March 2006 Net Worth Update (+$10,478)

Here's my net worth update for March as of 3/31/2006. Its my first 5 digit monthly increase this year. However, I received my annual bonus from IBM this month which accounts for a significant portion of this month's gains.

 

Feb-06

Mar-06

Change

%

Cash & Equivalent

$ 3,923.09

$ 9,422.55

$ 5,499.46

140.18%

Saving

$ 36,427.91

$ 36,434.73

$ 6.82

0.02%

Brokerage

$ 46,245.23

$ 46,261.02

$ 15.79

0.03%

Roth IRA

$ 22,236.00

$ 22,912.04

$ 676.04

3.04%

401(k)

$ 75,143.24

$ 78,415.04

$ 3,271.80

4.35%

Stock Option

$ -

$ -

$ -

0.00%

ESPP

$ 32,270.53

$ 33,554.25

$ 1,283.72

3.98%

Rental Equity

$ 41,211.82

$ 41,397.93

$ 186.11

0.45%

Other Assets

$ -

$ -

$ -

0.00%

Receivable

$ 1,205.00

$ -

$ (1,205.00)

-100.00%

Reserve Funds

$ -

$ -

$ -

0.00%

Loans

$ (30,503.01)

$ (29,759.23)

$ 743.78

-2.44%

Tax Liability

$ (3,000.00)

$ (3,000.00)

$ -

0.00%

Total

$ 225,159.81

$ 235,638.33

$ 10,478.52

4.65%



Highlights for March
-All credit card debt (except current month's purchases) is in the form of 0% APR balance transfers earning interest in my savings accounts.
-I hit a milestone this month as my net worth reach 10% of my personal finance goal.
-I continued my indepth look into the 2005 return on my entire net worth (Net Taxable Investment Accounts:-$685, Net Company Ownership Return:-$8,892 ).
-I calculated the cost basis for my rental property and then determined the depreciable amounts of personal property, land improvements and building structures.


Stock Investments for March (Outside of 401k & ESPP):
$450 in Roth IRA
Since I am still trying to increase my cash on hand (for major purchases in the months ahead), I refrained from additional investing for the month.

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Comments (7)


DATE: 10:20 AM
Apologize for the table funky formatting. Will try to fix tonight.

DATE: 4:05 PM
WOW!!! a 10k increase I am VERY impressed..I am amazed how you do it.. So you actually deposit 3k in your 401k?

DATE: 4:20 PM
So if you contribuated 450 into your IRA that means you made 226 dollars?Not bad

DATE: 4:35 PM
Yup thats a fair assessment on my Roth IRA.The $3k bump in my 401(k) should be contributions, matching contributions, and some gains.

DATE: 4:57 PM
WoW!! See I never used any of these tools so I really don't know the potentional.. When I see a 10k increase hahah that is what I make in a half of year hahah...Wow the power of matching contributions of a 401k very impressive

DATE: 6:44 PM
Hi,I would like to start my own net worth spreadsheet to keep track of my finances. Where do I begin? Do I need softwares like Quicken? any suggestions? Thanks.Milton C.

DATE: 9:01 AM
Milton,I would suggest getting some personal finance software if your serious about tracking your finances. It will take some time to get everything set up, but I think you will notice a difference. I don't know how anyone manages their finances without some sort of system. I think Quicken and MS Money are both good choices.

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