of passive income is exactly what we’re building towards, and seeing those payments roll in is a reminder of how powerful smart investing can be.
Let’s dive into the details of this month’s dividend report!
March was the largest Dividend Month to Date and that is typical. is another smaller month with dividend income being on the lighter end of things- Like February was.
That being said, The portfolio currently has Eleven (31) Stocks that pay dividends in March; Ten (30) are quarterly payouts and one (1) is our monthly payout (Realty Capital – O).
January Dividends:
- 3M Corps (MMM) $8.76
- British Petroleum(BP) $14.40
- Bank of America (BAC) $10.40
- Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) $1.05
- Chevron Corporation(CVX) $1.71
- Consolidated Edison (ED) $8.50
- Duke Energy Corp(DUK) $12.54
- Emerson Electric(EMR) $5.28
- Exon Mobile(XOM) $9.90
- The Hershey Company(HSY) 4 $5.48
- Home Depot (HD) $11.50
- Internation Business Machines(IBM) $16.70
- International Paper(IP) $13.88
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $9.92
- Kellogg(KLG) $8.25
- Kellanova(K) $11.40
- Kraft-Heinze Corp(KHC) $12.00
- Kroger(KR) $8.96
- McDonalds Restarunts(MCD) $10.62
- NextEra Energy, Inc(NEE) $1.13
- Pepsico (PEP) $8.13 $8.13
- Pfizer(PFE) $17.20
- Reality Capital(O) $8.04
- Shell Plc(SHEL) $0.72
- Southern Company(SO) $9.36
- Target(TGT) $16.80
- Waste Management (WM) $6.60
- Wells Fargo Bank(WFC) $8.00
- YUM Brands(YUM) $5.68
- Unilever PLC (UL) $9.35
- United Parcel Service (UPS) $16.4
TOTAL DIVIDENDS RECEIVED $288.66
That’s a total of $288.66 of completely passive income I received from just owning a piece of a company.
In perspective, that is up over $36 from this same month last year. (See Below).
To further expand on how amazing this makes me feel every month when I receive these checks, let me further expand on the yearly outlook.
I just made $288.66 this month from these Thirty-one (31) dividend stocks. Over the course of a year, I will have earned an estimated total of $1154.64 from these same 11 dividend stocks.
I say estimated because that assumes two factors do not change:
1. I don’t change my holdings; either by selling (which I rarely do) or adding to my position (which I probably will).
2. The dividend stocks themselves don’t raise or lower their dividend payout (which they probably will).
Most of these companies have a long history of increasing their payout year after year if only to keep up with inflation. I tend to average around 1.5% to 2% dividend raise per year.
With that assumption, I would be at between $292 – $293 next year if I did nothing but watch my money tree grow!
Stock Sale & Purchases for February:
I also made three stock purchases in February:
- Morgan Stanley (MS) – 1 Share
- Citi Bank (C) – 1 Share
- CSX Corporation (CSX) – 5 Shares
All Three stocks are new to the portfolio and have been in my watch list for sometime waiting on an acceptable entry price.
Added Income to the Portfolio: $32.30- Annual
MS: $18.50
CITI: $11.20
CSX: $2.60
I sold my entire postion of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) in March. The company had been approved to go private and had already halted its dividend months ago.
It was time for me to sell and move on before the shares were automatically sold for the agreed upon price.
Overall, I was pleased with the new purchases I made in February. I am looking to continue to build upon my lower stocks in the portfolio over the next 4-6 months.
SHEL, QSR, NEE, CVX, are all on the watch for further stock purchases as they are the smallest positions I currently own.
Additionally, PSA, TXN, and MSFT are all on my watchlist for short-term initiating.
Looking ahead and my Yearly Progress:
My Goal for 2025 is to recover from my sales in 2024 and get back on track. I am aiming for $2,300 in Dividend Income. – No change!
Currently, If I add no additional funds I will earn $2,268 over the next year. So, I am short $32.00 #Keepgoing!
2025 was supposed to be the year I hit $3,000 in dividends. However, due to moving and purchasing another house – #militarylife. things changed.
Consistency and discipline will be the key to getting back on track and regaining my lost dividends.
Look back at January Report for a Refresher!
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