While I was on vacation in Thailand I hit my 10,000th day of being alive. That went quickly! The market was also at an all time high and I hit $150,000 in net worth. WOAH. I expected that to happen when I got my next paycheck in March, but the rampaging market made it happen sooner. I started the year 2 months ago with $137,000 and we’re already at $150K with only 1 paycheck under my belt. I almost can’t believe it and I know it won’t last: the market will drop, maybe this month, maybe this year, maybe in a few years – I have no idea, but it will and I will see myself lose maybe half of my savings. Watching it grow in this current market and feeling that satisfaction will hopefully get me through that darker time. But in the meantime I will celebrate :). This was my first vacation where I had no job stress to think about. I even deleted my work email from my phone. I believe I am 1500 days (or less) from retirement and living life on my own terms. Bring it!
10,000th Day and $150,000 Net Worth
This post may contain affiliate links. For more info read my disclosure.
For any other binge-readers who walk this way:
Take heart.
The first $100-150k is the hardest: it’s practically all savings. Once past that milestone, compounding starts to ease in.
It’s still “slog slog slog” for some time longer, yes, but now the tail-winds can start. And when they really kick in, you’ll be so very glad you made it through the slog.
You’re completely right! It seemed like it took forever to reach $100K and after that everything was turbocharged. Compounding really is amazing. I’m super happy I made it through the slog!
Also (in case you haven’t read it) I loved this article by Four Pillar Freedom – it has a lot of visuals showing why the first $100K is the hardest (I’m a visual person): https://fourpillarfreedom.com/why-saving-your-first-100k-is-a-big-deal/ Thanks so much for stopping by and binge reading!