college

Interview With The Uneducated Professional

August 19, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 5 Comments

Housekeeping note: The winners from the Quit Like A Millionaire book giveaway are Joe, Kristen, Deb, Pribi, and Melody. I've sent emails to you all. If you didn't get it, send me one here. The Radcliffe Camera, one of Oxford's libraries. Think different. Apple made the phrase famous. To me, it means to be skeptical; to not accept information at face value. FIRE itself is … [Read more...] about Interview With The Uneducated Professional

College Conundrum

October 15, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 36 Comments

Lately I've been thinking about what the purpose of college is. For me, it was all about getting a job... My daughter is in the first grade and at the front of her school, there is a sign that proudly proclaims "College Starts at Kindergarten." The first time I saw the sign, I thought it was pretty cool; this place takes its academics seriously. When we visited the school, I … [Read more...] about College Conundrum

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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