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Ask the Readers: Do you have any good vegetarian recipes?

March 10, 2014 by Mr. 1500 Days 49 Comments

Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today.So at the end of 2013, we suggested monthly goals rather than one New Year's Resolution. Our January went well, February did not. The February goal was to work out 24 hours in 28 days, which is a goal that the YMCA in Madison proposes to their members to try and entice them into the gym. You get a T-shirt and everything!Well, we were hit pretty … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: Do you have any good vegetarian recipes?

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
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

Overall
2022 investment gains: -$833,372
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $3,343,227
Net worth***: $4,159,270

* 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!