Race from 250 to 500k!

[grantmeaname]

Why can't the market just go down :(

Just found out I'm moving pretty soon so I pushed the whole house down payment savings pile into the market today. (It's in the net worth number all along, so not causing an unusual gain.)

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2015

-$10k

-$10k

-$10k

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-$10k

-$10k

-$10k

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-$10k

-$10k

-$10k

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-$9k

-$6k

-$5k

2016

-$3k

-$2k

-$0k

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$1k

$3k

$4k

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$6k

$7k

$9k

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$9k

$11k

$13k

2017

$15k

$16k

$18k

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$20k

$22k

$24k

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$26k

$27k

$30k

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$32k

$35k

$36k

2018

$45k

$44k

$53k

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$56k

$55k

$52k

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$63k

$62k

$65k

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$75k

$72k

$73k

2019

$80k

$100k

$104k

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$108k

$119k

$126k

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$127k

$130k

$133k

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$141k

$153k

$163k

2020

$167k

$162k

$156k

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$187k

$196k

$208k

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$228k

$242k

$246k

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$252k

$287k

$303k

2021

$316k

$365k

$377k

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$403k

$414k

$428k

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$444k

$460k

$461k

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$485k

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[Accrual]

06/1/2018 - $102k
06/1/2019 - $167k
10/1/2019 - $189k
11/1/2019 - $190k
12/1/2019 - $207k
01/1/2020 - $210k
02/1/2020 - $212k
03/1/2020 - $210k
04/1/2020 - $206k
05/1/2020 - $214K
06/1/2020 - $234k
07/1/2020 - $239k
08/1/2020 - $244k
09/1/2020 - $250k
10/1/2020 - $250k
11/1/2020 - $254k
12/1/2020 - $295k
01/1/2021 - $301k
02/1/2021 - $307k
03/1/2021 - $304k
04/1/2021 - $310k
05/1/2021 - $319k
06/1/2021 - $341k
07/1/2021 - $344k
08/1/2021 - $340k
09/1/2021 - $351k
10/1/2021 - $364k
11/1/2021 - $385k

[FrugalByChance]

As I'm living and getting payed in the Netherlands, all my numbers are in EUR.
Only counting my "Early Retirement stash". So this does not include my emergency-fund, pension capital, or payed-off residence. These are the "end of the month" numbers:

Month      Early Retirement Stash   (growth=diff with prev. month deposits=money added) 
Jan 2016   €  58 971.00
Jan 2017   €  86 368.00
Jan 2018   € 119 817.00
Jan 2019   € 145 840.48
...
Dec 2019  € 195 798.72   (growth:  € 6 723.04 deposits: € 3 600.00)  Totals for 2019: growth:  € 60 523.78 (=44.70%) Deposits: € 22 925.00 Returns: € 37 598.78 (=20.38%)
Jan 2020  € 198 632.07   (growth:  € 2 833.35)
Feb 2020  € 193 987.01   (growth: -€ 4 645.06)
Mar 2020  € 179 084.86   (growth: -€14 902.15 deposits: € 7 273.31) 
Apr 2020  € 200 737.12   (growth:  €21 652.26 deposits: € 3 798.78)
May 2020  € 209 540.07   (growth:  € 8 802.95 deposits: € 5 855.37)
Jun 2020  € 214 045.88   (growth:  € 4 505.81 deposits: € 3 240.00)
Jul 2020  € 220 555.81   (growth:  € 6 509.93 deposits: € 4 324.66)
Aug 2020  € 237 427.24   (growth:  €16 871.43 deposits: € 5 462.50)
Sep 2020  € 235 543.53   (growth: -€ 1 883.71 deposits: € 1 058.72)
Oct 2020  € 238 322.92   (growth:  € 2 779.39 deposits: € 4 400.00)
Nov 2020  € 262 121.50   (growth:  €23 798.58 deposits: € 6 521.65)
Dec 2020  € 269 374.68   (growth:  € 7 253.18 deposits: € 4 590.75)   Totals for 2020: growth:  € 73 452.27 (=37,49%)  Deposits: € 52 186.18  Returns:  € 21 266.09 (=8,74%)
Jan 2021  € 285 791.77   (growth:  €16 417.09 deposits: €12 000.00)
Feb 2021  € 323 281.33   (growth:  €37 489.56 deposits: €33 000.00)
Mar 2021  € 344 492.32   (growth:  €21 210.99 deposits: € 4 000.00)
Apr 2021  € 355 971.71   (growth:  €11 479.39 deposits: € 4 500.00)
May 2021  € 358 877.94   (growth:  € 2 906.23 deposits: € 3 075.00)
Jun 2021  € 381 498.25   (growth:  €22 620.31 deposits: €10 075.00)
Jul 2021  € 395 145.96   (growth:  €13 647.71 deposits: € 6 573.89)
Aug 2021  € 406 779.03   (growth:  €11 633.07 deposits: € 4 000.00)
Sep 2021  € 403 359.65   (growth: -€ 3 419.38 deposits: € 2 000.00)

Oct 2021  € 418 718.56   (growth: €15 358.91 deposits: € 2 000.00)

Market rebounded, that offset a lower savings rate due to some spendy behaviour.

