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Ask the Readers: When do you Talk about Money in a Relationship?

May 27, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 12 Comments

Hi there, Mrs. 1500 here.First things first. It is time to announce the winners of the Berkshire Hathaway Rubber Duckie sets.Berkshire has 9 letters in it, so the 9th unique comment was the winner of the first pair of ducks. Congratulations to Free Money Minute!We did get some really good (and some really bad) Haiku. (Haiku is the plural form, too.) Guest Judge … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: When do you Talk about Money in a Relationship?

Ducks! Ducks!! Ducks!!!

May 22, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 22 Comments

Finally, the time has come! This week, I'll be giving away two Warren Buffett/Charlie Munger duck sets. The first one will be given away to a lucky commenter. I have a number in my mind. If your comment is that number, you get a set! Couldn't be easier than that! As for the other set, scroll to the bottom for the details. Duckie Travels We recently completed a whirlwind of … [Read more...] about Ducks! Ducks!! Ducks!!!

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
5/1: $3,694,445
6/1: $4,089,141
7/1: $4,384,858
8/1: $4,539,865
9/1: $4,468,622
10/1: $4,353,063
11/1: $4,027,929

Gains: $915,108

Overall
Gains since 1/1/2013: $3,441,886
Net worth***: $4,257,929

* 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!