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Happy Thanksgiving!

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It’s days like today when I realize how lucky I really am. I have wealth and health on my side, and I hope all of you readers do as well.

Having time off during the workweek to spend with loved ones and relax also gives rise to my desire to achieve financial independence sooner rather than later. The work/life balance tilts toward life a bit on days like this, and it’s a tilt I wish I could experience more often.

We’re having a frugal Thanksgiving dinner tonight, with a southern spin. The menu includes fried chicken, coleslaw and potato salad. We’ve also got some Dutch apple pie on the docket for desert. Not only is it tasty and cheap, but no cooking or cleanup required! All in all, dinner ended up costing us about $25. I can dig that!

I hope you all have a very happy Thanksgiving! May you get the time to relax, spend time with family and eat too much food.

Thank you all for continuing to support Dividend Mantra and my journey. I really appreciate it!

Thanks for reading.

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Comments

  1. Steve says

    Same to you. Just a thought: I’ve followed your blog for a while now and have learned a lot and am on the same page with frugal living, investing, etc. However, today while reading your post, the Google ad (Nexus 7 from $229
    http://www.google.com/nexus
    The 7″ tablet from Google. Free shipping for limited time. Buy now.) kind of hit me as not fitting in with your philosophy of frugality.

    I know your site produces income for you and that’s great but I just though you might want to know how an ad like this would be viewed by your readers.

    Happy Thanksgiving!

  3. Dividend Mantra says

    Steve,

    Thanks for the well wishes! 🙂

    As far as the ad goes, Google targets those ads based on your preferences. For instance, my ads usually show Scottrade and blog hosting tools. That’s because I’m usually online using Scottrade’s research tools and I’m doing administrative work here on the blog.

    I hope the ad wasn’t too intrusive for you. I’ve done some work lately to make ads less intrusive, like eliminating the ads that would show up in the middle of posts. Although my online income has taken a bit of a hit due to that, I didn’t like ads in the middle of the articles. I found it tacky.

    Enjoy your turkey day. 🙂

    Best regards.

  4. Dividend Mantra says

    w2r,

    Thanks, bud. I appreciate it.

    I’m definitely enjoying the day off. Football and fried chicken. What else could you want? 🙂

    Enjoy the time off!

    Best wishes.

  8. Dividend Mantra says

    Pursuit,

    I’m with you, brother. All work and no play makes Jason a dull boy. 🙂

    Let’s hope for less work and more life in our future.

    Happy turkey day!

    Best regards.

  10. Roadmap2Retire says

    Happy Thanksgiving and best wishes from your neighbors to the north 🙂

    Enjoy the long weekend.

    cheers
    R2R

  14. EconNick says

    Hey DM, I came across your blog in May when I started working in the banking sector. Since then, I’ve been obsessively researching frugality and dividend growth investing. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, thanks for doing what you’re doing. You’ve been an inspiration.

    Nick

  16. Spoonman says

    Happy Thanksgiving! I think this is a great time to acknowledge the immense wealth that we have (and health as well). Best of all, we can do without most of that wealth.

  18. Lady E says

    Happy Thanksgiving! I just recently got back from a trip to Florida and visited Sarasota. It was only when I came back home that I realized I had visited the mecca of one of my favorite bloggers! Keep up the good work and keep enjoying the lovely weather and beaches in your area.

  19. Anonymous says

    As a Canadian, living in Puerto Vallarta who likes American football, your Thanksgiving is the best of all worlds. I had a Turkey Burrito for dinner while having a few Molson Canadians & watched my Dallas Cowboys win. Gotta love Thanksgiving regardless of what country you are from. Best wishes to all.

  20. Dividend SWAN Investor says

    DM,

    Happy Thanksgiving to you too DM! The Lions finally won a Thanksgiving game!!

  22. Dividend Mantra says

    Martyn,

    You’ve got it, bud. Dividends are the gift that keeps on giving…all year long! Money never sleeps.

    That’s certainly something (among many other things) to be thankful for.

    Best regards!

  25. Dividend Mantra says

    Lady E,

    Wow! How cool you came down. I hope you liked it. I chose Sarasota out of a pretty lengthy list of cities here in Florida and I think it has a lot to offer. However, there are many cities out there that would be great candidates to early retirement/financial independence as well. Furthermore, even though Michigan doesn’t offer a particularly conducive environment to achieving goals like early retirement, I do miss my family a lot.

    Thanks for the kind words. I hope you stick around. 🙂

    Best regards.

  26. Dividend Mantra says

    EconNick,

    I’ve often thought about making a career switch to something in the financial sector, but I’ve received numerous emails from financial advisors and bankers that are also looking to aggressively become financially independent and do something else. That keeps me motivated to stay the course and become FI as soon as possible.

    Thanks for the kind words and support. Your readership is really appreciated, and I wish you the best with achieving your goals.

    Take care!

  27. Dividend Mantra says

    Spoonman,

    Absolutely. I can’t think of anything to not be thankful for. I live in modern day America, I’m healthy and I’m able to save immense portions of my wealth for a brighter future. Life is definitely good!

    Good to know that life is good for you as well.

    Best regards.

  28. Dividend Mantra says

    Anonymous,

    You’re just lovin’ it down in PV. You made the right choice. You’re living in a bona fide paradise on the cheap. Sounds like you have a lot to be thankful for. Cheers to you!

    Best wishes.

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