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Roadtrip Part 2: Alepocalypse Now

June 5, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 27 Comments

Ask the Readers takes a break for a couple of weeks while I’m on my trip. Instead, I’ll regale you with tales from the road. In this week's edition (2/3), I tell you about my long strange trip with the Physician on FIRE. The Physician on FIRE (PoF) is an elusive and enigmatic character. No one really knows what he looks like, who he is, or even if he is a he. I wanted to find … [Read more...] about Roadtrip Part 2: Alepocalypse Now

Around the Web

July 22, 2016 by Mr. 1500 Days 15 Comments

Quick post today to let you know about some of the other places I've been popping up around the web: The Mrs. and I were interviewed on Farnoosh Torabi's So Money podcast . I used to be terrified of interviews, but not anymore. We had a great time chatting with Farnoosh. Listen to it here. MMM was my inspiration for blogging and more importantly, caused a course … [Read more...] about Around the Web

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

2019 gains: $240,751

Overall
Gains: $1,204,148
Net worth**: $2,305,191

*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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