I am now 30 years old!

Yeahhhhh happy birthday to meeeeeeee! I am now 30 years old and feeling great! I am witting this post in a hurry because I had to write down something on my birthday! It's been a busy week. I did a few extra hours at my daytime work. I am also working at my weekend job. I am going to a friend concert this Saturday. I am just sooooo tired and I am just feeling like staying home... I had that new credit line at 10 000$ at less than 8% interest rate. This is saving my life. My credit card balance driving were giving me a headache but now, my life is save. Who had save my life? RBC did.

This been that I could use that 10 000$ to make a new investment and than voilà, my 100 000$ would be reached... But I prefer to "play" safe lol.... Which mean that I am going to wait to make new investment. I am not looking to increase my level of debt. My new 10 000$ credit line is not money to invest, its life saver money.

It's seem like the TSX did quite well today so I will be updating my portfolio this weekend. So many things on the way. I just can't believe another month had pass and that I am now 30.... and rich :)

Brad Pitt was in Montreal today and I got my credit line!

I hear it on the radio. Brad Pitt had been seen on St Catherine today. Isn’t that hot? But I have even better news: I got approve for my credit line! Yeah! I finally apply for some credit this past Monday and I had been approved for a 10 000$ line of credit at 7.25% on today.

The interest rate is relatively ok. I guess my credit score is medium because I hold many debts and my salary is not quite extremely good, and on top of that, I don’t own my place. So all those things mix all together, it’s making it difficult to get a lower interest rate. At first, I got rejected and I argue, and I finally got it! So this is very good because this way, I am going to be able to pay off the balance on my CIBC credit card. The balance was at a special interest rate due to a credit card balance transfer. The special interest rate at 3.9% is expiring on September 6. This is a balance of something like 1 200$. Not that much, but I certainly do not have the money to pay off the balance at this time. Also in January, I have an 8 000$ at a special interest of something like 4.9% that will expire (also a result of a credit card balance transfer). I was in great need of a solution, so better now than ever.

So now, it’s going to be much better because I know I won’t have to sell my investment to pay off my debt. It’s all going very well and the last thing on earth I wanted is to actually sell my investment. It’s something I wanted to avoid. Between now and January, I can use my new credit line to pay off my other credit line, the one being at 8.25% interest rate. That’s a 5 000$ right there. And on September 5th, I will be paying my CIBC Visa. Before requesting my credit line, I call CIBC Visa to see if it was possible to get another credit card balance transfer, but I was told to wait until September 1, to see if a new offer will show up… But the way it was going, I knew nothing was going to happen. I guess that with CIBC Visa, it was a one time deal.

I have to get my paper ready for tomorrow and I guess it will be it! I should get it right away. I am just very happy. This Friday is my birthday and it will be a very happy one. It’s almost too much stuff for me at this time with my overtime and everything else but you know, you’re an investor or your not one, one or the either. lol…

My last week as a 29 years old

Just 2 other investments and I am done with the stock market.

This week pass by quite nicely. Too bad it had to rain this weekend. I took a nice rest even if I was working. I got plenty of time to think about my investment and stuff and I came with a little plan for the upcoming months. So far so good, I had been able to follow what had been planned and I hope this time won’t be an exception. First, my credit line request… I had been talking about it for about 2 weeks now, but I didn’t take time to actually call and make my request. So I am at the same point regarding my new credit request. That’s the really first thing I need to take care of tomorrow. I would like to get a good 10 000$ credit line at least. Ok, so my CIBC credit card I have to pay soon is at something like 1 200$ only. But I am thinking for January… In January the special offer I have on my TD credit card for 8 000$ will expired and it’s going to be the same thing over and over again. Problem after problem after problem. Investing using money available on credit card balance is nice for the time it last, but on a long term basis, it’s annoying. But using credit card balance transfer to invest in Just Energy Income Fund (JE.UN) was one of the brightest ideas I ever come with. It’s going on pretty well and the last thing on earth I want to do is to sell my units. More credit is not the solution of course but you know, poor people have debt and I am quite poor actually. The 90 000$ and something is just an illusion of richness. But I love the illusion anyway.

