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Ask the Readers: Finding your Tribe

July 17, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 48 Comments

I walk a lot, especially early in the mornings and late at night when it's not hot. I've noticed some danger signs lately in my rapidly gentrifying neighborhood: Cleaning crews: At least 10% of the folks on our street hire a cleaning crew to take care of their homes. For a family with working parents, I can see why this may be necessary. Life can be overwhelming. Been … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: Finding your Tribe

Thursday Anti-Rant: Life is Still Good

September 5, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 29 Comments

I tend to be way too negative. I can always find some crap to complain about and I don't like that about myself. I really think that my mind is tuned to the wrong frequency. When I'm out and about, I notice the guy who doesn't put his cart away. I see the mother who isn't paying attention while her kids run wild. I complain about bad drivers. I even complain about stuff that is … [Read more...] about Thursday Anti-Rant: Life is Still Good

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
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*

2020: Investments only
1/1: $2,035,040
2/1: $2,118,622
3/1: $2,078,857
4/1: $1,979,773
5/1: $2,491,119**
6/1: $2,526,338
7/1: $2,605,803
8/1: $2,790,942
9/1: $3,102,689***

Overall
Gains since 1/1/2013: $2,516,646
Net worth****: $3,252,689
2020 investment gains: $1,067,649

* 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, so now count it as an investment.

** We cash-out refinanced our primary home and invested the money, hence the huge increase in the investment part of our portfolio. It also didn’t hurt that our tech stocks had a stupendous month.

*** Tesla.

**** Includes our primary home equity in addition to our investment portfolio.

Finally, we still have about $370,000 in mortgage debt (which I love!). No regrets about the debts!

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