My First Dividends

Well I am rather new to this whole game of investing but I am starting to see why people like it so much. 

As I've stated before I finished paying off all of my debts in December of 2011 and started to invest in January of 2012.  I've purchased a few dividend stocks since then.  I own some shares of JNJ, KO, PEP, and a Vanguard REIT.  The other day I received an email from my online broker stating "Pending dividend payment!" 

Wow!  I mean I didn't really do anything and they are going to pay me money!?  Sweet!  Now I'm not going to totally blow this out of perspective.  My first dividend payment is going to be a whopping $8.50!  And I actually won't even see that as it's all being invested right back into the same stock on a DRIP program.

For me this program works really well.  I am still very blue when it comes to investing and actually I don't really own that many shares of the companies above.  I would like to let what I put into them grow and grow until eventually the dividend payment is buying me as many shares as my first investment into them! 

I just received another email from my broker advising me of second pending dividend payment.  This one for less (about $7.00) but nonetheless it's my money working for me while I am sleeping, at work, or just relaxing.  I hope, one day, these investments will provide me the ability to release me from work if I so wish.

I have also recently become very interested in investing in Japanese stocks.  One of my favorite beers, Asahi, pays dividends and I don't see them going anywhere any time soon (not if I can help it!)