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Interview With The Uneducated Professional

August 19, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 5 Comments

Housekeeping note: The winners from the Quit Like A Millionaire book giveaway are Joe, Kristen, Deb, Pribi, and Melody. I've sent emails to you all. If you didn't get it, send me one here. The Radcliffe Camera, one of Oxford's libraries. Think different. Apple made the phrase famous. To me, it means to be skeptical; to not accept information at face value. FIRE itself is … [Read more...] about Interview With The Uneducated Professional

Guest Post: 213 Days To Freedom

July 15, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 8 Comments

Today, I have a guest post to from the excellent Cody Berman who writes at Fly To FI. Before I turn it over to Cody, I have to tell you something about myself. I started at my first job when I turned 14. It was at McDonald's for the princely sum of $3.35/hour, minimum wage at the time. From then until the time I turned 43, I never took more than a week off. During high … [Read more...] about Guest Post: 213 Days To Freedom

Be An Inflection Point To Somone

May 27, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 22 Comments

Last week, a film crew came to our home to record our lives for an upcoming documentary: The crew consisted of a director/producer, a cinematographer, a sound engineer, and Josh, a production assistant. Josh was the youngest and early in the day, he started asking me questions about my life and investing. I could tell that this was his first exposure to FIRE and probably … [Read more...] about Be An Inflection Point To Somone

The 5 Stocks You Must Buy NOW!

February 3, 2016 by Mr. 1500 Days 42 Comments

A couple people have asked me what happened to the Thursday Rant. It isn't gone! Tune in next week. Or maybe not; this is sort of a rant... How did you like that title? Pathetic, swarmy clickbait, right? Absolutely. I threw up in my mouth a little just typing it. This is the nonsense that the mainstream media publishes every day to trick your lizard brain. And some very smart … [Read more...] about The 5 Stocks You Must Buy NOW!

Early Retirement Using Real Estate (The Real Story)

December 15, 2015 by Mr. 1500 Days 69 Comments

I have a couple secrets to tell you today, so listen closely. Let's get right to the first one: You don't have to be a genius to be successful. A great brain is good for a lot of things, but it isn't a requirement for building an awesome life. I'm a smart guy, but I'm never going to solve nuclear fusion, create peace in the Middle East or have Buffett riches. Heck, on most … [Read more...] about Early Retirement Using Real Estate (The Real Story)

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My goal was to build a debt-free* 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

2019: Investments only
1/1: $1,549,440
2/1: $1,649,953
3/1: $1,658,864
4/1: $1,687,526
5/1: $1,753,597
6/1: Forgot! Doh!
7/1: $1,747,170
8/1: $1,790,191
9/1: $1,771,717
10/1: $1,895,730
11/1: $1,960,626
12/1: $2,000,156

Note: The big jump in September was because we bought another home, but kept the other one as a rental, so now count it as an investment.

2019 gains: $450,716

Overall
Gains: $1,414,113
Net worth**: $2,365,156

*I still have about $90,000 in mortgage debt (which I love!). My solution was to accumulate enough money to cover this or $1,100,000.

**Includes stuff besides investment portfolio including home, cars, dinosaurs…

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