Sometimes, an individual had to take responsibility for itself despite the risk, despite the recession and despite everything you could imagine. Despite my sometimes distrustful colleagues, despite a bad job situation, despite my relatively poverty. I am the perfect example that things are possible despite everything you can imagine. All of this is happening to show that the stock market, in reality, it’s belong to small investors, it’s belong to New Brunswickers and everyone else with a soul and mind working well together. I just want to add that this week, I have overtime, so I will try to do the maximum hours I can. It went well last week, it should also go fine this week. Oh and also that later on this week it’s going to be my birthday…. lol. :0)

I will be able to make my next investment beginning of September. As plan, it’s going to be 100 units of DHF.UN. After what, I plan to make another investment in BA.UN, 100 units of BA.UN, in order to benefit from the DRIP. Those might be my 2 last investments. Not that I don’t plan to invest anymore. Problem being that even at this time, my portfolio feel complete. I do not feel the necessity to invest in stocks anymore. Don’t ask me why, it’s just the need is not there anymore, not as much as it was before. So this will close my stock investment – not forever, but just for a little while. While waiting for my stock fever to come back, I will be investing in ETFs. Did you know, some ETF pays a monthly distribution and other pay an annual one? It’s the case of Claymore Gold Bullion who had pay, at least for last year, an annual distribution. ETFs distribution can be as interesting as the one offer by stocks. Here’s where Questrade is coming into action: I plan to open a Questrade online broker account to invest is non registered ETFs. Even while having around 70 000$ at TD Waterhouse, I still have to pay 29$ per trade. It doesn’t have to be that way. That’s why I am willing to open an account at Questrade. At 9.99$ or so per trade, I am going to have a lot of fun with ETFs – it’s coming to be a bit in here, and there, and here again, and there again…. Just the way I like to do things. The US economy is not that great. Canadian one is relatively stable but I have to say I worry and at this point as I said, my portfolio is complete and I don’t have anything left in mind in the sense that I don’t want anymore. I couldn’t be more clear about it: I am feeling complete, despite I am not at 100 000$ in assets yet and despite the fact that I don’t have enough to live on dividend. I cannot explain it, but I guess 90 400$ and something is already a great deal of money for me. I guess my feeling is coming from there. From the fact that I am basically at where I want to be at this time. So it’s not bad as feeling isn’t? Better than my hate for Quebeckers, that’s for sure. Taught that people from New Brunswick were poor and bad at investing? Guess you got it all wrong… So stay tune because things are getting wilder as I am getting close to 30th and close to my 100 000$ assets. That’s pretty much about it for not if not that I am also planning to job search in September, trying to bring more cash in the house to fly to my first 150 000$. I just wonder how I will feel with 150 000$ in my pockets.

ENF.UN + BA.UN dividend for August 2010

I had received 30.14$ from Enbridge Income Fund (ENF.UN) and 24.17$ from Bell Aliant (BA.UN). This bring my dividend income to 2 382.96$. Nice earning, but once the conversion will be completed for Bell Aliant, DHF.UN and YLO.UN, my dividend earning will be a bit less than what they currently are. Good news, there's still overtime available at work for next week. So I really hope to make my next investment in DHF.UN in September. Nothing much for now.

I am now richer than ever but its not enough to call for retirement yet

When I notice today that my investment hold in Just Energy Income Fund (JE.UN) was exceeding the 10 000$ (it’s currently at 10 075.56$), I knew something major was happening today. I run to home after work and there it was, one of my dreams was coming true, my investment in JE.UN exceeds the 10 000$ and my non registered stocks & units investment portfolio exceed the 50 000$ (I am currently at 50 244.58$)… And here am I, at a 90 472.56$ in assets. I left myself at 1 000$ in savings. Currently, I am around 1 300$, but I wanted to leave it at 1 000$ (my savings section) just to compare my assets to the previous investment portfolio update. Everything is going well so far, financially speaking, at least.

I also received some dividend income lately: 14.56$ from Pengrowth Energy Trust (PGF.UN) and 57.06$ from Emera Incorporated (EMA).

