Andre1969
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Congratulations guys, on your milestones. I'd say $500K, $600K, and $700K are all very significant, as well. And once you get to those levels, $1M might come easier than you think, because of the aforementioned "critical mass" or whatever you want to call it.
FWIW, here are the dates that I first hit a few of those milestones...
$500K: October 2009
$600K: November 2010
$700K: February 2012
$800K: January 2013
$900K: November 2013
$1M: August 2014 (the first time)
$1M: October 2014 (the second time)
Also, I don't know if any of this other data is really useful, but...
1) Once I broke $500K, I only dipped below it once, for two months, in June/July 2010.
2) Once I broke $600K, I only dipped below it once, for two months, in Aug/Sept 2011.
3) Once I topped $700K, I only had one month below it, May 2012.
4) After breaking $800K, I dropped below it twice. February and June of 2013. Also, once I popped the $800K barrier, I started paying down my mortgage. If I hadn't done that, I don't think I would have ever dipped back below $800K
5) After breaking $900K, I have yet to dip back below it. And I hope to keep it that way, until I'm well into my old age, and it's only as a result of spending it down in the waning years of my life...
FWIW, here are the dates that I first hit a few of those milestones...
$500K: October 2009
$600K: November 2010
$700K: February 2012
$800K: January 2013
$900K: November 2013
$1M: August 2014 (the first time)
$1M: October 2014 (the second time)
Also, I don't know if any of this other data is really useful, but...
1) Once I broke $500K, I only dipped below it once, for two months, in June/July 2010.
2) Once I broke $600K, I only dipped below it once, for two months, in Aug/Sept 2011.
3) Once I topped $700K, I only had one month below it, May 2012.
4) After breaking $800K, I dropped below it twice. February and June of 2013. Also, once I popped the $800K barrier, I started paying down my mortgage. If I hadn't done that, I don't think I would have ever dipped back below $800K
5) After breaking $900K, I have yet to dip back below it. And I hope to keep it that way, until I'm well into my old age, and it's only as a result of spending it down in the waning years of my life...