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Focus

October 4, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 48 Comments

I don't like to stand around doing nothing. This includes: grocery store checkouts: I mitigate this one by using the self-checkout lanes which are always empty amusement parks: No way I'm waiting 60 minutes for a 90 second roller coaster ride. waiting for a sample pour at a beer fest: Do I need to explain? waiting to go to the bathroom after a large number of … [Read more...] about Focus

Ask the Readers: Focus, FI Life and an Agreeable Wife

September 4, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 45 Comments

FI Life and an Agreeable Wife On Monday one week ago, I hiked Longs Peak. It was a last-minute decision. I looked at the weather on Sunday evening and it was going to be a great day, so I decided to forget about my list of stuff to do and go for a walk in the woods (and tundra). FI life and an agreeable wife let you get away with stuff like this. I woke up at 4am and was on … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: Focus, FI Life and an Agreeable Wife

My goal was to build a debt-free* 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

2019: Investments only
1/1/19: $1,549,440
2/1/19: $1,649,953
3/1/19: $1,658,864
4/1/19: $1,687,526
5/1/19: $1,753,597
6/1/19: Forgot! Doh!
7/1/19: $1,747,170
8/1/19: $1,790,191

2019 gains: $240,751

Overall
Gains: $1,204,148
Net worth**: $2,305,191

*I still have about $90,000 in mortgage debt. My solution was to accumulate enough money to cover this or $1,100,000.

**Includes stuff besides investment portfolio including home, cars, dinosaurs…

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