Loyal3 proceeds towards Car Loan

Hi Y'all,

Its been awhile since I posted and although I do have a few posts in draft, its been awhile!!

I have been working hard, running hard and spending quality time with the family. My soon to turn 2 year old son demands both, time and energy.

Its taken me time to analyze and process the closing down operations of Loyal3. 

I used to move money to Loyal3 every week and from Aug 2015 - April 2017, was able to save a considerable amount every paycheck. I could buy stocks for free. I will miss, Loyal3!!

Summary: (8/25/2015 --> 4/19/2017)

• Total deposits to Loyal3 = $14,000
• Total dividends earned = $319.89
• Final withdrawal from Loyal3 = $15,497.65
• On closure, I stand to lose yearly dividends = $355.73 

Portfolio (prior closure)

• 1.0711 shares of GOOGL 
• 1.0581 shares of Amazon (AMZN)
• 1.1472 shares of BRK.B
• 27.8412 shares of Coca Cola (KO)
• 5.0912 shares of Facebook (FB)
• 5.9709 shares of Intel Inc (INTC)
• 2.4881 shares of Hasbro Inc (HAS)
• 15.5117 shares of Macy Inc (M)
• 8.1666 shares of McDonald's Corp (MCD)
• 28.7124 shares of Microsoft (MSFT)
• 21.9707 shares of Nike (NKE)
• 14.6220 shares of Pepsi (PEP)
• 18.2285 shares of Starbucks Inc (SBUX)
• 18.9164 shares of Target (TGT)
• 28.0733 shares of UniLever (UL)
• 16.6199 shares of Wal-Mart (WMT)

I decided to sell all stock ($15, 497.65) and use the proceeds to pay off my Car loan of $11,682.99

I purchased a 2015 Acura MDX in the Fall of 2014 and took on a 4 year car loan with monthly payments of $691.67. My loan would be completed by October 2018. I was desperate to pay off the car and improve my cash flow and hence used a big chunk of closure money towards paying off the loan.

So, I am sad that Loyal3 is history cause this enabled me to save regularly and buy stocks for free. I am happy, was able to pay off the car loan thereby improving my cash flow.

This has also reduced my 12 month dividends by $355.73

We have been looking at buying a house and my current rent spend (approx. $1200) and the money that does not go towards a car payment ($691) can maybe go towards a mortgage payment. We will see how that works out!!

Until next time..