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Saving and Investing Money

Trailer Park #2: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems?

June 11, 2018 by Mr. 1500 Days 27 Comments

Our net worth now sits at $2,156,341:The money breaks down like this:$755,264: Real estate including one private loan, one trailer park and multiple syndication deals $866,077: Stocks and index funds $515,000: Home equity, cars and dinosaurs  Mo' Money, Mo' Problems? We have enough money to never have to worry about money. We don't need any … [Read more...] about Trailer Park #2: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems?

How To Pay Zero Capital Gains

January 31, 2018 by Mr. 1500 Days 39 Comments

I have a problem and it is Facebook. No, I don't check it 500 times per day. The problem is that the stock is eating my portfolio:On The Hook With Facebook In May of 2012, I bought 1,000 shares of Facebook when it went public at about $41. And then it dropped, so I bought more. And then it continued to drop, so I continued to add to my position. When the dust had settled, I … [Read more...] about How To Pay Zero Capital Gains

My Death March to Financial Independence

September 5, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 46 Comments

My journey to financial independence hit rock-bottom in 2008:My wife was busy taking care of our 1-year-old baby. I was busy with a job that consumed more than 40 hours per week. We were flipping a home and I was doing much of the work myself. I spent at least 40 hours per week swinging a hammer, hanging doors, installing cabinets, fixing plumbing, installing trim … [Read more...] about My Death March to Financial Independence

My $17.89 Phone Bill on Ting

March 22, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 69 Comments

I'm obsessed with optimizing my spending. Who wants to waste money? Not me.Optimizing some expenses is so obvious and easy, I just assume everyone else is doing it. That's definitely the case with mobile phone plans. However, I'm consistently proven wrong. Readers tell me frequently that they're barely getting by. At the same time, they let me know that they spend $60 or … [Read more...] about My $17.89 Phone Bill on Ting

Munger, Allocation, Sheep and Crazy Uncle Larry

November 10, 2015 by Mr. 1500 Days 44 Comments

MMM (My Favorite Munger) Let's start off with some Charlie Munger quotes. The last line of the second one is just great: Another thing I think should be avoided is extremely intense ideology because it cabbages up one’s mind. ... When you’re young it’s easy to drift into loyalties and when you announce that you’re a loyal member and you start shouting the orthodox ideology … [Read more...] about Munger, Allocation, Sheep and Crazy Uncle Larry

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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
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

Overall
2023 investment gains: $0
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $2,526,778
Net worth***: $3,342,821

* 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!

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