I've been accused of being a Tesla fanboy more than once. I don't think that's totally correct. it goes a little deeper than that.I'm a fan of electric vehiclesAn internal combustion vehicle is a complex device:A fuel engine is a complex assortment of hundreds of moving parts that all must work together perfectly. It's really a bit of a miracle it all works as … [Read more...] about Thoughts On The Tesla Cybertruck
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October Performance: Tesla Take Down!
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share my numbers. For … [Read more...] about October Performance: Tesla Take Down!
September Performance: Bathroom Madness!
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share my numbers. For now. I’m not quite sure what purpose … [Read more...] about September Performance: Bathroom Madness!
7 Thoughts On Happiness: Part 1
I've been thinking a lot about happiness lately. I suppose it's the natural evolution of FIREy life:Of course, we all should be working on happiness all along, but sometimes we get thrown off course with the busyness of life. You can only take so much.Happiness is a topic I've been obsessed with for a while. When I retired waaaaay back in April of 2017, I … [Read more...] about 7 Thoughts On Happiness: Part 1
Tesla: BOOM or Doomed?
On a silly whim, I bought Tesla stock back in 2012 and held on for dear life. It's been a crazy ride, but now I'm a Teslanaire:I got extremely lucky. Like unicorn lucky. But never forget this:Most companies will die.They get disrupted by a competitor and/or new technology. RIM and Nokia were destroyed swiftly and mercilessly by Apple. Apple itself was almost … [Read more...] about Tesla: BOOM or Doomed?