2015

The Year

December 23, 2015 by Mr. 1500 Days 41 Comments

Busiest Year Ever 2015 was the year I thought it would all come together:"I'll have the house remodel done by June!" "I'll get back in shape!" "We'll finally buy that rental property!"None of that happened. The house project is close to done, but not quite. I recently started running, but I'm not in the shape that I need to be in. We bid on a couple properties and … [Read more...] about The Year

Ask the Readers: What do you have planned for 2015?

January 5, 2015 by Mr. 1500 Days 56 Comments

Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today after a long holiday hiatus.Our Christmas was good. We spent time at home with my side of the family, then packed up and headed west to visit with the Mister's side. One very long (10+ hours!) car trip got us to his parents house, where we ate too many cookies and received too many presents. Both girls wanted to open their 200-piece Hello Kitty … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: What do you have planned for 2015?

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*
1/1/21 (8 Yrs Later): $3,379,746**
1/1/22 (8 Yrs Later): $4,762,642

2022: Investments only
1/1: $4,762,642
2/1: $4,404,447
3/1: $4,214,068
4/1: $4,499,622
5/1: $4,007,476

Overall
2022 investment gains: -$755,166
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $3,421,433
Net worth***: $4,237,476

* 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!