My investment portfolio in date of August 18, 2010

Savings:
1 000$

Non registered Investments:
Stocks and Units investment portfolio
Sprott Inc. (SII): 1 900.35$
Timminco (TIM): 87$
Blue Note Mining (BNT): 34$
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS): 5 466.63$
Hanwei Energy Services (HE): 126$
Methanex Corporation (MX): 2 268.06$
Fortis (FTS): 3 052.80$
Pembina Pipeline Income Fund (PIF.UN):
8 218.89$
Just Energy Income Fund (JE.UN): 10 075.56$
Yellow Pages Income Fund (YLO.UN):
2 361.45$
Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund
(BA.UN): 2 550$
Pengrowth Energy Trust (PGF.UN): 2 087.91$
Enbridge Income Fund (ENF.UN): 4 534.16$
Corby Distilleries Limited (CDL.A): 3 030$
Davis + Henderson Income Fund (DHF.UN):
1 769$
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (PBH):
2 670$
Cash: 12.77$

TOTAL: 50 244.58$

Tax-free savings account (TFSA):
RBC O’Shaughnessy Canadian Equity Fund:
2 640.66$
The Consumers’ Waterheater Income Fund
(CWI.UN): 1 921.68$
Sprott Canadian Equity Fund:
5 178.04$
Dumont Nickel Inc. (DNI): 345$
Cash: 60.78$

TOTAL: 10 146.16$

RSP investment portfolio:
Claymore Gold Bullion ETF (CGL): 3 748.42$
EnCana Corporation (ECA): 2 904$
Emera Incorporated (EMA): 5 334.60$
Cash: 38.08$

CIBC Dividend Growth Fund: 496.85$
CIBC Emerging Markets Index Fund: 417.13$
CIBC Monthly Income Fund: 990.37$

Energy and Base Metals Term Savings (Indexed term savings):
503.46$
Natural Resources Term Savings (Indexed term savings):
502.06$

GIC National Bank: 1 192.64$
GIC Plus: 500$

TD Canadian Bond: 116.87$
TD Monthly Income: 104.38$
TD Emerging Markets: 82.12$
TD Energy: 79.76$
TD Precious Metals: 114.32$
TD Latin American Growth: 95.98$
TD Entertainment and Communications: 105.39$
TD Dividend Growth: 191.76$
TD U.S. Mid-Cap Growth: 96.78$

Maritime Life International Equity Fund
(Templeton): 608.50$
Manulife Simplicity Growth Portfolio: 838.52$
Maritime Life CI Harbour Seg Fund: 973.37$
Maritime Life Fidelity True North Seg Fund: 944.61$
Maritime Life Trimark Europlus Seg Fund: 582.73$

Great-West – various: 1 753.62$

RBC Canadian Dividend Fund: 501.42$
RBC U.S. Mid-Cap Equity Fund C$: 1 679.05$
RBC Global Resources Fund: 832.68$
RBC O’Shaughnessy International Equity Fund:
580.92$
RBC O’Shaughnessy All-Canadian Equity
Fund: 1 023.86$

GIC Canadian Market: 1 000$

TOTAL: 28 934.25$

Social Capital at Desjardins Membership share
for 3 accounts: 40$

Savings + Stocks, units, mutual funds + Tax-
free Savings account + RRSP + Online Income
(107.57$):
90 472.56$

