financial education

Kid Finances: Dinosaur Dough, Education Frustration And Money Mechanics

April 25, 2018 by Mr. 1500 Days 13 Comments

I'm a dad of two girls:Raising them to be confident, strong, creative, smart, ambitious, thoughtful, financially wise, friendly, resourceful, curious, caring and successful human beings isn't always easy. I could talk about any one of those goals for a long time, but this blog is about money, so let's stick with that. And dinosaurs. They're banks, so it's … [Read more...] about Kid Finances: Dinosaur Dough, Education Frustration And Money Mechanics

Sex, Limes and Financial Education

March 26, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 51 Comments

Why will parents talk to their children about sex, but not about money?Once upon a time when I was a young lad, my mom sat me down to have The Talk; you know, the one about sex. Arrrrgh! As soon as I realized where the conversation was heading ("When a mom and a dad love each other..."), I immediately cut it off: Mom, I learned all about this from the kids on the … [Read more...] about Sex, Limes and Financial Education

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

Gains: $1,355,801

Overall
Gains since 1/1/2013: $3,882,579
Net worth***: $4,698,622

* 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!