Tesla

Tesla, My First $1,000,000 Investment

November 3, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 17 Comments

I wrote this post mostly for myself. Writing about stuff helps me think through it. Don't take any of this as investment advice. You'd be silly to listen to a grown human who plays with plastic dinosaurs anyway. Do your own research!Sometimes you get lucky.I bought some Tesla stock back in 2012 on a whim. Here was my reasoning:I liked the Model S and admired Elon … [Read more...] about Tesla, My First $1,000,000 Investment

Tesla Test Drive: Butt Y?

January 20, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 26 Comments

If you've read this blog recently, you've noticed that I blabber on about Tesla a lot. I bought the stock back in 2012 and it has since gone to the moon. Yay!I didn't buy the stock for any good reason. I just thought Elon Musk and electric cars were cool. Who needs an MBA from Wharton with reasoning like this?!?? But I digress...I drove a Model S way back in 2016 and … [Read more...] about Tesla Test Drive: Butt Y?

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**

2021: Investments only
1/1: $3,379,746
2/1: $3,616,567
3/1: $3,532,156
4/1: $3,686,009
5/1: $3,892,234
6/1: $3,787,772
7/1: $3,950,516
8/1: $4,034,920
9/1: $4,194,210
10/1: $4,108,593
11/1: $4,634,732
12/1: $5,012,257

Overall
2021 investment gains: $1,632,511
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $4,426,214
Net worth***: $5,242,257

* 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, so now count it as an investment.

** 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!