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My Weekend with Warren Buffett, Part 2

May 14, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 25 Comments

This is part 2 of a 3 part series about my weekend at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. Part 1 was an overview of the meeting while part 3 will be about what I feel was the big lesson. Today's post is about the Question and Answer session that is the real meat of the meeting. Ducks!The upcoming duck giveaway has generated excitement and I'm going to change things … [Read more...] about My Weekend with Warren Buffett, Part 2

My Weekend with Warren Buffett, Part 1

May 7, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 48 Comments

If you pay any attention to financial media, you should know that the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting took place this past weekend. This is a shareholder meeting unlike any other. 'Circus' may be a better way to describe it. It is a 3 day event with a party, question and answer session, cookout, chess Grandmaster and even a 5K race. I've been a long time shareholder of … [Read more...] about My Weekend with Warren Buffett, Part 1

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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
3/1: $3,716,852
4/1: $3,861,599

Gains: $748,778

Overall
Gains since 1/1/2013: $3,275,556
Net worth***: $4,091,599

* 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!