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Hey Kids, Look At My Job! Or Not…

August 10, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 15 Comments

I had a friend that I'll call "Jason." Out of college, Jason hitched his boat to the right startup. He was an early employee and the company eventually become very successful and went public. Jason is probably the wealthiest person I've met. He's younger than me but has a very healthy 8 figure net worth north.I was talking to Jason a couple of years ago when he mentioned he … [Read more...] about Hey Kids, Look At My Job! Or Not…

Luke Poopwalker: The Bowels Strike Back

August 10, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 21 Comments

Please excuse my diversion from personal finance today. I have two small children, ages 6 and 3, The stuff they do and say cracks me up and today I'd like to share a story and some quotes.The Luke Poopwalker incident happened last year. While the actual incident was horrifying, it was very fun to write about. How I became Luke Poopwalker If you have kids, you have a … [Read more...] about Luke Poopwalker: The Bowels Strike Back

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!