My workouts were going really good. I had pushed myself to go harder than I ever had before and I was seeing improvements. Upon returning from Greece, I had decided to go back to P90x which are little torture sessions, but that’s good, right? No pain, no gain. During the first chest workout, I completed […]
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Mrs. 1500’s Half Marathon – Episode 3
To read this journey from the beginning, go to the first post. Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today. This week was 3 workouts of 90 seconds running and 2 minutes walking. Various kerfluffles womped up my schedule, and I wasn’t able to stick to working out with the girls exclusively. Fast forward to this weekend, and […]
Guest Post: Disconnecting From The US Marketing Machine
Today’s guest post comes from the writer over at Getting Canned. Mr. Getting Canned is pretty good at losing jobs. He has been fired and not the good kind! When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. First of all thanks to Carl – Mr. 1500 himself, for allowing me a guest spot on this site […]
Ask The Readers: Stepping Out Of Comfort Zones
I’ve been thinking a lot about comfort zones lately. If you never stray from them, you’re not going to grow much and that’s no way to go through life. But first, we must address the question from many weeks ago where I asked if financial independence could be a bad thing for your life, specifically […]
10 Questions With Lenny, The Blog Proofreader
I was in New York City last summer at the Whitehall Ferry Terminal when I received a text. It went something like: Lenny here. I just got to your hotel lobby. I thought: SHIT! I had completely forgotten about meeting Lenny. Lenny was a reader who had reached out to me before my trip to […]
Mrs. 1500’s Half Marathon – Episode 2
To read this journey from the beginning, go to the first post. Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today. Last week I declared my candidacy for Half Marathon Entrant. I’ve received a TON of positive feedback – thank you very much for being supportive. (If you’re just joining us, you can read that first article here.) Workout […]
Happiness Isn’t About Experiences Either
We all know that happiness isn’t about stuff. Big houses and fancy cars may make you temporarily happy, but then you get used to them and all you have left is a supersized payment and more to worry about. Most of us can agree on this. Let’s move on. But Wait, What About Experiences? […]
Fitness Update: Food Porn Edition
Quick note: Mrs. 1500 is getting in on the fitness act! If you haven’t already, see her Wednesday post and then join us for a run in May of 2019. I have a hard time controlling my diet when I’m on vacation. And by hard time, I mean that my modus operandi is to completely […]
Mrs. 1500’s Half Marathon – Episode 1
Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today. So I turned 46 on Sunday and went out for drinks with a friend the night before. She told me about a half marathon she was considering doing and asked me if I wanted to do it too. Clearly, as indicated by the pictures in this article, I did not get […]
September Performance Update (Day 2098): Too Many Teslas
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* 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 my numbers. Too Many Teslas I noticed something interesting at […]
22 Questions With HALT CATCH FIRE
Today’s 10 Questions comes all the way from Serbia! Please welcome HALT CATCH FIRE! There are approximately 476,492,292,928 personal finance blogs last time I checked. Why should we read yours? Oh, this is easy, I am a white male software engineer and I heard you can get very successful with such a background in this […]