I am spending too much

I did around 10 hours today at work. I am going try to get up early tomorrow and begin earlier. I should be good for at least a 1 000$ paycheck. For laptop, I could afford it, but only if I work 14 hours for the 3 upcoming days! So I don’t know what I will be doing. But a laptop purchase is really not important at this time, even if it was supposed to be my birthday gift. The problem is that I am spending too much. I am already at 350$ in expenses on my BMO credit card that I only use for its AirMiles (and the month is not over yet!). I also have a 163$ to pay on my RBC Visa by the end of the month. And just to make things worst, I now have a 112$ to pay at TD Waterhouse for my RSP account… I am going to take care of this one tomorrow morning because it’s bringing my account to -112$ since I don’t hold any cash in my online broker account. Some TD Waterhouse staff is so bad, they could some of my stocks or units just to pay their administrative fee! For once, I have a good reason to wake up early and after passing by a TD Canada Trust branch, I should be able to go to work… Lot of expenses to cover, but I should be able to make it. For tomorrow, I am waiting a 365$ paycheck. And my next week paycheck should be of at least 1 000$. From the way things are looking, there could be some overtime available next week also at my daytime job. I could be able to make my next investment in September, but not by the end of August, probably not. I am just a bit confused about it at this time. After all, I had been working 10 hours today (I usually only work 5.5 hours per day at my daytime job!). I didn’t have anytime to apply for a credit line or see my options to cover my CIBC Visa debt. I try to call RBC on Monday, but the delay was too long. I have a 1 232.57$ at 3.9% that is going to expire in September. I could pay it off by not doing my next investment. But… I didn’t give up yet on my 100k. Being pack of all kind of debt does not bother me at all and I don’t agree with people when they say I should pay debt instead of investing. I am building my future financial situation here. Why should I care about paying debt? My portfolio is doing well. I was just surprise today when I saw EnCana Corporation (ECA) at 29$... (usually it’s around 33$...). Also CDL.A that is currently below 15.30$. Other than that, the portfolio is just the way I like it, pretty stable. I got those 2 French comments on my blog that I decide not to post because they were written in French. Quebeckers can be so arrogant, thinking that they have the right to post comments in French on my blog. So typically Quebecker. It was about a guy saying that he knows Derek Foster (but we all know Derek Foster!!!) lol. And the guy was saying I should move to Gatineau (which is located close to Ottawa) and work for federal agencies, that I could be less annoy by Quebeckers… Well, I work before in Ottawa and it was full of stupid Quebeckers and between Ottawa and Montreal, Montreal is way much better because yes, there’s Quebeckers here but there’s a lot of people like myself coming from outside Quebec. Montreal is more multicultural and I met great people here. Ottawa-Gatineau is full of Quebeckers and part of the reason why federal government does not perform too well it’s because it’s too full of Quebeckers, doing nothing at all. Canadians are paying the big price for a unite Canada and it does not worth it. Not with those hypocrites voting for Duceppe but working in senior positions in federal agencies. I had been there, I worked in many agencies through staffing agencies and I am able to tell, Quebeckers are killing this country. I have many stories to tell and I may have the time to write about those another time. To get more deeper into the specific see.

Yellow Pages Income Fund (YLO.UN) dividends for August 2010 are in

I made it! I had reached my second online income payout of 100$ for 2010. I would like to make a third 100$ by the end of 2010, if possible and, why not even more… I guess I will be spending the 100$ on an Acer 10” mini laptop. The mini laptop is at 279$ at FutureShop. It come at 314$ after taxes. So I will only have 214$ from my pocket to pay for. Not to forget a case I will have to purchase to protect the laptop… Anyhow, it will be a nice birthday gift from me to me. Don’t forget, it’s my birthday somewhere at the end of the month lol! I am in need a good pair of shoes too. I won’t be able to wear my sandals forever… I love the sandals I purchase earlier this summer. They are black Columbine sandals, very comfortable. Sports Expert has that sale going on where you purchase one item, and the second is 50% off. I don’t know if it’s over now. Columbines work well for me. My winter boots are also Columbines and I had them for 3 years now. Since there’s overtime this week for a second week at a row at my daytime job, I may make enough to cover the cost of my laptop AND make my next investment of 100 units of David + Henderson Income Fund (DHF.UN). That will be quite of a challenge and involve me doing over 50 hours this week lol…… Anyhow, I’ll see how it goes.

This weekend had been quite easy as I just work my usual weekend shift and it’s about it. Some people are really getting annoying at my weekend job and there are so a bunch of Quebec morons there. It’s unbelievable. I am just not getting use to it. I didn’t apply for any credit line over the phone like I wanted to. And it’s not a Quebec jerk who’s going to refuse me because I am going to call the English line for all the places I am going to apply to (because I could get refused…). I am going to try to take care of this tomorrow morning. My investment project is going on so fine. I received this weekend Yellow Pages Income Fund (YLO.UN) dividend, a nice and gentle 30.01$. I guess it will DRIP on Monday or so. I should receive around 4 new units of Yellow Pages Income Fund. The dividends are slowly adding up. I think this is the first ever I am receiving a 30$ from Yellow Pages Income Fund (YLO.UN). Hope one day I will have enough to espace from Quebec province forever.