[falsekrakk808]

04/2020  $256
05/2020  $278
06/2020  $282
07/2020  $304
08/2020  $312
09/2020  $295
10/2020  $286   
11/2020  $330   
12/2020  $360   
01/2021  $365
02/2021  $380
03/2021  $380
04/2021  $410
05/2021  $417
06/2021  $438
07/2021  $440
08/2021  $455
09/2021  $449
10/2021  $475

Getting closer to the $500k mark.

[DadJokes]

	2021	2022	2023	2024
January	$227,807	-	-	-
February	$230,079	-	-	-
March	$239,227	-	-	-
April	$251,865	-	-	-
May	$263,588	-	-	Grad Goal
June	$273,052	-	-
July	$289,104	-	-
August	$275,118	-	-
September	$294,327	-	-
October	$289,219	-	-
November	$309,150	-	-
December	-	-	-

It's early, but nothing is changing over the weekend.

[Mainlander]

OCTOBER UPDATE

08/01/20: $253,789
09/01/20: $257,810
10/01/20: $256,193
11/01/20: $255,810
12/01/20: $273,815
01/01/21: $276,958
02/01/21: $286,621
03/01/21: $290,643
04/01/21: $311,128
05/01/21: $320,779
06/01/21: $328,171
07/01/21: $352,430
08/01/21: $360,851
09/01/21: $370,656
10/01/21: $364,708
11/01/21: $377,421

 Halfway through this race in 1 year, 3 months. If I can keep up this pace, looking at a graduation date of Feb 2023.

[LurkerStache]

Feb 2021: 259,075.48
Mar 2021: 270,759.37
Apr 2021: 281,912.14
May 2021: 289,092.64
Aug 2021: 301,472.8
Sep 2021: 293,711.37
Oct 2021: 310,884.51

[Apples]

May 1 2018:  $250,453.08
June 1 2018:  $256,005.82
July 1 2018:  $259,624.40
August 1 2018:  $268,077.64 
September 1 2018:  $275,103.83
October 1 2018:  $279,499.81
November 1 2018:   $273,503.01
December 1 2018:  $278,858.64
Jan 1 2019:  $272,446.08   
Feb 1 2019:  $289,664.17
March 1 2019:  $299,054.26
April 1 2019:  $305,610.01
May 1 2019:  $315,936.05
June 1 2019:  $311,464.06
July 1 2019:  $320,434.22
August 1 2019:  $331,407.52
September 1 2019:  $335,874.66
October 1 2019:  $340,976.88
November 1 2019:  $348,058.86
December 1 2019:  $361,978.66
January 1 2020:  $370,526.76
Feb 1 2020     $337,826.50  net worth went down $30k due to farm buying. LOANS, man.
March 1 2020  $330,092.14
April 1 2020    $312,296.60  apparently the market crashed back at the start of Covid
May 1 2020     $323,766.13
June 1 2020    $301,457.91 
July 1 2020  $309,726.15
Aug 1 2020  $324,402.02
Sep 1 2020  $341,294.59
Oct 1 2020  $342,244.63
Nov 1 2020  $341,219.85
Dec 1 2020  $372,179.87  big market swing up, extra paychecks for both of us.  And finally, after the entire year, back to where we were the prior year.

Jan 1 2021  $392,251.38
Feb 1 2021  $398,401.40
March 1 2021  $407,295.92
April 1 2021    $409,277.93
May 1 2021  $429,903.83
June 1 2021  $438,651.25
July 1 2021   $450,245.82
Aug 1 2021   $459,604.85
Sept 1 2021  $486,565.11 
Oct 1 2021   $482,656.50

Farm loan paydown of $60,000 has contributed to our huge $75,000 net worth increase this month!
Nov 1 2021:  $562,597.23

So with that, we will be graduating from this thread and joining the race to $1,000,000.  I can't believe we're over $500,000!  After 2020 being a long slog to get nowhere, the farm paying off some loans this year is a huge boost.  See y'all over there!

[Psyche]

	2021
Jan	$223,873
Feb	$239,134
Mar	$264,278
Apr	$283,849
May	$293,311
Jun	$304,208
Jul	$308,247
Aug	$317,756
Sep	$302,747
Oct	$321,013
Nov	-
Dec	-

Congratulations, @Apples!

