How I became a millionaire in 10 years without winning the lottery or picking stocks

Justin McCurry / Root of Good

Justin McCurry and his family at the Monte Alban pyramids in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Financial voyeurs of the world, rejoice! I dug out all our old tax returns, pay stubs, and my net worth spreadsheet to pull together the story of our ten year journey from nearly zero net worth to millionaire status (and early retirement).

This post answers a lot of questions like: How much did we earn? Did we have six figure incomes all of our careers? Did we work for a start up and make a million when our employer went IPO? Did we get lucky picking stocks?