2018

2018 Midpoint: Portfolio Pops, Fitness Flops And FI Thoughts

July 9, 2018 by Mr. 1500 Days

Hey look, we're halfway through 2018 already! Time to look back on the first half and a little more... Portfolio Pops The S&P 500 was flat for the first half of 2018, but my portfolio is up $87,269. About $20,000 of this is due to 401k contributions! (Thanks blog income and Mrs. 1500's job!) Another $16,000 is from real estate investments including private loans and … [Read more...] about 2018 Midpoint: Portfolio Pops, Fitness Flops And FI Thoughts

Goals?

January 8, 2018 by Mr. 1500 Days

Bah! A post about New Year's resolutions! How novel and creative! NOT! But tis' the season, so I'm going to ask about them anyway. Before I do, I want to tell you how I'm approaching it. Resolutions Suck (but...) I've always disliked New Year's resolutions. Why do we need a new year to make a new beginning? Start today, not on 1/1! Try to improve and reinvent yourself … [Read more...] about Goals?

My goal was to build a debt-free* 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

2018: Investments only
1/1/18: $1,527,701
2/1/18: $1,597,322
3/1/18: $1,575,431
4/1/18: $1,522,865
5/1/18: $1,563,532
6/1/18: $1,614,970
7/1/18: $1,634,242
8/1/18: $1,627,950
9/1/18: $1,680,911
10/1/18: $1,656,793
11/1/18: $1,592,627

2018 gains: $64,926

Overall
Gains: $1,006,584
Net worth**: $2,107,627

*I still have about $100,000 in mortgage debt. My solution was to accumulate enough money to cover this or $1,100,000.

**Includes stuff besides investment portfolio including home, cars, dinosaurs…

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