[SeattleStache]

The first number is retirement related investments, the second is total NW including real estate, cash savings, and other investments. I'm only counting retirement related investments for this race!

December 2019: $292,062 (total NW $423,991)
December 2020: $398,408 (total NW $572,704)
January 2021: $413,029 (total NW $584,337)
February 2021: $420,000 (total NW $593,792)
March 2021: $431,239 (total NW $589,008)
April 2021: $454,876 (total NW $631,244)
May 2021: $459,903 (total NW $636,817)
June 2021: $469,431 (total NW $648,000)
July 2021: $474,327 (total NW $638,168)
August 2021: $486,405 (total NW $641,921)
September 2021: $473,661 (total NW $628,698)
October 2021: $495,112 (total NW $648,274) hope to hit $500k this month if things go well!

[Em-Dog]

Good month in the markets, still trying to pour every penny in here.

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
January	$11,592	$19,461	$52,636	$117,964	-	-	-
February	$12,414	$28,144	$48,605	$129,160	-	-
March	$12,259	$23,011	$45,431	$135,298	-	-
April	$13,641	$25,628	$50,763	$183,963	-	-
May	$16,646	$24,273	$55,517	$213,448	-	-
June	$16,625	$27,726	$58,784	$247,758	-	-
July	$17,057	$31,358	$63,678	$259,587	-	-
August	$17,375	$30,624	$69,345	$274,737	-	-
September	$17,380	$41,343	$69,043	$269,876	-	Graduation Goal
October	$16,044	$43,732	$69,866	$294,685	-	-
November	$16,332	$46,935	$95,120	-	-	-
December	$16,589	$51,547	$118,877	-	-	-

[Master of None]

This is my first Post in this tread! Excited to be here and hopefully it's a quick race to 500K!

4/1/19-$102,995.86
5/1/19- $103,951.81
7/1/19- $110,074.26
8/1/19- $112,049.87
9/4/19- $111,441.64
11/1/19- $119,582.07
12/2/19- $124,511.64
1/2/20- $130,371.79
Buried my head in the sand the last few months, but now I've come out to check on my progress. Glad I ignored everything and just kept investing as planned.
2/3/20- $128482.56
3/1/20- $131004.08
4/1/20- $107340.93
5/1/20- $124514.08
6/1/20- $137013.82
7/1/20- $140654.19
8/3/20- $148634.10
9/1/20- $158343.22
10/1/20- $155,463.51- yuck...just keep swimming!
11/1/20- What the heck...I missed a month!
12/1/20- $175469.04
1/3/21- $184,692.76
2/2/21- $190,741.26
3/2/21- $200,580.85
4/2/21- $208,094.81
5/3/21- $217,401.97
6/1/21- $223,808.63
11/1/21- $252,522.91- Been away from the forum for a few months, but I wanted to jump in and and celebrate. Looks like I've graduated for the time being...hopefully we stay above $250k!

[Epor]

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                Total       Saved      Market G/L
12/01/20 251865       524        30251    <<-- Ticket to the 250-500k Race!
01/01/21 273830      6524        15441   
02/01/21 277210      7694        -4314   
03/01/21 287160      1486         8464   
04/01/21 300280      2750        10370   
05/01/21 316530      2824        13436   
06/01/21 321830      2164         3126   
07/01/21 337420      2164        13426   
08/01/21 341980      2164         2396   
09/01/21 355310      2164        11166   
10/01/21 338760      2164       -18714   
11/01/21 366340      2864        24716


[mckaylabaloney]

	2018	2019	2020	2021
January	$(170,956.12)	$(80,750.78)	$(4,484.13)	$124,124.66
February	$(166,849.63)	$(72,922.02)	$(4,647.56)	$125,821.73
March	$(161,395.88)	$(65,244.64)	$398.59	$136,847.83
April	$(156,590.44)	$(57,807.71)	$(9,003.54)	$145,677.69
May	$(159,977.61)	$(52,358.05)	$8,209.01	$164,438.72
June	$(154,655.48)	$(52,769.97)	$19,606.73	$171,195.96
July	$(149,000.22)	$(39,802.87)	$26,480.37	$219,072.34
August	$(143,758.38)	$(35,751.08)	$40,657.65	$234.012.81
September	$(139,839.66)	$(45,074.66)	$52,868.32	$241,148.85
October	$(136,009.14)	$(54,949.47)	$53,926.77	$241,206.12
November	$(137,519.76)	$(53,156.01)	$61,241.09	$252,403.51
December	$(132,193.25)	$(52,946.03)	$78,742.07	-
Annual gain	$90,205.34	$75,902.65	$128,972.79	-

Very excited to join you all today! I'm hoping to graduate by 1/1/2024. Could be a lot sooner if the markets continue to soar.

