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Interview with the Frugalsaur

September 16, 2014 by Mr. 1500 Days 5 Comments

Frugalsaurus before he was Frugalsaurus, somewhere in Montana.
Frugalsaurus before he was Frugalsaurus, somewhere in Montana.

About 10 years ago, Mrs. 1500 and I were going through an old box of random stuff*. She pulled out a little green dinosaur and said, “What is this?” To which I replied, “Wow, I’ve had that dinosaur since I was a little kid. Let’s keep him!”

Shortly after that day, a goofy tradition was born. The dinosaur would travel with us and get his picture taken. Our little green plastic toy has probably traveled more than most people.

Recently, the dinosaur has taken on a new role. Of course, I’m referring to his ongoing role as Frugalsaurus on this blog. Frugalsaurus makes frequent appearances, most recently in this rant.

Anyway, I thought you’d like to learn a little more about Frugalsaurus, so he agreed to be interviewed by Frugal Hound (you read that correctly, a greyhound is interviewing a plastic dinosaur). Today, please flip over to Frugalwoods to read the interview.

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*This past weekend, we pulled a baseball out of another box that is worth as much as $6000. That is a story for another time.

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  1. Mrs. Frugalwoods says

    September 16, 2014 at 4:34 am

    Frugal Hound says she greatly enjoyed sniffing Frugalsaurus, even if he did smell a bit plastic-y. Thanks again, Frugalsaurus and family!
    Mrs. Frugalwoods recently posted…Frugal Hound Sniffs: 1500 DaysMy Profile

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  2. J. Money says

    September 16, 2014 at 9:18 am

    Was that baseball signed by Ty Cobb, Honus Wangner and Micky Mantle all at the same time? 🙂

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    • 1500 says

      September 16, 2014 at 10:17 am

      Yes! Also, Abraham Lincoln and Leonardo Da Vinci!

      Reply
  3. writing2reality says

    September 16, 2014 at 11:40 am

    Awesome job on that magazine cover… might have to hire you (or the Mrs.)! 🙂

    Love the “Mammals, What’s the deal?”
    writing2reality recently posted…Trades – August No-Cost Dividend Growth Portfolio PurchasesMy Profile

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  4. kat~ frugalvoices.com says

    September 16, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    If anyone doesn’t want to hug Frugalsaurus and Frugal Hound after this, then what the what! I love these 2. What great chemistry! 😀
    kat~ frugalvoices.com recently posted…Regrets? I’ve had a few …My Profile

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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
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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.

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

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