I don’t know if I’ve ever loved Girl Ninja more than I do right now! On last months, Net Worth Update, I predicted my NW would go down by three thousand dollars after some wedding/honeymoon/moving expenses. Fortunately, Girl Ninja, coupled with some Stock Market positivity, actually helped my NW increase! Totally not expected, but I’m a happy camper 🙂
Here’s the breakdown…
Assets:
Checking Account: $4,216, -$1,823. Still keeping the checking above the normal $1,000 balance I generally try and keep, because I leave for Aruba one week from today and want access to quick cash in case Girl Ninja gets kidnapped or something…only kidding…kind of.
Savings Accounts: $13,047, +$0. No change here because I’m keeping my cash in the checking account until after I get back from the honeymoon. I’m keeping my fingers crossed this Dual Income No Kids thing is as cool as I hear. Should provide for some major saving capabilities for the rest of the year.
Roth IRA: $13,851,+$1,114. Still haven’t made my 2010 Roth Contribution, but I’m 75% sure I will before time is up. Just waiting for life to settle down a bit before I part ways with another $5,000.
TSP (401K): $15,069, +$1,603. The standard 5% contribution heads this direction each month. I also get that 5% fully matched. I invest in virtually the same funds in both my Roth IRA and in my 401K so they generally perform the same.
Liabilities:
Student Loan: $0. That’s right. My student loan is still $0 and it will be FOREVER. I’m not quite sure if I’ll ever take this account off my NW updates. It feels too darn good to re-post it each month and it reminds me I Punched Debt In The Face!!!!
Credit Card: $0. I typically show my CC balance for each month, even though I pay it off in full. Right now the balance is $0 because I just sent in a payment. I use my CC for just about every purchase I make. Some months it’s a couple hundred, others a couple thousand.
Even with a $2,500 honeymoon deposit and $800 in home furnishings, my net worth went up +$2,496. There are really only three explanations for this: 1) Girl Ninja started moving her money in to my/our checking account, 2) the stock market went up, 3) I lived within my means. All said and done, this leaves me with a Net Worth of $46,186. Ready or Not $50K…here I come!!!!!
**I chose not to include possessions (including my car) in my NW calculations, which would probably increase my worth by about $8K.**