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Thursday Rant: Quick Hits and More Banana Madness

May 2, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 41 Comments

I had this post all done and then I read something that I just had to add at the last minute. Did you hear about the bonehead who spent $2600 (his life savings) to win a stuffed banana at a carnival!?! He was going for the xBox Kinect (dude, the xBox is like $400) and wouldn't give up. What is wrong with people?__________________________Next time you are sitting at a … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: Quick Hits and More Banana Madness

When I grow up, I want to be a Banana!

April 23, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 41 Comments

Mrs. 1500 here.April is Financial Literacy Awareness Month and this Friday marks the 20th anniversary of Take Your Daughter to Work Day. Teaching our two young daughters about all things financial is very important to us. Mr. 1500 works from home, so every day is "Take your daughter to work day." However, we did take our children to the Denver Mint to learn a little bit … [Read more...] about When I grow up, I want to be a Banana!

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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
2017 (4 Yrs Later): $RETIRED$

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