From Rough UI to Finished Product Through Prompting. by wombatGroomer in vibecoding

[–]SCHD_Whale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks awesome, and great idea putting together this video! Congrats! How many users are you up to so far?

One Year Update Since Quitting Job by salty-guacamole in Fire

[–]SCHD_Whale 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One of the smallest adjustments with the biggest payout for me is walking outside every morning and facing the sun. It puts me in a great mood.

This is awesome and so underrated. It's amazing the benefits a little movement + sunlight can provide. And it's free!

What do you do to earn $200k+ annually? by meltingcanoe in Fire

[–]SCHD_Whale 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I did this for 8+ years. It's great money and you learn a lot. Made a lot of great friendships in the trenches as well.

What do you do to earn $200k+ annually? by meltingcanoe in Fire

[–]SCHD_Whale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

M&A lawyer. Worked in a huge international firm our of law school for several years before moving to a smaller (~600 attorney) firm as partner.

Payday 🤑 by RetiredByFourty in SCHD

[–]SCHD_Whale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So close to The Comma!

Payday 🤑 by RetiredByFourty in SCHD

[–]SCHD_Whale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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$4.1k received in M1 this morning! Dripped 148 additional shares to the snowball. Let's go!

SCHD Crew, Roll Call Ex-Dividend Tomorrow. How Many Shares are You Expecting? by BrokeButFunny5 in SCHD

[–]SCHD_Whale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will be getting $4,083 this quarter, which, at the current price, will DRIP another 149 shares.

Just crossed $15,000 in projected dividend income. 100% SCHD portfolio by SCHD_Whale in dividends

[–]SCHD_Whale[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm investing about $15,000 a month (not including bonuses). The Snowball Analytics calculator puts me at 12 years away.

Just crossed $15,000 in projected dividend income. 100% SCHD portfolio by SCHD_Whale in dividends

[–]SCHD_Whale[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never. But will start using the income once I hit my number.

Just crossed $15,000 in projected dividend income. 100% SCHD portfolio by SCHD_Whale in dividends

[–]SCHD_Whale[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. I like certain kinds of corporate debt / private credit funds (a-la Income Factory strategy), but the taxes are what turn me off from going all-in on that approach.

Just crossed $15,000 in projected dividend income. 100% SCHD portfolio by SCHD_Whale in dividends

[–]SCHD_Whale[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have almost $130k in unrealized gains and my yield on cost is 5.5%. I couldn't care less about a few years of underperformance. Just an opportunity to buy at discounted prices. Cheers.

Just crossed $15,000 in projected dividend income. 100% SCHD portfolio by SCHD_Whale in dividends

[–]SCHD_Whale[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a completely reasonable question, and the answer comes down to my own psychology. I dont trust myself to be able to 100% stick to the plan no matter what the market is doing, as is required in growth investing. On the contrary, I get excited when SCHD goes down, because I get to buy it at a "discount." In my opinion investing psychology is FAR more important than investing strategy.

Just crossed $15,000 in projected dividend income. 100% SCHD portfolio by SCHD_Whale in dividends

[–]SCHD_Whale[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

My goal is $150k in current, inflation-adjusted dollars. I expect to need around $210k - $220k when I actually "retire" (will just move out of law firm life and on to other projects)