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 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 (primary home excluded)
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*
1/1/21 (8 Yrs Later): $3,379,746**
1/1/22 (9 Yrs Later): $4,762,642

2022: Investments only
1/1: $4,762,642
2/1: $4,404,447
3/1: $4,214,068
4/1: $4,499,622
5/1: $4,007,476
6/1: $3,929,270
7/1: $3,629,137
8/1: $4,111,547

Overall
2022 investment gains: -$651,095
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $3,525,504
Net worth***: $4,341,547

* 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. We have since sold it.

** Tesla.

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

Finally, we still have about $290,000 in mortgage debt (which I love!). No regrets about the debts!