I still hold a lot of individual stocks from my days as a stock picker: I have $72,000 invested in Berkshire Hathaway which will do well when the world stays the same: Berkshire Hathaway’s holdings are mostly large, stable companies (Heinz Ketchup, a railroad, Geico). Warren and Charlie are betting that the world (at least how […]
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Ask The Readers: Summer Travel!?
One of my favorite parts of a FIREy life is slow travel. Before I left work, my vacations were like this: Ask boss for one week off. Fly somewhere on Friday night after work. Run around like a crazy person trying to cram 21 days of activity into 7. Arrive home exhausted on Sunday night. […]
Strength Training Update #3: Avoiding Roly Poly Genocide
I like to set fitness goals for myself. In the first quarter, my goal was to run a half marathon which I did on March 31st. Now it’s time for a new goal and in the second quarter, I’m focusing on strength training. I’ll see how much I can increase my push-up and pull-up maximum repetitions before […]
Busy Life (Back Soon)
The girls get out of school next week. I want to enjoy the summer with them, so I’ve been trying to tie up loose ends before break starts. The problem is that there are a lot of loose ends. I have no trouble keeping very busy. Busy Life A couple weeks ago, Mrs. 1500 and […]
Zen And The Art Of Mind Maintenance: People Filters
Every other Friday, I provide an update on my exercise goals. In between, I’m writing about mental fitness. In the first edition, I discussed not complaining. Today, I discuss friendship. Or not. I read a book called the 12 Rules for Life that contained some really great advice. One of my favorites was Rule #3: Make […]
Introducing FI Clubs
One of the best parts of the FIRE movement is the community. There are FIREy folks all over the world eager to chat about saving money, play board games and proudly show off their 2003 Honda with 220,000 miles on the clock. The hard part can be finding these people: Is the lady in the […]
Are You LeanFIRE, FatFIRE Or FartFIRE?
The FIRE movement is evolving. While it’s been around for a long time, the modern resurgence started with blogs like Early Retirement Extreme and Get Rich Slowly. Mr. Money Mustache came along in 2011 and took the scene to the next level. Even back then, the community was small and somewhat homogeneous (overrepresented by high paid […]
Strength Training Update #2: Puketastic Workouts!
I like to set fitness goals for myself. In the first quarter, my goal was to run a half marathon which I did on March 31st. Now it’s time for a new goal and in the second quarter, I’m focusing on strength training. I’ll see how much I can increase my push-up and pull-up maximum repititions before […]
March Performance Update (Day 1915): Pulling Back The Bowstring
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 achieved 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. My portfolio is down about $80,000 from its […]
When Do You Let Lifestyle Inflation Creep In?
Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today, asking about frugal travel and more broadly, lifestyle inflation. (Today’s post is inspired by Mr. 1500’s 3-leg, all-day flight from Denver to Florida to save $20 per person.) Mr. 1500 note: Flying from Denver to Jacksonville is painful; not a lot of options… We have two small children who thrive […]
Zen And The Art Of Mind Maintenance
Every other Friday, I provide an update on my exercise goals. In between, I’ll be writing about mental fitness… Zen And The Art Of Mind Maintenance I’m a fan of motorcycles and motorcycle racing. Few experiences are more exhilarating than taking a turn at speed. Cornering is a form of art. Lean baby, lean. Some […]