This is my October 2026 – Monthly Expense Report!
Why track your monthly expenses?
Because budgeting, planning, and learning how to manage your finances is an essential component to achieving financial freedom.
The key to building wealth is to spend less than you earn and wisely invest the difference.
Over the past 9 years, I have managed to save over 50% of my income each month.
More money saved means more money to invest. Using the model of dividend growth investing, I am on course to achieving financial freedom.
The results have been amazing!
Over the years, I have built a six-figure portfolio that generates dividend income each month.
I am currently making over $1,500 in passive income each month while I sleep.
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October 2026 Monthly Expenses
So here are my expenses for October 2026:
All in all, my expenses for October 2026 totaled: $1,756.34
A bit more expensive than I would have liked. The good news I am happy to report is that this will be the last month of having high electric bills!
My amazon purchases included a new pair of pants for work. Food came in higher this month as I was buying extra for the days I was home sick from work.
Other then that, all was as expected.
Dividends Vs. Monthly Expenses
I also like to compare my monthly expenses with my dividend income.
Once passive income is greater than living expenses, then financial independence is achieved!
Now let us compare my monthly expenses to my dividend income.
I will compare my expenses to my October 2026 dividends and my average yearly dividend income going forward.
As of this post, my portfolio is set to generate $18,805.41 in dividend income over the next 12 months.
- October 2026 dividend income: $1,054.25 = 60% expenses covered.
- Average monthly dividend income: $1,567.12 per month = 89.2% expenses covered.
Conclusion
Thus, this concludes my monthly expenses for October 2026!
Soon, dividend income will be covering all my monthly expenses!
I will continue work towards my goals and build my dividend dynasty!
So, how about the rest of you? Do you track your monthly expenses? Also, how close are you to covering expenses via passive income?
Let me know in the comments below!