I need more credit

It’s been a great week. I made some extra hours at work. I went to a barely 30 hours per week to 44 hours… My goal was to do 50 hours this week, but I wasn’t able to reach that number of hours because today I just do my regular 5.5 hours… The weather was beautiful in Montreal today, very difficult to stay inside and take calls in those conditions. But good news, there’s still overtime next week. This is kind of very nice because I will definitively be able to make my next investment, 100 units of Davis + Henderson Income Fund (DHF.UN) by the end of this month! And by the end of the month, it will be my birthday! I have my eyes on a mini Acer laptop, those 10’’ ones. I would like to buy one of these. I could carry the mini laptop everywhere I go and log in to the Wireless basically everywhere I went. Sweet. I wasn’t able to find a pair of Gisele Bundchen sandals anywhere I went today and I went to several stores downtown. They appear to be all sold out.

Talking about dividend, I receive this week Just Energy Income Fund (JE.UN) dividend (76.77$) and Pembina Pipeline Income Fund (PIF.UN) dividend (54.73$). The dividend keeps adding up! I really hope that one day I won’t have to work as hard as I am working right now. At a point, just working part-time, cashing in the dividend could be just so the dream. But knowing myself, I might continue to work just to be able to invest more… and why not, pay off those heavy debts that I have lol. Anyhow, let’s update my dividend earnings and see how the DRIP strategy had worked so far:

My non registered Stocks and Units investment portfolio
Sprott Inc. (SII): 515 x 0.10 cents + 0.04$ special dividend =
72.10$
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS): 107 x 1.96$ = 209.72$
Methanex Corporation (MX): 103 x 0.62$ = 63.86$
Fortis (FTS): 106 x 1.12$ = 118.72$
Pembina Pipeline Income Fund (PIF.UN): 423 x 1.56$ = 659.88$
Just Energy Income Fund (JE.UN): 748 x 1.24$ + special dividend of 0.20$ = 1 077.12$
Yellow Pages Income Fund (YLO.UN): 450 x 0.80$ = 360$
Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (BA.UN): 100 x 2.90$ = 290$
Pengrowth Energy Trust (PGF.UN): 208 x 0.93$ = 193.44$
Enbridge Income Fund (ENF.UN): 314 x 1.15$ = 361.10$
Corby Distilleries Limited (CDL.A): 200 x 0.56$ = 112$
Davis + Henderson Income Fund (DHF.UN): 100 x 1.84 = 184$
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (PBH): 200 x 1.18$ =

236$

TOTAL: 3 937.94$
+ my next investment in David + Henderson Income Fund (DHF.UN) (184$)
= 4 121.94$

My TFSA investment portfolio
The Consumers’ Waterheater Income Fund (CWI.UN):
408 x 0.76$ = 310.08$

I am leaving my RSP portfolio behind, as it’s not possible to cash in the dividend coming from a RSP broker account.

OVERALL TOTAL: 4 432.02$ (or 369.34$ per month…)

I can say that overall the DRIP had worked well. It’s definitively worth it to reinvest the dividend in order to earn new stocks and units each month. Seem like TD Waterhouse IS offering the DRIP discount so, that might also help I guess. Once I will earn 400$ per month in dividend (or an annual 4 800$), that will be quite something. I am not too far away from that amount.

Regarding the debt, I have that 1 000$ and something currently at CIBC Visa at 3.5% or so. The special interest rate is going to expire in September. At this point, of my investment game, I am not in position to pay off any debt because if I do, I may not be able to reach the 100k portfolio by the end of 2010. So this situation is kind of a dilemma for me. I am already full pack of debt, but I wonder if I could get approved for a credit line at RBC or CIBC at a low interest rate. So I am going to do my request this weekend and see if something can be done for me. I could have used margin on my portfolio but I am feeling very insecure about it. A pro would have use margin, a Derek Foster imitator….. credit card balance transfer lol. At this time, I don’t have any room left for credit card balance transfer. I didn’t receive new credit card balance offer from RBC Visa or CIBC Visa, just from TD Visa and my TD Visa is currently “fully” full… So I am in need of a miracle. But you know, sometimes, miracle happens.

