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Kitchen Remodel: Day 2/5

April 19, 2014 by Mr. 1500 Days 9 Comments

Starting on Friday, 4/18, I’m going to attempt to remodel my kitchen in 5 days. With some luck, beer and a lot of hard work, I’ll complete it by 4/22, end of day. Each evening, I’ll document my progress. Here is update #2 (4/19/2014). Today was a good day:We finished tearing out the old cabinets and hung some of the new ones. Most of the tile is now torn out. I moved … [Read more...] about Kitchen Remodel: Day 2/5

Thursday Anti-Rant: Life is Still Good

September 5, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 29 Comments

I tend to be way too negative. I can always find some crap to complain about and I don't like that about myself. I really think that my mind is tuned to the wrong frequency. When I'm out and about, I notice the guy who doesn't put his cart away. I see the mother who isn't paying attention while her kids run wild. I complain about bad drivers. I even complain about stuff that is … [Read more...] about Thursday Anti-Rant: Life is Still Good

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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
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 (9 Yrs Later): $4,762,642
1/1/23 (10 Yrs Later): $3,112,821

2023: Investments only
1/1: $3,112,821
2/1: $3,582,368
3/1: $3,716,852
4/1: $3,861,599
5/1: $3,694,445
6/1: $4,089,141
7/1: $4,384,858
8/1: $4,539,865
9/1: $4,468,622

Gains: $1,355,801

Overall
Gains since 1/1/2013: $3,882,579
Net worth***: $4,698,622

* 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!