Investing

Honey, We Bought A Coworking Space

March 25, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 33 Comments

If you sleep 8 hours per night, you have 112 conscious hours per week. Throw in a job with a commute and subtract 50 hours. 45% of your time is now gone. Throw a couple children into the mix and BOOM, you barely have time to eat and bathe. It's difficult to keep your head above water. Mrs. 1500 and I did the two-kids-two-jobs dance for a short period of time and it was … [Read more...] about Honey, We Bought A Coworking Space

My Warren Buffett Bet: Year One Is In The Bag (And I’m Winning)

February 6, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days

In December of 2017, Dividend Growth Investor (DGI) asked me if I wanted to bet against Warren Buffett. Well, kind of. Allow me to explain. Buffett's Big Bet Way back in 2007, Buffett challenged the hedge fund industry to a bet. All the hedge funds had to do was beat the S&P 500 over a 10 year period. Buffett didn't get many takers, but he crushed those that took up … [Read more...] about My Warren Buffett Bet: Year One Is In The Bag (And I’m Winning)

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
1/1/19: $1,549,440
2/1/19: $1,649,953
3/1/19: $1,658,864
5/1/19: $1,687,526

2019 gains: $138,086

Overall
Gains: $1,101,483
Net worth**: $2,202,526

*I still have about $100,000 in mortgage debt. 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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