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Wife and I are 42...Today's market move has bumped us over $3.2m for the first time! I've been keeping tabs on how long it takes to double from each 100k; we first hit 1.6 in Feb 2012. So about 39 months to double. If we can keep up our savings rate and the markets are cooperative, 39 months...

Our goal has been 2018, when our youngest will head to college, because we can't really do much else while he is in high school. If all goes well between now and 2018, we would like to start the next chapter of our lives and live 7 months of the year at a lake home (we've bought the land)...

Wednesday's close bumped us over $3.1mm total investments for the first time. Kind of fun to look back and see how often the total has doubled in value. It has taken 36-39 months for our portfolio to double from 1 to 2, 1.1 to 2.2, 1.2 to 2.4, 1.3 to 2.6. It was 37 months for it to double from...

Still running Quicken 2000 on Windows 7! Unable to print reports but otherwise works; hoping to FIRE before next computer and be in a "who needs it anyway" stage. Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum

We had that conversation with our fee based FA last year about this time, that we will probably start to pile up some cash and start to reduce our stock exposure the next few years. While my FIRE goal is just 3 years away, I don't expect to walk completely away unless things go VERY well the...

Yesterday's gains pushed us over 3mm for the first time. Hit 1mm at 34 years old in 2007, hit 2mm at 39 in Jan 2013, over 3mm at 41. Started small and just kept putting more and more away as my business grew, kept lifestyle in check. Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum

$1 mil = at 34 in May 2007 $2 mil = at 39 in Jan 2013 $2.9 mil = at 40 in Jun 2014 Investable assets (not including paid for home, vehicles, business, etc)

We crossed $2.8m for the first time on Friday...41 years of age and hoping to wrap things up by 44. :dance:

Andre1969, I had the same experience as we built our savings. Early on, I thought I would do something special when we hit $1m...you know, like a sports car. Ha! The discipline that we learned along the way certainly made doing anything like that seem foolish. So we went out to our favorite pub...

Crossed the $2.6m mark for the first time today. Wonderful start to the weekend! 40 years old, with eyes on ER when youngest off to college in 2018. Our # is about $3.2m. :dance:

(Beware of proud parent rant!) Wife and I've saved $60k for each of two teenagers in college savings plans. The oldest is a senior and just got a letter that child 1 will receive a $14,000 scholarship ($3,500/year) at the state university she plans to attend! Child 1 is an outstanding student...

That's awesome Hexanova! Keep it rolling! Curious on the website you sold, was it a domain name or an actual website?

Just got our Obamacare scare in the mail today. To keep our same HSA policy for me & two kids, going from $259 to $433, a 67% increase and $2,100 we'll be spending on insurance rather than anything else. That doesn't even include my wife, who has a separate policy at work. How can Obamacare not...

Topped $2,500,000 in portfolio value for the first time today! Started the year with $1,951,000, up 28.6% YTD with mix of new investment funds added & market gains.

Awesome...congrats Rusa!!!!!!!! Good luck in the next chapter of your life! :dance: