Financial Fives

Guest Post: How Working Remotely And Nomading Can Save You Money

November 8, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 3 Comments

I'm busy finishing up a bunch of projects. Last week, I completed my solar panels and now, I'm in the middle of a kitchen remodel. Fun!My friend Gary from Financial Fives kindly offered to step in here at 1500 Days. See you soon!Looking back over the last decade, and especially the last 18 months, it’s incredible how the way we work has changed. I kind of feel bad for … [Read more...] about Guest Post: How Working Remotely And Nomading Can Save You Money

10 Questions With Financial Fives

April 21, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 4 Comments

Today's edition of 10 Questions features Gary Grewal from Financial Fives. My favorite line from Gary's interview is this one:I hope one day it's as normal to talk about money as it is about the weather!If we were all more open about money, consider how much better the world would be: We'd no longer buy status symbols to compensate for the money we don't have. We … [Read more...] about 10 Questions With Financial Fives

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

2022: Investments only
1/1: $4,762,642
2/1: $4,404,447
3/1: $4,214,068
4/1: $4,499,622
5/1: $4,007,476
6/1: $3,929,270
7/1: $3,629,137
8/1: $4,111,547
9/1: $3,864,542
10/1: $3,735,617
11/1: $3,626,020

Overall
2022 investment gains: -$1,136,622
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $3,039,977
Net worth***: $3,856,020

* 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!