J.C.’s Money Blog

Here is my latest net worth update:

Account
Feb-08
Mar-08
Monthly Change
Monthly Change %

Accounts Receivable
$16.14
$92.46
$76.32
473%

Checking BoA
$746.77
$336.10
$-410.67
-55%

Checking VB
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
N/A

Savings BoA
$308.25
$5,812.15
$5,503.90
1,786%

Savings ING
$5,685.35
$203.78
$-5,481.57
-96%

Brokerage Cash
$1,630.83
$23.63
$-1607.20
-99%

Brokerage Equities
$13,278.00
$14,804.27
$1,526.27
11%

401k
$32,764.65
$32,472.22
$-292.43
-1%

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Quitting your job has adverse effects on your net worth and I have the data to prove it:

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February was my first month without a job, and I found lots of ways to fill up my time without generating any revenue, so my net worth has taken quite a hit, due the 1-2 combo of virtually no income and major down stock market.

Account
Jan-08
Feb-08
Monthly Change
Monthly […]

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Here is my net worth update for January, 2008.

A 4% increase was a decent increase, considering the market tumbles. I was able to invest one last time in my old employer’s 401k program, but since I didn’t stay the minimum time for vesting, I lost about $9,000. Hopefully, I can make this loss up with […]

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Here is my updated net worth for January 2008:

Some highlites:

I moved back to the States.
I paid off my car, making me completely debt free.
I sold my car which gives me two new problems:

I have to buy a new car. This has a kind of artificial impact on my figures for this month since I have […]

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Here’s my first net worth “update”:

Account
> Value

Checking BoA
$254.12

Checking VB
$5,715.00

Savings BoA
$300.05

Brokerage Cash
$422.15

Brokerage Equities
$8,919.60

401k - vested
$32,768.65

401k - nonvested
$9,019.33

Auto loan
$735.00

Credit Card 1
$0.00

Credit Card 2
$0.00

401k - nonvested
$9,019.33

Notes:
I have a low interest car loan that will be paid off at the end of this month. through automatic bill payment. Its an old used car, only worth about $5,000, […]

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