Reader note: I still have to finish up my happiness series. Happiness is hard. It turns out that writing about it is even harder. Stay tuned for part 3 soon. The $355 Tesla Model Y I first bought Tesla stock on October, 11 of 2012. The split adjusted price is $1.93. I bought it because […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
I haven’t been paying attention to this blog much because I’ve had a lot going on. Summer is almost here and we’ve already had loads of visitors come through town. One of the great things about living in Colorado is that there are always fun and interesting people around, locals and visitors alike. And there […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
I’ve been thinking a lot about the current state of the markets. I feel bad for the folks who are freaking out, although I can see where they’re coming from. Most of the folks in my circles tend to skew younger and they’ve had the fortune of incredible stock market performance: We’ve had a couple […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
My last day or work was in April of 2017, almost 8 years ago (!!!). Life has been pretty great, but it isn’t the Instagram version that you see influencers and media outlets bleeting about. Our kids keep us mostly in Longmont. They’re in public schools (after home-schooling during COVID, there’s NO way I’d sign […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
Over the past two weeks, I have witnessed two amazing engineering achievements. One of them, I watched on TV. The other, I experienced firsthand. Catching Skyscrapers For the second time (in 3 tries), SpaceX caught the Starship booster stage: The Starship booster is as tall as a 33 story building. During descent, it hits speeds […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
Seven years ago, Dividend Growth Investor (DGI) asked me if I’d like to participate in the Warren Buffett bet. For those unfamiliar, in 2008 Buffett famously challenged the hedge fund industry: Can you beat the S&P 500 over a period of 10 years? Buffett won as the hedge fund got clobbered by the S&P 500. But I […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
This post is all over the place, so I’ll just jump right into it. 2024 Money: Best Year Yet! This blog is supposed to be about money, so let’s start there. 2024 was slow going until November. Then, Tesla put the accelerator to the floor and SpaceX took off. Tesla: Clearly this stock went full-on […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
Time for another titillating fitness update. I last posted at the end of September. Since then, I’ve been hitting it hard at the gym. Maybe too hard… Obsessed When I get obsessed with something, I get obsessed. My obsession now is fitness. Fitness is the one thing I should have been obsessed with all along, […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
I realize these posts are very niche. Most of you don’t care about Tesla or robotaxis. However, writing is how I get my thoughts in order. Any maybe there are a couple of other nerds who will enjoy hearing about this. Look around, look around at how lucky we are,To be alive right now,Look around, […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
You looked like an amorphous blob. – a friend’s honest review of my physical shape Amorphous Blobs When I was working, I was very busy. Between a full-time job, a home remodel, this blog, and a family, I had little free time. And thinking back, I actually had negative free time. I’d sacrifice my sleep, […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
We bought a Tesla Model Y a little less than one year ago. Since then, we’ve been driving the sh*t out of it. In its short life, the Y has already visited 16 states. I know adult humans who aren’t nearly as well traveled. Life with the Y has been good. It has exceeded my […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
I was talking to my friend and FI Blogfather, JL Collins recently and he made a thoughtful point. We were talking about money and happiness and he told me that it’s silly that people think they’ll become happier when they get money: Money will solve money problems. It won’t fix anything else that may be […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
I drove an electric vehicle (EV) for the first time way back in 2015. It was a Tesla Model S, P85D: Vomit inducing acceleration! It was an epiphany. The Tesla was smooth, quiet, and crazy fast. After driving it very aggressively on an autocross course, I almost barfed. And I never get motion sickness. It […]| 1500 Days to Freedom