And what about a 50 198$ value in my non registered stocks & units online portfolio?

Yesterday, something very special happen. My non registered investment portfolio of stocks and units reached the 50 198$! When I saw the amount I couldn’t believe my eyes! WOWW! This is the highest value reach ever for my non registered stocks and units portfolio. I always say that once I reach 50 000$ in my non registered portfolio, that day will be special… I always wanted to be there. So now I am there. No today, but I was there yesterday.

There’s currently overtime available at my job so I finished work very late yesterday and arrived home late. I just took the time to take a quick look at my portfolio… And there it was, it was there, the magic number was there! It’s really too bad I didn’t have time to update my portfolio yesterday. On date of yesterday, I may had been around 90 500$ in total assets or something it probably. I am always good at telling at around which level I am at by looking at the TSX. Today the TSX lost a couple of points, but nothing major. I am at 49 900$ something right now.

I am really working hard right now because since overtime is available, I may be able to make my next investment by the end of the month. And this is very exciting. I am also very close to my 100$ payout for my online earnings. So that’s pretty cool too because I would very like to purchase a pair of Gisele Bundchen sandals (can a pair of her sandals make me look like her, please!! lol) and a new pair of running shoes. I won’t be able to purchase both with 100$ but still. By encouraging The Dividend Girl, by visiting my advertisers, you make things possible you know. Earning a couple of 100$ per year by working online is kind of nice. I will be celebrating my 30th birthday by the end of the month and it will be awesome if I could make another investment just before hitting 30th you know, just to say to myself ok, I might be working at some extraordinary boring jobs (no offense but that’s how my jobs are lol) – but at least, I am f***** rich! LOL!!!! And you know what, I have a feeling I am going to be able to make that investment of 100 new units in David + Henderson Income Fund (DHF.UN) really soon! Call me stupid, call me dumb, I couldn’t be more careless. I am going to make it anyway, even after being laid off by BMO Bank of Montreal. Finance stuff is just a matter of touch and sense. If your heart is good and understands the basic, you can do better than anyone else (even me lol) and I am at a point where I begin to think that I am pretty good at the investment game. It’s all about following the right person. In my case, Derek Foster books had been pretty useful and I have to say, that’s where the extraordinary all begin. And thinking about it, Derek Foster is such an angel, for the way he answered people on the Canadian Business forum. Always cheerful, always polite, so professional. Whenever I want to say f*** you to a customer or/and hang up on them lol!!!, I think of Derek Foster and his kindness. He’s so professional and a good person. Such so the complete opposite of who I am. F Quebeckers will have to apologize me and F BMO Bank of Montreal employees who had decided to lay off me would have to eat shit one of these days. That’s really all. Because I really begin to think that I am pretty good at everything I do and those F of Quebeckers and BMO Bank of Montreal will have to get use to it. That’s really all. I am sooo terribly sorry. I am being sooo bad. But I am really telling the true. The customers I am dealing with at my job in a call center? I am just trying not to yell at them.

I have someone at work who catch me looking at the TSX and stocks and he joke around. I didn’t talk about it too much. I don’t want to take openly about my portfolio and my money, this being to protect myself. The world we live in being what it is, you better careful, especially with Quebeckers. So told me why you don’t study accountability to understand more of what you do? I told him: “yeah, that’s a great idea. But you know, I only look at the index because I love everything related to finance. That’s really all.” I am such a liar. But you know, I might not have the big diplomas in finance, but I perfectly know what I am doing. The 50 198$ in my non registered stocks + units portfolio of yesterday is the living proof of that. I am just that good. One day you’ll have to stop reading this blog because if not, you’ll catch all the tips and tricks all for free and BMO Bank of Montreal financial planners will all be laid off. Just like that. I just have to get over it one of those days you know but Bank of Montreal + Quebeckers + me = a lot of shit. That’s all I have to say. Just one beer and I am already drunk. It’s all what it take me. ONE BEER. :)