Book Report

Quit Like A Millionaire: Book Review And Giveaway

August 12, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 100 Comments

I'm giving away 3 copies of Quit Like A Millionaire. Read on to see how you can get yours!A couple of weeks ago, someone trolled me on Twitter. He had seen a video of me enjoying life in retirement including spending time with my daughters. He let the hate flow:This is entitled bullshit.Between working and life, I don't have time to run with my kids!-Mr. Twitter … [Read more...] about Quit Like A Millionaire: Book Review And Giveaway

Meet The Frugalwoods (And Their Amateur Plumber)

March 5, 2018 by Mr. 1500 Days 17 Comments

This week, I take a slight detour to tell you about one of the best books I've read in a long time. It's called Meet the Frugalwoods.I first learned of the Frugalwoods back in 2014, almost four years ago (since the Frugalwoods are no longer anonymous, I'll occasionally refer to them by their first names, Liz and Nate). Liz had left a comment on one of my posts. I had … [Read more...] about Meet The Frugalwoods (And Their Amateur Plumber)

Book Report: The Recovering Spender by Lauren Greutman

September 13, 2016 by Mr. 1500 Days 19 Comments

Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today.I've been meaning to write more frequent book reports, but then I got that new job and life sort of takes over. Recently, I received a review copy of a book that was written by an acquaintance of mine, and to be honest, I wasn't sure how much I was going to get out of it.It's called The Recovering Spender: How to Live a Happy, Fulfilled, … [Read more...] about Book Report: The Recovering Spender by Lauren Greutman

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
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): $3,379,746**
1/1/22 (9 Yrs Later): $4,762,642
1/1/23 (10 Yrs Later): $3,112,821

2023: Investments only
1/1: $3,112,821
2/1: $3,582,368
3/1: $3,716,852
4/1: $3,861,599
5/1: $3,694,445
6/1: $4,089,141
7/1: $4,384,858
8/1: $4,539,865
9/1: $4,468,622
10/1: $4,353,063
11/1: $4,027,929

Gains: $915,108

Overall
Gains since 1/1/2013: $3,441,886
Net worth***: $4,257,929

* 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. We have since sold it.

** Tesla.

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

Finally, we still have about $290,000 in mortgage debt (which I love!). No regrets about the debts!