Live In Longmont

One of the main factors of living a happy, satisfying life is the relationships we have with the people around us. This is our community or tribe. Good friends and family will challenge you, help you and randomly invite you over for a beer on their front porch just because.

I’m so thankful to live in Longmont Colorado where Mrs. 1500 and I have found our tribe. We’re surrounded by an awesome group of folks who we enjoy. We also appreciate all that Longmont has to offer.

The thriving downtown

People love their bikes here. They also love their parks and the lovely Main Street. This is our home.

Top: St. Vrain Greenway, Bottom: Farmers’ Market, Roosevelt Park, Bike Night

Move Here

Won’t you be our neighbor?

We’d love to have you. Conveniently, the Mrs. and I also love real estate. Mrs. 1500’s alter-ego is Mindy at BiggerPockets. She has a real estate license, so if you’re interested in moving to Longmont, send us a note and let’s look at some houses.

Playing on the St. Vrain

Sunset over the mountains

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Subscribing will improve your life in incredible ways*.

*Only if your life is pretty bad to begin with.

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
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*

2020: Investments only
1/1: $2,035,040
2/1: $2,118,622
3/1: $2,078,857
4/1: $1,979,773
5/1: $2,491,119**
6/1: $2,526,338
7/1: $2,605,803
8/1: $2,790,942
9/1: $3,102,689***
10/1: $2,961,842

Overall
Gains since 1/1/2013: $2,375,829
Net worth****: $3,111,872
2020 investment gains: $926,802

* 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, so now count it as an investment.

** We cash-out refinanced our primary home and invested the money, hence the huge increase in the investment part of our portfolio. It also didn’t hurt that our tech stocks had a stupendous month.

*** Tesla.

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

Finally, we still have about $370,000 in mortgage debt (which I love!). No regrets about the debts!