[Apples]

Thank you @Psyche !  You're moving super quickly up the ladder in this thread, so I'm sure I'll see you over there!

And congrats to all the new people joining this thread!

[grantmeaname]

Welcome, Baloney! You've been making super fast progress!

[ontheheel]

Net worth consists of equity portfolio, two rental properties, and cash (checking/savings). Liabilities are month-to-month credit card (PIF every month), two mortgages on rental properties, and what’s left of my wife’s student loans.


2019
January $87k
February $95k
March $95k
April $98
May $95
June $104
July $106
August $115
September $118
October $134
November $136
December $143

2020
January $153 (Got back on YNAB after a few years off - this, along with market tailwinds made 2020 an amazing year)
February $159
March $152 (Market crash and start of recovery)
April $172
May $187
June $187 (Bought a 2012 Toyota Sienna for $8,200)
July $202
August $206
September $207
October $215
November $233
December $234

2021
January $241
February $246
March $255
April $267
May $290
June $303
July $325
August $333
September $328

October 342k

October was much better than September, for sure.

We did buy a new washing machine for the first time ever, which was our biggest unusual expense. We've typically gotten them off Craigslist and just throw parts at them over the years to keep them running. Our old one was wearing holes in our clothes, and I'm tired of repairing things all the time. Also, I'm deploying next year, and would like some more reliable stuff around the house for my wife while I'm gone for 6-8 months. 

Found an $850 LG top-loader that was well-reviewed on sale as a floor model for $650. I asked for another 10% off and got it, so we walked away at $585 for a brand new machine with a good warranty, and that will save us on electricity, natural gas, and water for years to come. Most of the machines I saw on craigslist were $350-500, and new machines often passed the $1,000 mark, so I think we got decent value.

[ASW]

I fell off the map for awhile because we were moving across the country and as a result finances were a bit in flux.  Back on the train now, though.

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
January	$38,800	$88,534	$153,292	$227,655	-	-	Graduation Goal
February	$49,800	$96,439	$154,220	$229,253	-	-
March	$55,707	$107,387	$121,400	$243,738	-	-
April	$64,352	$110,960	$132,182	$252,411	-	-
May	$68,097	$117,622	$152,737	$266,190	-	-
June	$72,976	$113,078	$165,000	$268,575	-	-
July	$80,555	$124,700	$168,340	$271,400	-	-
August	$85,858	$129,322	$180,956	$275,700	-	-
September	$90,137	$133,156	$193,332	$281,300	-	-
October	$93,806	$136,540	$191,781	$291,000	-	-
November	$89,537	$142,714	$191,781	$296,300	-	-
December	$92,795	$147,950	$213,280	-	-	-
Annual gain	$49,734	$64,758	$74,363

[ardrum]

Well into 400's!  Also tied my record for 13 straight "up" months.

12/1/20 - $284,036
1/1/21 - $301,280
2/1/21 - $318,045
3/1/21 - $338,808
4/1/21 - $350,947
5/1/21 - $356,198
6/1/21 - $374,201
7/1/21 - $377,978
8/1/21 - $382,334
9/1/21 - $391,683
10/1/21 - $394,624
11/1/21 - $411,512

[Fishing4FI]

8/18   $27k
8/19   $110k
8/20   $217k
1/21   $264k
2/21   $269k
3/21   $279k
4/21   $298k
5/21   $317k
6/21   $329k
7/21   $352k
8/21   $367k
9/21   $386k
10/21 $378k
11/21 $383k

Past couple months have been tough and probably a few more tough ones on the horizon.  SO has been out of work for the past 1.5 months and we are about halfway through a complete home renovation.  Between the two, NW is certainly taking a hit.  Home renovation will only last couple more months and then hopefully get back on track.

[philli14]

1/01/19: 57,786  (+7181)   1/01/20: 127,304 (+7077)    1/01/21: 203,920 (+10877)
1/02/19: 65,133  (+7347)   1/02/20: 131,547 (+4243)    1/02/21: 208,614 (+4694)
1/03/19: 71,695  (+6562)   1/03/20: 125,438 (-6109)    1/03/21: 220,643 (+12029)
1/04/19: 77,573  (+5878)   1/04/20: 114,410 (-11028)   1/04/21: 229,518 (+8875)
1/05/19: 86,088  (+8515)   1/05/20: 131,316 (+16906)   1/05/21: 245,137 (+15619)
1/06/19: 86,749  (+0661)   1/06/20: 143,277 (+11961)   1/06/21: 250,988 (+5831)
1/07/19: 95,468  (+8719)   1/07/20: 149,491 (+6214)    1/07/21: 258,861 (+7873)
1/08/19: 99,958  (+4490)   1/08/20: 158,440 (+8949)    1/08/21: 268,936 (+10075)
1/09/19: 103,810 (+3852)   1/09/20: 170,460 (+12020)   1/09/21: 278,078 (+9142)
1/10/19: 107,111 (+3301)   1/10/20: 170,416 (-44)      1/10/21: 279,542 (+1464)
1/11/19: 112,338 (+5227)   1/11/20: 172,359 (+1943)    1/11/21: 296,568 (+17026)
1/12/19: 120,227 (+7889)   1/12/20: 193,043 (+20684)

