Whither the Dividend Drive? An Update on the View from the Bunker

I write to you from the cold heart of a literal figurative bunker. Hunkering down from the world for a bit.

As a result, you may have noted little in the way of posts of lately.

Other than a quick article on Neil Woodford's big buys and sells in July I have not posted much over the last couple of weeks. This included the "Weekly Worthies" lists as well which have--sadly--had to go on hiatus.

Why? Well let me explain.

Loss of interest?

Far from it. I am still as fascinated and interested in sharing my journey with you. Indeed, I have about twenty different articles started--but needing finishing--waiting to be shared.

So why do I find myself sitting in the damp bunker of blogging silence? (I really should fit a dehumidifier).

The Market Crash? Sort of.

Some of the more seasoned amongst you may think I have dropped below the radar as a wise move in the context of the recent China-related crisis (hot on the heels of the Greece-related crisis).

After all, the best way of not doing anything silly is not to realise there was an opportunity to do something silly. It certainly works.

Hopefully all of you out there reading this have avoided selling out in panic as the share prices plummeted. I certainly did. But my bunkered existence is not fully explained by this.

Certainly, it is in part true. However, maybe not in the way you would think. I shall explain...

Work and Finances

At the moment I am finishing up a project (I am currently paid "per project"). However, I am currently set to overrun by a few months. As such, I will be without excess funds for a few months. 

Not great in itself. But it also means no real obviously free funds to invest. As such, I have not wanted to see all the bargains cropping up thanks to the crash only to realise I can't act on it (hence, it is sort of market crash related).

However, more obviously this has meant that time-wise I have been even more pressed than before. This is why I have had to pause my weekly worthies list. Quite simply, I have not had time to potter around the internet reading and commenting on articles. Sad, I know, but necessary.

Hopefully, by doing this I will be able to get back to "business as usual" sooner. 

I currently have a potential work project lined up to replace this. However, it is time sensitive and requires me to have this project wrapped up before I can move across. 

As a result, you can understand my little anxiety on this front. Current predictions would suggest that the dates do not--quite--match up. Hopefully a hefty push will get them to align once again...I hope!

What does this mean for the Dividend Drive?

So what does this mean for the blog? Nothing long-term, to be honest. I continue to find the blog an enjoyable and useful part of my investing life. That has not changed.

However, in the short-term expect to see less frequent posts.

I will keep my updates going (including any, probably infrequent, new buys) and most of my regular features. I may well be able to also occasionally put together a "worthies" list from time to time. But this will have to be "as and when."

In the meantime, do be patient. I am glad to see that despite my relative absence the page views have remained resolutely high. Thanks for that. I am glad that so many of you still find material on here of interest. Long may it continue!

Anyway, thanks for continuing to read and plenty more stuff to come yet!

Now, I am just going to close the bunker door and pretend I heard nothing about China and did not look at my capital paper losses...

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