Think different and escape the rat race.
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. Has anyone ever said this to you?: Just […]
Just when the caterpillar thought that its life was over, it became a butterfly. -who the hell knows 2018 Review Another review post? *yawn* Yep. How can we plan for where we’re going if we don’t know where we’ve been? I like using reflection as a tool for self-improvement. By looking at what I did, […]
Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today, to talk about all the challenges I’m participating in this year. Actually, I’m not SURE of all the challenges, yet. I’m already part of a Minimalism Challenge with Mrs. Waffles on Wednesday from last December, that I didn’t quite finish in December so it’s spilling over into January. My dilemma […]
I’ve always disliked New Year’s resolutions. What is so special about a new year? You should always be trying to better yourself regardless of what day it is. But, it feels different for me now. Maybe it’s because I let some things drop at the end of 2018 and this is a reaction? Dunno. In […]
Today’s 10 Questions comes from The Crusher, a reader who wishes to stay anonymous… There are approximately 476,492,292,928 personal finance blogs last time I checked. Why should we read yours? There does seem to be an ungodly number of personal finance blogs anymore. That is likely the main reason we have not started our own even […]
I haven’t written much lately because we’ve been on 2+ week adventure in Florida. The great thing about being severely underemployed (blogger!) is that you can take long, leisurely vacations. And that’s exactly what we did in Florida. Our trip was broken down into 4 parts. First, we went to visit our friends the Penny […]
This guest post comes from my friend Alex Felice over at Broke Is A Choice. Alex makes the point that if I’m a financial role model, we’re all in trouble. And I mostly agree. I never thought that anything I did was that extraordinary. I’m just a dude who had an above-average income that lived […]
Tyrion Lannister: l’m the captain of the ship, and if the ship goes down, l go with her. Lord Varys: That is good to hear. Though l’m sure many captains say the same while their ship is afloat. Keep Calm The markets have had an interesting couple of weeks. And by interesting, I mean bad: […]
Science Kid Some of my fondest memories from my childhood were going on school field trips to the great museums of Chicago. We’d jump on a big yellow bus and head to the city for a day of learning. I remember seeing airplanes (Museum of Science and Industry), dinosaurs (Field Museum), planets (Adler Planetarium) and fish […]
In today’s 10 Questions, I present The Frug! Enjoy! Hello, My name is Brad, a.k.a. “The Frug.” I was given this nickname by my wife Kelly. The nickname Frug, as in frugal guy, was largely in response to my frugal ways. I’ve been frugal for a long time, pretty much since I started a lawn […]
Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today, making one of those awful, end-of-year jokes. This will be my last running update of the year. We’re traveling during Christmas and New Year’s, and attending CampFI Southeast Week One, which is sold out. Week Two, however, still has a few tickets available – and some pretty awesome guest speakers. […]
