It sounds like I'm abnormal but I check and graph my portfolio every morning when I'm in the office as a form of motivation to get me through the day. I'm projected to FIRE in 5-6 years, if it showed I was still 30+ years out I would probably find it disengaging. One other benefit I've noticed is that it makes me want to move the graph up so I invest more in our taxable account (401s, IRAs, HSA are all maxed). Our goal is $20k annually but we're already at $14k for 2016 because I'm always looking to scrape together more to invest.