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Flip your life upside down and you may just live the best life ever

January 27, 2015 by Mr. 1500 Days 2 Comments

I see people making ridiculous financial mistakes almost every day. Some of them really stick out though. At my first job, a 22 year old new hire, right out of college bought a new Corvette in his first month of employment. Buying a car equivalent to one year of your pre-tax salary at the tender age of 22 is a money mistake of epic proportions.Mr. Corvette's financial … [Read more...] about Flip your life upside down and you may just live the best life ever

Thursday Rant: Foolish FroYo Frugality

December 11, 2014 by Mr. 1500 Days 47 Comments

If you haven't been to a self-serve frozen yogurt (FroYo) place yet, it works like this.First, grab a cup. Fill it with frozen yogurt of your choice. Add toppings from the topping bar. Put your concoction on a scale and weigh. You pay by the ounce.I like these places because I can make myself a treat exactly how I like it in a small portion.A couple weeks … [Read more...] about Thursday Rant: Foolish FroYo Frugality

The Titanic and Your Retirement

June 4, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 27 Comments

I have a really hard time turning my brain off. Often, it will take me a couple hours to fall asleep because I have too many thoughts flying through my neurons. (SHUT DOWN BRAIN!) All kinds of things fill my head, but the other night, it was the Titanic that was keeping me awake.I had read an article about the infamous voyage and couldn't stop thinking about it. Just like … [Read more...] about The Titanic and Your Retirement

10 Questions and Pizza with Mr. 1500

March 9, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 20 Comments

Want to be featured in a guest post? I want to hear from you!The most fun part of blogging for me is  learning from others. The more I blog, the more I discover all kinds of great people writing great stuff. I've already learned a ton in my short career as a blogger.I'd love to hear your story. Instead of the standard guest post, I'm going to go with a little different … [Read more...] about 10 Questions and Pizza with Mr. 1500

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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

Overall
2023 investment gains: $0
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $2,526,778
Net worth***: $3,342,821

* 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!

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