Friday gratitude

Friday Gratitude with My Son’s Father

May 26, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 34 Comments

Today's dose of gratitude comes from My Son's Father(MSF). MSF is quickly making a name for himself with his awesome Lego skills: As a father of two young children, I can totally relate to MSF's post. Kids tend to be selfish creatures, so instilling a mindset of gratitude isn't easy. I like MSF's approach so much that I'm trying it in my own household. Take it away … [Read more...] about Friday Gratitude with My Son’s Father

Friday Gratitude with Coach Carson

May 5, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 21 Comments

Today's edition of Friday Gratitude comes from Coach Carson. I added some happy photos from a recent trip to Wisconsin. When Mr. 1500 wrote his first Friday Mindfulness post, I was impressed. He said he wanted to regularly share the good things in his life in order to make himself happier. Here were his words: In an effort to be happier, I’m working at being mindful of all of … [Read more...] about Friday Gratitude with Coach Carson

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
9/1/19: $1,771,717
10/1/19: $1,895,730

2019 gains: $346,290

Overall
Gains: $1,309,687
Net worth**: $2,260,730

*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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