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Hermione, Holden and the Best Thing that happened to me Lately

August 11, 2015 by Mr. 1500 Days 2 Comments

Back in June, Marcia from Proceed Until Apprehended wrote up the most creative 10 Questions I've ever received. So, when Marcia asked me if I'd like to be interviewed, I immediately agreed.Click over to Marcia's site today to read the interview. You'll learn:What I have in common with Holden Caulfield and Hermione Granger Why the Chicago Bears will win the Superbowl … [Read more...] about Hermione, Holden and the Best Thing that happened to me Lately

10 Questions with Marcia from Proceed Until Apprehended

June 13, 2015 by Mr. 1500 Days 8 Comments

Today is the 9th edition of our new periodic guest post series called 10 Questions. We have a list of 17 NEW questions we pose to fellow financial bloggers, and they are free to pick and choose 10 or answer all of them. Let us know if you would like to be featured in a future edition of 10 Questions. (If you have already answered the first set of 10 questions, please feel free … [Read more...] about 10 Questions with Marcia from Proceed Until Apprehended

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
1/1/23 (10 Yrs Later): $3,112,821

2023: Investments only
1/1: $3,112,821
2/1: $3,582,368

Overall
2023 investment gains: $469,547
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $2,996,325
Net worth***: $3,812,368

* 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!