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Half Marathon Training Update #7: Blame It On The Books

February 23, 2018 by Mr. 1500 Days 14 Comments

I’m training for a half-marathon on 3/31. Running is not my strength. I’m an absolutely horrible runner. But, pushing comfort zones is how we get better in life, so I persist. Every Friday, I’ll post an update on my training. This is Update #7. This week wasn't so hot. I hit a wall and my running suffered. Not good. It's all my fault: poor discipline -> … [Read more...] about Half Marathon Training Update #7: Blame It On The Books

Ask the Readers (Contest Edition): What have you been reading?

October 5, 2015 by Mr. 1500 Days 77 Comments

Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today. Well, I will join you after Mr. 1500 recaps last week... So last week, I thought my boss had discovered my plans to retire early, so I straight up asked in the post: Well, my boss didn't mention it. She is outspoken, so I think she would have if she had seen the post. I am relieved: Retiring in your 40s is a very odd concept to most and … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers (Contest Edition): What have you been reading?

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**

*Note: 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.

**Note: We did a cash out refinance on 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.

2020 investment gains: $456,079

Overall
Gains since 1/1/2013: $1,905,073
Net worth***: $2,641,119

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

Finally, we still have about $370,000 in mortgage debt (which I love!). My solution was to accumulate enough money to cover this or $1,100,000.

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