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Interview With The Fioneers!

September 20, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 3 Comments

Hey look, the Fioneers interviewed me for their Slow FI interview series and it's live today: https://thefioneers.com/death-march-to-financial-independence/Fioneer Jess asked me to participate in the interview over 1 year ago. I wish that I would have gone this slow in my FI journey. Whoops!Thanks Jess for this opportunity and infinite patience! … [Read more...] about Interview With The Fioneers!

July 2021 Performance Update: The Beast!

September 13, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 19 Comments

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 my numbers.Here I … [Read more...] about July 2021 Performance Update: The Beast!

How To Successfully Flip Homes For Fun And Profit!

August 30, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 15 Comments

Live-in flipping is a great way to make large amounts of money tax-free. You have to live somewhere, so why not live in a home that will help make you rich?In this post, I'll share:How I got started with home flippingMy deals including my numbersMy best tips for live-in flippingLearning How To Get My Hands DirtyI never planned to be a DIY home flipper. I just … [Read more...] about How To Successfully Flip Homes For Fun And Profit!

Unlimited Upside

August 23, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 26 Comments

I've made a lot of investing mistakes. I bought into the dot-com bubble and rode some stocks to great highs and then quickly down to zero. Whoops. It was a great time to learn because my portfolio was minuscule. I lost around $5,000, but it may have been the best $5,000 I ever lost. Life lessons are best learned when you have lots of life left and little money to … [Read more...] about Unlimited Upside

M.K. Williams On Mile High FI

August 19, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 1 Comment

This week on the Mile High FI podcast, Doug and I talked to M.K. Williams. I've bumped into M.K. many times at FI events and always enjoyed our conversations, so I really looked forward to this interview. MK is an author, speaker, and mother. I'm also happy to call her my friend.What stood out to me most in this interview is how well M.K. designed her life. Most of us … [Read more...] about M.K. Williams On Mile High FI

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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
2017 (4 Yrs Later): $RETIRED$

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