By: Matt @ Home & Pocket
June 3, 2025
May has come to an end and as I always say, “it was another great month.” Anytime you can receive passive income and continue your wealth-building adventure, its a good month.
We will now review our Dividend Income from May:
Our passive income continues to grow and recover from last year’s sell-off of positions! By next month, I should be completely recovered from last year and catch up to where I should be.
Like I’ve been saying, I had to sell some stocks for a home down payment. #We will recover!
Anyways…
For the Month of May, We received a total of 17 individual dividend payments, amounting to $134.71. That’s right, over $130 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!
May is the second largest Dividend Month to Date. It is behind March. This is typical for my portfolio for the JAN // APR // JUL // OCT months.
The portfolio currently has twelve (17) Stocks that pay dividends in May. Fifteen (15) are quarterly payouts.
And now TWO (2) are monthly payout (Realty Capital – O) & (Main Street Capital Corp – MAIN).
May Dividends:
- AT&T (T) $27.75
- Apple(AAPL) $0.52
- Caterpillar Inc(CAT) $1.41
- Citi Group Inc (C) $2.80
- The Clorox Company (CLX) $9.76
- Colgate Palmolive(CL) $7.80
- CVS Health Corp(CVS) $13.30
- General Mills(GIS) $9.00
- Lowe’s Companies, Inc(LOW) $4.60
- Main Street Capital Corp(MAIN) $0.25
- Morgan Stanley(MS) $4.63
- Procter & Gamble (PG) $8.45
- Reality Capital(O) $8.06
- Starbucks(SBUX) $12.20
- Texas Instruments Inc(TXN) $1.36
- Verizon Communications(VZ) $16.94
- Walmart(WMT) $5.88
TOTAL DIVIDENDS RECEIVED $134.71
Average Payment: $7.92
That’s a total of $134.71 of completely passive income I received from just owning a piece of a company.
In perspective, that is DOWN $27 from this same month last year. (See Below).
Still recovering from that withdrawal from last year. But things are starting to recover.
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 $134.71 this month from these twelve (17) dividend stocks. Over the course of a year, I will have earned an estimated total of $538.84 from these same 17 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 $136 – $138 next year if I did nothing but watch my money tree grow!
Stock Sale & Purchases for April:
I also made six (6) stock purchases in May. This should now complete my purchase and consolidation of Energy/Utility stocks. It also includes Rail/Transportation industry stocks.
- AWR – 1 Share
- HRL – 1 Share
- NSC – 1 Share
- UNP – Share
- AEP – 2 Share
- DKS – 2 Shares
All 6 of the stocks are new to the portfolio which bring my total to 70 Individual Dividend Stocks. (69 when we remove INTC)
Added Income to the Portfolio: $30.95- Annual
That is about a 1.3% increase to my yearly dividend income I’ve added in just one month!
I was pleased with the new purchases I made in May. I also locked in some great deals due to market volatility.
I am looking to continue to build upon my lower stocks in the portfolio over the next 4-6 months.
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 $2,254 over the next year. So, I am less than $50 short. #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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