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Friday Mindfulness: Distraught Daughter, Donating Doctor and a Lovely Shower

February 24, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 42 Comments

So, I'm trying to be more positive. One reason for this is a passage I read in Seeking Wisdom, a book that I'm enjoying very much. This is on page 10:And it's just more fun to go through life with a great attitude. However, it isn't easy. My genetic programming combined with insecurity makes me a worrier. I'm also not a happy person by default.One way I'm trying to … [Read more...] about Friday Mindfulness: Distraught Daughter, Donating Doctor and a Lovely Shower

Day 1: Bathroom of mass destruction

May 4, 2015 by Mr. 1500 Days 25 Comments

This week, I take a break from my normal posts to show you the bathroom I'm remodeling. I'm going to try to finish the entire thing in 5 days. Today, I tell you about day 1. Pesky plaster and rotten woodDay 1 of the bathroom remodel is in the bag. Actually, the bathroom is in the bag - the garbage bag. Lots of them. Our house is from the 50s, so the walls are 1" thick … [Read more...] about Day 1: Bathroom of mass destruction

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!