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Lazy Photo Edition

December 9, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 14 Comments

Writing is at its easiest for me when I have mental bandwidth. I need time to observe, listen, absorb, and think. Quiet walking is usually the best way for me to come up with some material.Now that I'm not formally employed, my brain should be spewing a geyser of words. Without a job, the day is mine to do as I please. I have hours to sit around and think if I want to. Not … [Read more...] about Lazy Photo Edition

Vacation Consternation (And The Best Pizza In The World)

August 1, 2018 by Mr. 1500 Days 24 Comments

I cannot sit still. When I had a job in an office building, I'd get up every couple of hours, go outside and walk around for a while. Same thing at my home office where I'd walk loops around the block in between writing computer code. And I don't even like being in town for long periods of time. I live to get out of the house and on the road.However, I think we overdid it … [Read more...] about Vacation Consternation (And The Best Pizza In The World)

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!