regifting

Ask the Readers: What is your Criteria for Donations?

July 1, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 35 Comments

Hi there, Mrs. 1500 coming at you once again.Last week, I asked you about regifting. Are you for or against it? It seems that most people are for it, if you follow certain guidelines. Michelle from Making Sense of Cents had a good point, you should make sure it is something the new recipient would use or want. Don't just regift because you have it lying around the … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: What is your Criteria for Donations?

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?

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

Overall
2023 investment gains: $469,547
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $2,996,325
Net worth***: $3,812,368

* 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!