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Ask The Readers: How Are You Doing?

August 31, 2020 by Mr. 1500 Days 31 Comments

So, this conversation has happened at least five times in the past two weeks including yesterday (Sunday). I'll be building something and then I come into the house to pee or get a drink of water and then The Wife sees me:Mindy: Is that blood on your <insert one or more: lip, arm, leg, knee, butt>?Me: ** looks at <insert one or more: lip, arm, leg, knee, butt> **Me: … [Read more...] about Ask The Readers: How Are You Doing?

Ask The Readers: How Are You?

October 28, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 29 Comments

This was a busy year for Mindy and me:New house: I'm typing this article in the home we just moved into a couple of days ago. We've been casually looking at acquiring more real estate ever since we moved to Longmont and have even made some offers, but none were accepted. Until now. It turns out we needed to find a home with a feature no one else wanted:New business: … [Read more...] about Ask The Readers: How Are You?

Ask The Readers: Your Why Of FI?

September 9, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 30 Comments

I didn't know what early retirement was until October of 2012. I had a very bad, no good, terrible day at work and googled something like:How do I retire early?Up came Mr. Money Mustache and JD Roth, two fellows who had retired early. My first thought was this:What kind of scam have I stumbled upon? When does the sales pitch come??And then I read MMM's post on … [Read more...] about Ask The Readers: Your Why Of FI?

Ask The Readers: Resolution Solutions?

March 11, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 28 Comments

First, we must get down to contest business! Last week, I announced that I'm giving away three Wahl shavers. All you had to do was write a Haiku. I brought in guest judge Physician on FIRE (aka Poet Laureate of the Frozen North) to judge your submissions. Here are the winners per Dr. Haiku:Grand prize (Wahl Elite Pro): HeatherHMy spouse pays 30For each head and beard … [Read more...] about Ask The Readers: Resolution Solutions?

Ask The Readers: Fun Money Account?

March 4, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 52 Comments

Giveaway!Before we get down to business, I'm having a giveaway this week. Read on...In last week's post, I included a ridiculous photo of me posing with my beloved Wahl shaver:Wahl caught wind of our fun and games. Instead of sending me a cease and desist, they sent me a shaver:How awesome is that?However, I already have two Wahl shavers, so I don't … [Read more...] about Ask The Readers: Fun Money Account?

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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
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): $3,223,173**

2021: Investments only
1/1: $3,223,173

Overall
2021 investment gains: $0
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $2,793,703
Net worth***: $3,519,746

* 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, so now count it as an investment.

** Tesla.

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

Finally, we still have about $370,000 in mortgage debt (which I love!). No regrets about the debts!

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