garage sale

Ask the Readers: Do you approve of regifting?

June 24, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 34 Comments

Hi there, Mrs. 1500 here.We are finally moved in! Well, we finally have all our things out of the storage locker and into our garage. Unpacking will commence this week, but with all our my stuff, it will take weeks to go through.Last week, I asked if I should host a garage sale or just donate it all to the thrift store. Most of the responses I received were to just … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: Do you approve of regifting?

Ask the Readers: Garage Sale or Thrift Store?

June 17, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 25 Comments

Hi there, Mrs. 1500 again.Last week, I asked about moving. Do you do it yourselves, pay someone else to do it, or use a hybrid approach? Not surprisingly, most readers are DIYers. Pack it themselves, load up the truck, and drive to their new destination. People after my own heart... But I would have been surprised if you all had hired movers.Savvy Financial Latina … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: Garage Sale or Thrift Store?

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!