December has come to an end so it is time for another update. This month was a great month for dividends and a pretty good month for options trading premium. Let’s take a look at how much dividends and options premium I received for December.
For the month, I received a total of $662.61 in dividends. This is a significant increase over December 2022 when I received $540.73 in dividends. This is a nice 22.54% increase year over year. For the year I have received $5,372.71 in dividends which blew past my goal of $5,000 dividends received for the year.
Options premium received in December was pretty good, totaling $503.40. I did get 200 shares of USB called away but replaced 100 shares with a put getting assigned to me. Below is chart of all the options trades I made in December.
| Ticker | call/put | strike | exp date | premium | trans date |
| T | c close | 17 | 12/8/23 | -$5.02 | 12/1/2023 |
| T | c | 17 | 12/15/23 | $9.48 | 12/1/2023 |
| SWBI | c cl roth | 12.5 | 12/15/23 | -$35.02 | 12/1/2023 |
| SWBI | c roth | 12.5 | 1/19/24 | $47.33 | 12/1/2023 |
| HBAN | c cl roth | 11 | 12/15/23 | -$15.02 | 12/1/2023 |
| HBAN | c roth | 11 | 1/19/24 | $27.33 | 12/1/2023 |
| MO | c close | 55 | 1/19/24 | -$3.02 | 12/4/2023 |
| MO | c | 47.5 | 3/15/24 | $12.33 | 12/4/2023 |
| T | c close | 17 | 12/15/23 | -$28.02 | 12/5/2023 |
| T | c | 17 | 12/22/23 | $33.33 | 12/5/2023 |
| VZ | c close | 34 | 12/8/23 | -$430.67 | 12/8/2023 |
| VZ | c | 34 | 1/19/24 | $447.33 | 12/8/2023 |
| SMG | c close | 65 | 1/17/25 | -$1,017.67 | 12/8/2023 |
| SMG | c | 70 | 1/16/26 | $1,241.32 | 12/8/2023 |
| VZ | c close | 34 | 1/19/24 | -$357.67 | 12/15/2023 |
| VZ | c | 34 | 2/16/24 | $364.33 | 12/15/2023 |
| WPC | c | 70 | 1/19/24 | $4.73 | 12/18/2023 |
| SWBI | p cl roth | 12.5 | 1/19/24 | -$10.02 | 12/20/2023 |
| MPW | 2 c | 6.5 | 1/19/24 | $7.56 | 12/20/2023 |
| MPW | 3 roth | 6 | 12/29 | $5.64 | 12/20/2023 |
| HIMX | 1 p roth | 6 | 1/19/24 | $9.48 | 12/20/2023 |
| HIMX | 2 p roth | 6 | 1/19/24 | $24.66 | 12/20/2023 |
| HBAN | p cl roth | 11 | 1/19/24 | -$4.02 | 12/20/2023 |
| BTI | c | 33 | 3/15/24 | $10.43 | 12/20/2023 |
| T | c close | 17 | 12/22 | -$1.02 | 12/22/2023 |
| T | c | 17.5 | 1/12/24 | $4.73 | 12/22/2023 |
| SCHD | 2 c close | 75 | 1/19/24 | -$327.34 | 12/22/2023 |
| SCHD | 2 c | 77 | 4/19/24 | $364.66 | 12/22/2023 |
| EPD | c | 27.5 | 1/19/24 | $1.88 | 12/22/2023 |
| VZ | c | 39 | 1/5/24 | $4.73 | 12/26/2023 |
| PRU | c | 110 | 1/19/24 | $29.33 | 12/26/2023 |
| CVS | c | 81 | 12/29 | $12.33 | 12/26/2023 |
| USB | p | 43.5 | 12/29 | $25.33 | 12/28/2023 |
| T | p | 17 | 12/29 | $20.33 | 12/28/2023 |
| USB | p close | 43.5 | 12/29 | -$20.02 | 12/29/2023 |
| USB | p | 44 | 12/29 | $49.33 | 12/29/2023 |
The total amount of income produced from my accounts for December was $1,328.51. This includes dividends, options premium, interest, and website revenue. For the year, my accounts have produced $10,167.64 of income which has been reinvested back into the accounts to allow the compounding effect to grow my accounts.
December was a strong finish to the year which should set me up for an even better 2024. As always, I will continue to invest and reinvest the dividends and options premium. Following this plan will allow the income from my accounts to grow. One day it will be enough to cover my expenses and allow me to retire. Thanks for following along! If a blue collar factory worker like me can do this, so can you. I encourage everyone to invest in their future!
*Disclaimer – I am not a financial professional. The information shared here should not be considered financial advice. I am just a factory worker sharing my experience as I strive to achieve financial freedom. Before investing or making any financial decision do your own research and due diligence or consider seeking the advice of a financial and/or tax professional.
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