Close to 300k

[mckaylabaloney]

Thank you @grantmeaname! I still have a large amount of student debt (~$85k) but have been fortunate to be able to max out my retirement accounts and start the compounding train, even while paying down debt. It is hard to believe how different my financial situation is now than just 4 years ago, for sure.

[zeli2033]

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
January	($28,165)	$52,928	$163,400	$239,950	-
February	($21,735)	$61,806	$156,457	$250,940	-
March	($16,099)	$72,482	$145,287	$261,224	-
April	($11,771)	$99,041	$163,919	$280,829	-
May	($6,744)	$96,807	$178,765	$284,686	-
June	($1,596)	$106,071	$185,289	$293,185	-
July	$4,624	$112,395	$201,395	$301,660	-
August	$12,784	$116,527	$222,183	$312,943	-
September	$22,476	$124,973	$221,234	$305,520	-
October	$27,980	$135,196	$225,329	$325,798	-
November	$36,219	$143,839	$221,148	-	-
December	$36,235	$150,705	$234,567	-	-

Not much to report - looks like this month wasn't too shabby. The rest of this year will likely be a bit flat since we won't be contributing much beyond our pre-tax accounts. Really hoping to accelerate things much more so next year.

[Rural]

Somehow, when I wasn't looking, we hit 401K in liquid assets. That was March. This morning, it's at $440,000. I'm off contract for the summer, getting some part-time pay, but not my regular salary or benefits, so I'm predicting October for graduation.

$482K on my liquid spreadsheet this afternoon. So, likely December graduation instead. I'll take it.

[bloodaxe]

March 2020: 78,000
April 2020: 91,000
May 2020: 106,000
June 2020: 115,000
July 2020: 125,000
September 2020: 145,000
October 2020: 157,076.76
November 2020: 170,592.07
December 2020: 186,935
January 2021: 204,451
March 2021: 214,068
April 2021: 233,785.28
April 26, 2021: 252,949.69
June 2021: 262,929.30
July 2021: 276,020.11
August 2021: $287,492.04
September 2021: 310,204.48
November 2021: $342,636.87

Forgot to do October.

[dignam]

Why can't the market just go down :(

Just found out I'm moving pretty soon so I pushed the whole house down payment savings pile into the market today. (It's in the net worth number all along, so not causing an unusual gain.)

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Dec

2015

-$10k

-$10k

-$10k

|

-$10k

-$10k

-$10k

|

-$10k

-$10k

-$10k

|

-$9k

-$6k

-$5k

2016

-$3k

-$2k

-$0k

|

$1k

$3k

$4k

|

$6k

$7k

$9k

|

$9k

$11k

$13k

2017

$15k

$16k

$18k

|

$20k

$22k

$24k

|

$26k

$27k

$30k

|

$32k

$35k

$36k

2018

$45k

$44k

$53k

|

$56k

$55k

$52k

|

$63k

$62k

$65k

|

$75k

$72k

$73k

2019

$80k

$100k

$104k

|

$108k

$119k

$126k

|

$127k

$130k

$133k

|

$141k

$153k

$163k

2020

$167k

$162k

$156k

|

$187k

$196k

$208k

|

$228k

$242k

$246k

|

$252k

$287k

$303k

2021

$316k

$365k

$377k

|

$403k

$414k

$428k

|

$444k

$460k

$461k

|

$485k

.

.

Well you should be graduating any day now, so congrats!

[dignam]

The below values include: retirement/brokerage accounts, cash, home equity, vehicle equity

Feb 2020 $253k    May 2021 $355k
Mar 2020 $221k    Jun 2021 $368k
Apr 2020 $239k    Jul 2021 $378k
May 2020 $244k    Sep 2021 $394k
Jun 2020 $265k    Oct 2021 $399k
Jul 2020 $269k    Nov 2021 $436k (home value adjustment)
Aug 2020 $281k
Sep 2020 $281k
Oct 2020 $294k
Nov 2020 $290k
Dec 2020 $301k
Jan 2021 $308k
Feb 2021 $319k
Mar 2021 $332k
Apr 2021 $349k

[oneday]

Welcome @Master of None @mckaylabaloney

Congrats @Kookaburra Risotto @Apples

@The Tester freaky how closely your numbers are mirroring mine over the last few months!

