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Tuesday Tip: Steps to Calculate Net Worth

Our debt counselors believe that budgeting, saving and understanding credit are great benchmarks for financial literacy. But there’s another important metric that many people fail to calculate and track: net worth. This calculation can be immensely helpful and insightful for you and your personal finances. Here are the steps you need to calculate net worth.

Take these steps to calculate net worth.

Take these steps to calculate net worth.

How to Calculate Net Worth

Net worth is the total value of your assets minus the value of your liabilities. Therefore, the first step is to list out all of your assets. Use this Net Worth Worksheet to help. Assets include everything from cash, jewelry, furniture, the resale value of cars, savings and investments. Liabilities include any debts – mortgages, student loans, car loans, medical bills, taxes etc…

Calculate Net Worth Example

Let’s calculate net worth with this example of someone who has several assets as well as several liabilities.

Assets:

  • $4,000 value of car
  • $6,000 in furniture
  • $20,000 investments
  • $2,000 jewelry
  • $10,000 cash and savings

Liabilities:

  • $105,000 mortgage
  • $5,500 student loan debt
  • $1,500 credit card debt

In the example above, the person actually has a negative net worth of -$80,000. It’s okay to have a negative net worth, especially for younger adults or couples. As the mortgage and student loan debt goes down, the savings goes up, and the net worth will start to become a positive number. Keep in mind that not all debt is bad. Good debt includes student loans and mortgages; they are seen as investments.

Tracking your net worth over time can help you achieve your financial goals. To get to a positive net worth, your goals might focus on debt management, waiting to buy a home until you have saved more, or paying off a car loan early. Use your net worth as a tool in your financial planning.

If you’re struggling to pay off debt, ACCC can help. Schedule a free credit counseling session with us today. 

ABOUT AUTHOR / Michelle

Michelle is a regular contributor to Talking Cents. She has taken several financial courses on debt management and is ready to circulate what she has learned from them as well as lessons from her own life- family to DIY projects to student loan debt.

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