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    What If You Run Out Of Life?

    Mindy and I recently recorded with Ramit Sethi. Talking to Ramit was hard. He isn’t afraid to ask difficult questions. It was a therapy session and after it was done (3+ hours!), I felt like I had been run over by a steam roller. However, just because it was difficult didn’t mean it was bad. […]

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    March Performance And The Bidet Face Spray

    My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share […]

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    So I used to write a Rant series on this blog where I’d talk about things that annoy me. Example. In an effort to be more positive, I cut it out. However, sometimes I just can’t help myself. I came across two ridiculous numbers recently… Everyday Nonsense*: $550 Clothespin Have you ever had any of […]

    Longmont Changes Name To Stashmont

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    Retirement Soon (and February Money Update)

    My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share […]

    Digging, Mudding, Building, Cincinnati, NYC

    I’ll bet you’ve never seen a title like that on a blog before. Allow me to explain. I’ve been pretty busy lately. The Project House is almost ready to become a furnished rental: I’m still working on leveling out the back yard. When the weather is nice, I’ve been building a retaining wall which involves […]

    Meme Stock Shock (Money Update)

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    Ask The Readers: What If You Couldn’t Make Money?

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    Can I Win The Warren Buffett Bet? (Year 5 Update)

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    10 Years of 1500 Days

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    Performance Update: November

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    VTSAX Won’t Go To Zero

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    Is Now A Great Time To Retire?

    It’s a strange time. War. Inflation. Recession. This is reflected in the stock market: However, I also think this is probably a great time to retire. Hear me out. Everything Is Cyclical Before I liberated myself from formal work back in 2017, I frequently had this thought: Now is not a good time to quit. […]

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    Freedom!

    My goal was to build a portfolio of $1,000,000 by February of 2017; 1500 days from the birth of this blog (January 1, 2013). And hey look, I’ve since retired!

    Investments only (primary home excluded)
    1/1/13 (The Start): $586,043
    1/1/14 (1 Yr Later): $869,635
    1/1/15 (2 Yrs Later): $987,351
    1/1/16 (3 Yrs Later): $1,057,961
    1/1/17 (4 Yrs Later): $1,257,128
    1/1/18 (5 Yrs Later): $1,527,701
    1/1/19 (6 Yrs Later): $1,549,440
    1/1/20 (7 Yrs Later): $2,035,040*
    1/1/21 (8 Yrs Later): $3,379,746**
    1/1/22 (9 Yrs Later): $4,762,642
    1/1/23 (10 Yrs Later): $3,112,821

    2023: Investments only
    1/1: $3,112,821
    2/1: $3,582,368
    3/1: $3,716,852
    4/1: $3,861,599

    Gains: $748,778

    Overall
    Gains since 1/1/2013: $3,275,556
    Net worth***: $4,091,599

    * The big jump between 2019 and 2020 was partly because we bought another home, but kept the previous (much more expensive) one as a rental. We have since sold it.

    ** Tesla.

    *** Includes our primary home equity in addition to our investment portfolio.

    Finally, we still have about $290,000 in mortgage debt (which I love!). No regrets about the debts!

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