I'm calling it this time. Farewell to all my $250-500K race friends! See you all in the $500K-1M race thread soon...some of you very soon! Keep racing!

Net Worth; includes credit cards that are paid off monthly

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
January	-	$283K	$354K	$409K	-
February	-	$291K	$342K	$423K	-
March	-	$294K	$304K	$437K	-
April	$263K	$304K	$328K	$464K	-
May	$268K	$293K	$337K	$466K	-
June	$270K	$309K	$340K	$474K	-
July	$276K	$314K	$352K	$486K	-
August	$284K	$313K	$372K	$505K	-
September	$287K	$329K	$367K	$485K	$500K?
October	$276K	$325K	$361K	$521K	-
November	$280K	$335K	$394K	-	-
December	$268K	$343K	$410K	-	-

[/quote]

[grantmeaname]

Congrats oneday! Save room for all of us up there!

[mckaylabaloney]

@oneday wow you smashed that graduation goal! Congrats!

[LateStarter1]

Investments Only

Sept 1, 2021:   $260,000
Oct  5, 2021:    $256,000
Nov 4, 2021:    $279,000 (net worth around $529k)


Hard to really grasp the money moving that much over 1 month... But that is very exciting. I know not to expect that much movement every month, but finally being to an amount like this where we do see some real movement is awesome.

I am only showing investments, but with our home equity, we have also crossed over $500k net worth! Feel that is a bit artificially inflated with the crazy housing market, and my wife has a hard time counting net worth as a real number, rather than investments. But I find it exciting none the less. But I will keep with investments only for these numbers but pop in some of the big net worth milestones just to make me feel better at time ;) .

[falsekrakk808]

Huge congrats @oneday, you made it! Go kill that next 500k and enjoy the ride.

[Lamancha]

1/2021  258,257
2/2021  275,647
3/2021  280,873
4/2021  302,154
5/2021  324,155
6/2021  337,691
7/2021  355,742
8/2021  373,042
9/2021  394,317
10/2021  394,733

11/2021  427,460

Made it into the 400's.  Kinda feels like this is getting real now.

[the_hobbitish]

Investments Only
2021
Jan  $353k
Feb  $394k
Mar $425k
Apr  $432k
May $461k
July $474k
Aug $496k
Sept $481k
Oct $490k
Nov $509k

I almost made it in August. I think it'll stick this time. Kind of incredible to have blown through the 400s this quick. See you all in the next thread.

[grantmeaname]

Bye, hobbitish! Remember us little folk from where you came from now that you've made it!

[lcmac32]

401k only
Nov. 12, 2019         $238,035.96
Dec.   3, 2019         $240,880.64
Jan.   1, 2020          $249,417.11
Feb. 11, 2020          $257,961.03
Oct.  13, 2020         $277,374.19
Dec.   3, 2020         $296,200.72
Jan.  11, 2021         $314,041.78 (late checking, but a nice day to check)
Feb.  2, 2021          $315,792.29
Mar.  2, 2021          $324,324.39
Apr.  5, 2021          $327,497.50
May  1, 2021          $341,098.14
Sep. 14,2021         $370,643.21 (getting there)
Oct.  5, 2021         $355,201.45 (first down month this year, but okay with the breather...onward and upward from here)
Nov.  5, 2021         $392,676.23

[MudPuppy]

Household net for 2 adults:

05/2020: 203K
06/2020: 225K
07/2020: 236k
08/2020: 252k
09/2020: 264k
10/2020: 262k
11/2020: 271k
12/2020: 297k

01/2021: 303k
02/2021: 310k
03/2021: 328k
04/2021: 338k
05/2021: 354k
06/2021: 364k
07/2021: 371k
08/2021: 374k
09/2021: 383k

10/2021: 462k  yearly update of home value included here


200k in a year?!

[runningthroughFIRE]

Woah, so many graduates this month! I had a sign flipped in my spreadsheet, so you actually beat me by more than initially thought the other week, @grantmeaname

	2019	2020	2021
January	149K	224K	357K
February	157K	216K	365K
March	164K	191K	388K
April	173K	221K	415K
May	170K	236K	423K
June	182K	243K	449K
July	188K	263K	446K
August	189K	285K	469K
September	191K	279K	462K
October	203K	281K	478K
November	212K	324K	-
December	219K	339K	-

[The Tester]

Back up above my goal.  Now to just have hold onto it for a second month again before I say adios.

