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Maximum Fitness: The Best Benefit Of FIRE

August 8, 2025 by Mr. 1500 Days 9 Comments

You can have all of the money in the world, but it means nothing if you don't have your health. Warren Buffett drove this point home at the first Berkshire Hathaway meeting I attended over 10 years ago. A young audience member asked a question about book recommendations. Buffett rambled on and changed the topic, eventually landing on this:I'd give you all of my wealth to … [Read more...] about Maximum Fitness: The Best Benefit Of FIRE

Discipline Equals Freedom

November 29, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 36 Comments

One of my favorite quotes comes from retired Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink: Discipline equals freedom It's simple and complicated at the same time. See, what makes this quote powerful is the infinite derivations:Discipline equals wealth: Work hard, control your spending for a couple decades and boom!; you just may find yourself sitting on a golden nest egg.Discipline … [Read more...] about Discipline Equals Freedom

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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
2017 (4 Yrs Later): $RETIRED$

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