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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
1/1/24 (11 Yrs Later): $4,562,750
1/1/25 (12 Yrs Later): $6,060,794
1/1/26 (13 Yrs Later): $8,135,505

2026: Investments only
1/1: $8,135,505
2/1: $8,123,356

Gains (since 1/1/2026): -$12,149

Overall
Gains since 1/1/2013: $7,537,313
Net worth***: $8,523,356

* 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 and started counting it as an investment. 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!