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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 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: $1,549,440
2/1: $1,649,953
3/1: $1,658,864
4/1: $1,687,526
5/1: $1,753,597
6/1: Forgot! Doh!
7/1: $1,747,170
8/1: $1,790,191
9/1: $1,771,717
10/1: $1,895,730
11/1: $1,960,626
12/1: $2,000,156

Note: The big jump in September was because we bought another home, but kept the other one as a rental, so now count it as an investment.

2019 gains: $450,716

Overall
Gains: $1,414,113
Net worth**: $2,365,156

*I still have about $90,000 in mortgage debt (which I love!). 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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