Pollo Casas Oficial

Building wealth on a teacher salary. Sharing daily how I build wealth & passive income | Dividends | Growth stocks | Financial freedom | Not financial advice

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Bitcoin + dividend stocks + growth stocks + rental properties = my path to financial freedom.

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The major players in technology spending big money on AI 👀

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Going from 60+ individual positions down to 14 feels like a heavy weight off my shoulders. A simple portfolio is just better overall.

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$SCHD Annual dividend payment totals the past 5 years:

2021 $0.7497

2022 $0.8538

2023 $0.8860

2024 $0.9944

2025 $1.0476

2026 YTD $0.7794

Growth and consistency. A great combo for a quality ETF.

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Net worth is cool but cash flow pays the bills.

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$29,000 of dividend income didn’t happen overnight. It took time, dedication, consistency, and continuing to invest even when it felt like progress was slow. The lesson? Stay patient. Keep showing up. Keep investing. It’s one day at a time, one share at a time.

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Your biggest risk isn’t investing your money, it’s living paycheck to paycheck.

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I’m not scared, are you?

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I replaced the HVAC unit in my rental 3 years ago, cost me a years worth of cash flow. Real estate investing isn’t passive income.

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I was collecting cash flow of $700 every month from my rental. It sounds nice but there were many months that I ended up negative due to repairs.

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Blue chip Dividend stocks that have hit 52 week lows recently:

$LOW Lowe’s 2.67% yield
$PEP PepsiCo 4.60% yield
$O Realty Income 5.9% yield
$HD Home Depot 2.5% yield
$DUK Duke Energy 3.75% yield
$SO Southern Company 3.6% yield

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My process has been crazy simple. Work my career, keep my living expenses very low, and invest big chunks of every paycheck every two weeks. This exact process has made me wealthy over the past 8 years. No reason why you can’t do the same. It’s that simple. Anyone can do it.

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Don’t forget about health insurance when you reach financial freedom. That’s a cost most people don’t think about before hand. That could cost you $2,000+ a month.

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Crazy to see $MCD at the same price it was at 5 years ago. I’m glad I sold when I did and moved on.

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Being consistent with your investing will have you go from average to millionaire over time. Don’t sleep on consistency.

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$QQQ hitting all time highs but you still believe your friends that tell you investing is too risky.

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Ai inference is becoming serious! The real edge may be knowing when you don’t need the most expensive model.

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Looking forward to seeing the progress of these funds! Congrats on the launch!

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You’ll be wealthy in 2036 because of the choices you make in 2026, or the opposite. Choose wisely.

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Maxing out your Roth IRA will require $144 a week. $7,500 a year. Cut out the crap you spend money on and max out that account. Tax free gains is better than garbage from Target and Amazon.

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Never doubt the process.