	2019	2020	2021
January	-	$281,256	$406,011
February	-	$268,507	$419,342
March	-	$244,811	$426,217
April	-	$275,496	$454,020
May	-	$296,407	$454,614
June	-	$311,160	$478,081
July	-	$329,791	$488,121
August	-	$348,640	$503,668
September	-	$348,234	$488,7612
October	-	$345,595	$515,833
November	$266,069	$382,855	-
December	$277,275	$402,434	-

Welcome @Master of None @mckaylabaloney

Congrats @Kookaburra Risotto @Apples

@The Tester freaky how closely your numbers are mirroring mine over the last few months!

I'm calling it this time. Farewell to all my $250-500K race friends! See you all in the $500K-1M race thread soon...some of you very soon! Keep racing!

Thanks @oneday!  Another month should put you over the top.  And congratulations on all the recent and soon-to-be graduates.  See you in the next thread.

[oneday]

Thanks grantmeaname! I'll make a BIG clearing for all y'all!!!!

@mckaylabaloney thanks! No one is more surprised than I.

@falsekrakk808 thank you! Sure hope the next $500K takes less time than the first :)

@Lamancha that is a big jump in one month. I'll see you in the next race soon!

@the_hobbitish congrats! See you on the other side.

@MudPuppy that is incredible growth & savings in one year. You must be ecstatic.

[MudPuppy]

@oneday it’s Monopoly money! Household gross is just barely past 100k so the numbers don’t feel like real numbers

[An Unassuming Moose]

Nov 20, 2019 -- $113,800
January 15, 2020 -- $120,900
February 15, 2020 -- $136,916
March 17, 2020 -- $65,556
April 15, 2020 -- $97,329
May 15, 2020 -- $106,497
June 15, 2020 -- $144,753
July 16, 2020 -- $168,424
August 15, 2020 -- $176,358
September 15, 2020 -- $212,832
October 15, 2020 -- $199,625
November 15, 2020 -- $225,026
December 15, 2020 -- $248,842
January 15, 2021 -- $302,111
February 15, 2021 -- $307,205
March 15, 2021 -- $327,076
April 15, 2021 -- $335,420
May 24, 2021 -- $282,215
August 19, 2021 -- $374,060
September 19, 2021 -- $364,746
October 15, 2021 -- $375,995 *Corrected for a flipped sign*
November 15, 2021 -- $373,345

On the one hand, my numbers are down, mostly because I spent a lot and didn't work much. On the other hand, my financial situation is a lot cleaner as I've gotten rid of a house and repaid a lot of debt. I've always had many irons in the fire, and I'm looking forward to the simplified system. I'm working reduced hours in order to pick up another degree, so I will have little control over the numbers for a bit. Hopefully I can close out the year positively. Either way, I'm extremely pleased with growth so far.

[mbk]

My target is to graduate in 4 1/2 years by mid 2025 when liquid assets cross $500k.

Date	Liquid Assets	Fixed Assets	Total Assets
11/30/20	$278,000	$92,000	$360,000
12/31/20	$293,094	$96,705	$380,799
06/30/21	$358,037	$150,000	$508,037
09/30/21	$370,028	$150,000	$520,028

I contributed ~$11.5k including the employer match to the liquid assets consisting of 401k's and IRAs. Market gains are negligible last quarter.


Note: The fixed assets are an approximate number. I use Zillow to estimate the value of my properties and my equity in the properties.

[Southern Stache]

May 2021: $419,847
June 2021: $433,387
July 2021: $436,917
August 2021: $442,265
November 2021: $464,424

Happy Thanksgiving, Y'all

[falsekrakk808]

04/2020  $256
05/2020  $278
06/2020  $282
07/2020  $304
08/2020  $312
09/2020  $295
10/2020  $286   
11/2020  $330   
12/2020  $360   
01/2021  $365
02/2021  $380
03/2021  $380
04/2021  $410
05/2021  $417
06/2021  $438
07/2021  $440
08/2021  $455
09/2021  $449
10/2021  $475

11/2021  $478

[PlanetDee]

Investments only:
5/23/21 - $413k
6/24/21 - $422k
7/23/21 - $433k
8/29/21 - $450k
9/29/21 - $439k
10/25/21 - $454k
11/29/21 - $447k - paid school tuition in full and some market downturn from omricon

[grantmeaname]

We were briefly millionaires* for a few days in the middle of the month before we dropped back down to $485k to finish the month after the recent bit of sell off. Wish it would sell off more!

