... simple spreadsheet to do this – here’s how you can build one exactly like it. Using Net Worth to “Keep Score” Each month, ... month, I’ll reflect on how the goal went and see how it impacted my net worth – it’s usually a positive impact. ... verge of making mistakes, I’ll often calculate my net worth just as a quick reminder. It’s much like playing ...

... how long it will take retirement accounts to get back to where they once were (I realize that there's much more to net worth than retirement accounts, but for many people, especially the older ones highlighted in the ... and I get a decent bonus this year, I should end 2009 with my highest net worth ever. The key for me has been saving (just like they note in the comments above.) Sure, the ...

... be. Public finance theory tells us, at least in principle, what the optimum net worth of a government should be. (Well, that last statement is actually debatable, but let it pass). I don&# ... ;t have a theory either, in this case. If I had some sort of theory of what the optimum net worth of a university should be, I would then know, at least in principle, how I should most usefully measure that net ...

... year ago and we overcame that hurdle so I know we can fix this too. Here's our net worth statement for October: Like I said, it's not pretty. ... owe on it. If this were valued at what it was when we bought it ($167K), we would actually have a positive net worth of $44K. There's no sense in crying ... ,708 because of the debt load we had. (Add $60K worth of debt yet 1 year ago, our home ...

... 817,099.39, another record high for us. The following is the breakdown of the net worth: Credit card balance(++): The total credit ... $16,384.24. Year-to-date, our net worth has increased $344,339.08 (72.84%). Year-over-year, the net gain is $351,162.66 (75.37 ... the goal reachable? I think we have a good chance given that we had increased our net worth by more $250 in the first 9 months of this year. ...

... to keep score—and stay motivated—by tracking net worth. Photo by pfala. Keeping score is an easy ... improving my personal finance state. I "win" if my net worth goes up. I "win big" if my ... for more details on how Trent from The Simple Dollar keeps score using his net worth. Then let us know how you stay motivated with your savings (do you regularly calculate your ...