It’s been a couple months now since we hit the $1M net worth goal (read about it here). I decided I’m still going to track my finances, but just twice a year now. This is the 2021 mid-year financial update. I’m going to spend more time writing about other things going on in my life.
| Date | Home equity | Investments | Cash | Net Worth |
| 6/19/2020 | $162,990 | $363,027 | $235,117 | $761,134 |
| 7/21/2020 | $168,738 | $367,661 | $249,493 | $785,891 |
| 8/19/2020 | $169,488 | $374,047 | $249,968 | $793,504 |
| 9/22/2020 | $185,239 | $371,761 | $237,214 | $794,214 |
| 10/19/2020 | $185,992 | $335,130 | $274,376 | $795,498 |
| 11/19/2020 | $416,347 | $356,444 | $107,280 | $830,562 |
| 12/21/2020 | $430,785 | $375,564 | $89,527 | $846,606 |
| 1/19/2021 | $447,342 | $431,209 | $37,700 | $867,223 |
| 2/19/2021 | $523,003 | $394,659 | $25,765 | $895,003 |
| 3/19/2021 | $604,716 | $393,005 | $19,003 | $971,274 |
| 4/19/2021 | $616,611 | $411,121 | $40,421 | $1,023,474 |
| 6/30/2021 | $660,290 | $441,821 | $21,618 | $1,080,987 |
Just a few weeks ago, I finally made the transition from full-time to part-time at my government job. For the part time option, we can choose anywhere between 40% and 80%, which means we can work 32 to 64 hours per biweek. I went with the 80% option for now, and my plan is to transition to 60%, then 40%, and eventually leave this job. For now, with the 80% option, I am taking Wednesdays off every week. I have the option to work more hours if I want. My annual leave and sick leave are pro-rated now and the government pays only a pro-rated portion of my health benefits. Financially, I felt comfortable enough to start making this transition and finally did it!
I’m in the middle of taking 2 weeks off from work right now. We bought an annual pass to the NovaParks Water Parks this year, so we’ve been taking the kids to water parks a lot. We want to try to hit up all 5 before the summer is over. We’re going on the short vacation to Virginia Beach soon. It’s nice to be able to be around people again.
I’ve gained a lot of weight since the pandemic started. Real estate had kept me extremely busy, but I feel like I’m finally getting a break this summer. I’ve started to run again, and I ride my bike sometimes for cross training. I even did my favorite hike yesterday (Old Rag Mountain). I’m registered for the Rock ‘n’ Roll DC Half Marathon, so I’m trying to train for that somewhat seriously. Watching the Olympic Trials for Track and Field has been inspiring and motivating. It’s awesome to see how hard these athletes work to achieve their dreams. I especially enjoyed watching Elle Purrier St. Pierre and Matthew Centrowitz run the 1500m. Elle has a really cool story growing up on a dairy farm in Vermont (milking cows at 5:30 in the morning before school) and working her way up to the New Balance Boston team. Centrowitz won the gold medal in the 1500m in the 2016 Olympics and will be representing the US again in Tokyo. Centrowitz is a Maryland native (DMV local), and Elle is a New Englander (I grew up in New England as well). Good luck to both of them!
That’s all for now! Thanks for following along.
A $50k+ return in just 2.5 months… Man I can’t wait until I can get there one day, haha.
Great that your work offers a part time option. In the private sector, it’s probably a lot more difficult to convince the boss to offer a part time option, though I know that it’s been done before.
Was the conversation to transition to part time work difficult?
Hey! My agency has had a part time program for a while now. I just had to apply and got approved right away. As to the $50k+ increase, I also work as a realtor and that has increased my net worth substantially over the past year. And luckily, real estate values went up as well as the stock market.