*rounded to the nearest million

Jan

Feb

Mar

|

Apr

May

Jun

|

Jul

Aug

Sep

|

Oct

Nov

Dec

2015

-$10k

-$10k

-$10k

|

-$10k

-$10k

-$10k

|

-$10k

-$10k

-$10k

|

-$9k

-$6k

-$5k

2016

-$3k

-$2k

-$0k

|

$1k

$3k

$4k

|

$6k

$7k

$9k

|

$9k

$11k

$13k

2017

$15k

$16k

$18k

|

$20k

$22k

$24k

|

$26k

$27k

$30k

|

$32k

$35k

$36k

2018

$45k

$44k

$53k

|

$56k

$55k

$52k

|

$63k

$62k

$65k

|

$75k

$72k

$73k

2019

$80k

$100k

$104k

|

$108k

$119k

$126k

|

$127k

$130k

$133k

|

$141k

$153k

$163k

2020

$167k

$162k

$156k

|

$187k

$196k

$208k

|

$228k

$242k

$246k

|

$252k

$287k

$303k

2021

$316k

$365k

$377k

|

$403k

$414k

$428k

|

$444k

$460k

$461k

|

$485k

$485k

.

[bloodaxe]

March 2020: 78,000
April 2020: 91,000
May 2020: 106,000
June 2020: 115,000
July 2020: 125,000
September 2020: 145,000
October 2020: 157,076.76
November 2020: 170,592.07
December 2020: 186,935
January 2021: 204,451
March 2021: 214,068
April 2021: 233,785.28
April 26, 2021: 252,949.69
June 2021: 262,929.30
July 2021: 276,020.11
August 2021: $287,492.04
September 2021: 310,204.48
November 2021: $342,636.87
December 2021: 351,770.01

Dang omnicron

[Mainlander]

NOVEMBER UPDATE

08/01/20: $253,789
09/01/20: $257,810
10/01/20: $256,193
11/01/20: $255,810
12/01/20: $273,815
01/01/21: $276,958
02/01/21: $286,621
03/01/21: $290,643
04/01/21: $311,128
05/01/21: $320,779
06/01/21: $328,171
07/01/21: $352,430
08/01/21: $360,851
09/01/21: $370,656
10/01/21: $364,708
11/01/21: $377,421
12/01/21: $380,530

 Squeaked out a modest gain for the month.

[lexde]

It looks like the stock market foiled my goal - I was at $302K before I updated my portfolio numbers which brought me down to $296K. I got paid early for December, and there's still time for market fluctuations before the end of the year.

Even with a dip in the market, I am up $12,692.91, or 4.5%. My net worth is up $157K this year alone, which is mind-boggling.

I put $2K into crypto this month just for fun. First was $100.00 into each of the top 10 coins per CoinMarketCap, and I bought $500.00 more of both ETH and BTC since they seem to be the most stable long-term. We'll see. It's a fun experiment more than anything. Ideally, I'd like to get to 1 ETH and .1 BTC, but I'm not sure if I want to throw that much money into super risky investments just yet.

I will probably edit my final numbers for December toward the end of the month, just to see where I am at the end of this year. I'm going to keep my head down and keep grinding for now, and being mindful of my health complications that have arisen.

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
January	−	−$25,455.84	$5,425.45	$39,221.40	$76,790.93	$138,796.70	−
February	−	−$22,211.80	$10,258.54	$41,947.65	$77,246.03	$141,911.87	−
March	−	−$19,748.45	$12,154.74	$50,162.54	$76,283.98	$159,641.31	−
April	−	−$17,692.62	$17,827.73	$52,085.36	$83,523.93	$178,681.60	−
May	−	−$15,363.27	$21,148.77	$52,418.09	$90,891.71	$169,453.64	−
June	−	−$12,546.11	$20,530.98	$56,440.85	$96,777.80	$185,926.98	−
July	−	−$7,715.53	$24,663.52	$61,918.23	$106,276.69	$189,695.59	−
August	−	−$6,251.56	$27,622.02	$65,774.08	$111,956.75	$208,659.05	−
September	−$31,750.11	−$4,513.77	$29,931.25	$65,412.44	$115,923.95	$242,060.40	−
October	−$31,013.64	−$3,364.19	$29,468.94	$65,446.06	$113,835.48	$268,498.64	−
November	−$29,306.63	−$1,057.38	$31,897.24	$62,347.29	$121,943.18	$284,658.93	−
December	−$27,015.16	$2,474.33	$33,203.90	$68,192.96	$130,715.91	$296,922.14	−
Annual Gain	$4,734.95	$27,930.17	$27,778.45	$28,971.56	$53,924.98	−	−

Goals Breakdown
Q4 2021: $300k
Q1 2022: $330k
Q2 2022: $360k
Q3 2022: $390k
Q4 2022: $420k
Q1 2023: $450k
Q2 2023: $480k
Q3 2023: $500k


Projected Graduation date: September 2023!

Prior Progress: Race from 10 to 100k!
Prior Progress: Race from 100 to 250k!