greatest hits

BBQ, Beer, Back Soon

October 30, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 46 Comments

I just got back from a financial media conference and I'm completely worn out. I usually go to bed at 9pm and on one night, I was up until past 3am. And that was after an intense session of tasting beer. Not good. The next morning came with a super-sized, heaping serving of Not Good. But I'm not going there. Too soon. 12 months from now will still be: Too … [Read more...] about BBQ, Beer, Back Soon

Back Soon…

December 19, 2016 by Mr. 1500 Days 41 Comments

Life has been super busy lately and I've also been tired. When I'm exhausted, I lose what little creativity I have. I tried to write something for today, but my heart wasn't in it. So today, I give you a Greatest Hits post. Wait, don't click away! I agree that whenever an artist puts out a greatest hits album, it's a lazy money grab. Bah! I don't want to completely sell out, … [Read more...] about Back Soon…

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

2019 gains: $222,277

Overall
Gains: $1,185,674
Net worth**: $2,286,717

*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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