I meant to write more about my road trip, but FI Life got in the way. Our trip has been a series of adventures; hikes in state parks, walks around urban areas, live music, beaches, one very cool Taco Bell, and meetups with old friends. No time to write! But here I am. We’re in […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
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For the next couple of weeks, I’ll be documenting my road trip to drop my kid off at school. Today we left Craig Colorado and headed to Salt Lake City (SLC). Utah is our first new state: In Salt Lake City, we saw a whale breaching from the center of a roundabout, the state capitol, […] The post Road Trip Part 2: Craig To Salt Lake City appeared first on 1500 Days to Freedom.| 1500 Days to Freedom
For the next 10 days, I’ll be writing about my road trip to drop my daugther off at college in California. It’s going to be 3,000 miles. I’m taking a northern route to get there to avoid the heat for the first part of the trip: Old Me would maximize driving, putting in 800-1,000 miles […] The post Road Trip Day 1: Longmont To Craig appeared first on 1500 Days to Freedom.| 1500 Days to Freedom
You can have all of the money in the world, but it means nothing if you don’t have your health. Warren Buffett drove this point home at the first Berkshire Hathaway meeting I attended over 10 years ago. A young audience member asked a question about book recommendations. Buffett rambled on and changed the topic, […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to a local friend who is a building inspector. We had an interesting conversation: In my head: AHHHHHH RECESSION!!!!!! And then this came across my feed: And then I read that the Air Force and Space Force met their recruiting goals months early. Some think this is […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
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’m bullish on the future of Longmont, so I jumped at the chance to invest in a local business with friends. It’s a coworking space with an awesome location right on Main Street. Since our main goal is to build a great community, we keep the price super low; only $150/quarter for a spot that […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
Hi, I’d love to hear from you! Hold on a second. You better read this first: I take promotional posts, but you MUST READ THIS before emailing me. I occasionally publish guest posts, but only from other bloggers. No, you can’t have any money. All good? Great! Get a hold of me over email: mr1500 […]| 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
Think different and escape the rat race. My journey to financial independence in 1500 days.| 1500 Days to Freedom
Money Versus Time: Change Is Hard The FI crowd has a hard time giving up old habits. Optimizing for hardcore saving and investing will get you to the Promised Land of FI. But it will hold you back once you’ve arrived. Two examples: 1. Tool Time I have infinite tools from all of my remodeling […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
In this post, I present you with two thought exercises. The first helps me get off the hedonic treadmill that I seem to be addicted to. The second helps me live bigger which I also struggle with. Exercise 1: Stepping Off The Hedonic Treadmill Hedonic treadmill: The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is […] The post Thought Exercises To Get Out Of Your Rut And Live Bigger appeared first on 1500 Days to Freedom.| 1500 Days to Freedom
Today’s guest post is from Ms. FUnds who writes over at FUFIRE. She has had some tough times and her story is inspirational. Financial Independence (FI) means something different to everyone. For some, it’s a permanent vacation, traveling the world. To me, it always meant security. Money can solve a lot of problems, easing the […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
I would take the bet with Warren Buffett, but only under very specific conditions. In this post, I detail the portfolio I'd put up against the S&P 500.| 1500 Days to Freedom
Carl note: I offhandedly mentioned in a recent post that I had invested in SpaceX. I’m a super nerd and SpaceX sings to my engineer mind. Catching the largest flying thing ever made from a trip to space within a couple centimeters of accuracy is one of the greatest engineering achievements of humankind: Anyway, after […] The post 7 Ways To Invest In SpaceX appeared first on 1500 Days to Freedom.| 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
People tend to freak out over market farts. And I always get well-meaning people asking me if I’m doing OK when Mr. Market isn’t so happy. While it can be tough to watch 20% of your net worth evaporate in a couple of days, know that: What To Do? If you’re still in the accumulation […]| 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
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 goal is to retire in 1500 days at age 43. I am writing this on January 1, 2013, so if all goes according to plan, I’ll sail off into the sunset of early retirement in February of 2017, just in time to celebrate my 15th wedding anniversary. The three parts you are about to […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
There aren’t many negatives to FI life, but one of them may be this: It’s a lot easier to say Yes to all of the fun that comes your way. I’ve been home exactly one weekend this year. The weekend of January 4th, I was messing around in NYC. I got to see Paul Rudolph’s […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
Just a quick note today about some appearances around the internet! I’m on The Struggle Is Real podcast this week. I talk about frugality, spending experiments (including the joy of failure), and one cool thing I’ve learned about deploying money for fun (SPOILER ALERT: It’s about the people.) Check it out where finer podcasts are […]| 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
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
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
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
On May 31, we jumped in the Model Y and started our journey to Seattle. Tomorrow (6/21), we get back home. Here’s how it went. Random Thoughts On Long Travel We took 4 days to get to Seattle. We stayed the night in Powell (WY), Bozeman (MT), Missoula (MT), and Spokane (WA). Going slow was […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
If you don’t pay attention to The Big Scary News, the world is amazing. I like to think of all of the differences between modern life and my childhood: You wouldn’t know how great the world is if you pay attention to news. Instead, you’d be quickly convinced that society is on the verge of […]| 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 have a fun little secret to tell you. On the Mile High FI podcast that I cohost, Doug used Chat GPT to create a script for a small segment. Then he used Descript’s voice cloning to read the script in his voice. So part of the podcast in the clip below (starting at 2:20 […]| 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
This is Part 2 of a 3 part post. If you missed part 1 last week, check it out here. Can money buy happiness? It’s a great question! And it’s complicated… Investing Versus Spending Investing isn’t always easy, but the recipe is basic: For those in America: Spending is a far more complex task. After […]| 1500 Days to Freedom
