My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share my numbers. For … [Read more...] about October Performance: Tesla Take Down!
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The $355 Tesla Model Y: The Good, The Bad and The FSD
Reader note: I still have to finish up my happiness series. Happiness is hard. It turns out that writing about it is even harder. Stay tuned for part 3 soon.The $355 Tesla Model YI first bought Tesla stock on October, 11 of 2012. The split adjusted price is $1.93.I bought it because I thought the Model S was a nice car and Elon Musk was cool. He was a little more … [Read more...] about The $355 Tesla Model Y: The Good, The Bad and The FSD
September Performance: Bathroom Madness!
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share my numbers. For now. I’m not quite sure what purpose … [Read more...] about September Performance: Bathroom Madness!
Tesla: BOOM or Doomed?
On a silly whim, I bought Tesla stock back in 2012 and held on for dear life. It's been a crazy ride, but now I'm a Teslanaire:I got extremely lucky. Like unicorn lucky. But never forget this:Most companies will die.They get disrupted by a competitor and/or new technology. RIM and Nokia were destroyed swiftly and mercilessly by Apple. Apple itself was almost … [Read more...] about Tesla: BOOM or Doomed?
I Bought A Chevy Bolt!: The Good, The Bad, And The Laggy
I drove an electric vehicle (EV) for the first time way back in 2015. It was a Tesla Model S, P85D:Vomit inducing acceleration!It was an epiphany. The Tesla was smooth, quiet, and crazy fast. After driving it very aggressively on an autocross course, I almost barfed. And I never get motion sickness. It was glorious.I knew that I'd have an EV some day. It was also … [Read more...] about I Bought A Chevy Bolt!: The Good, The Bad, And The Laggy