Overall
In March, our net worth increased $9,578.32 to a total of $338,419.64 (see spreadsheet screenshot).
Retirement Accounts
Our retirement accounts are comprised of my wife’s 401(k), my 401(k), our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs. We contribute 7% to my wife’s 401(k) and 15% to my 401(k). My wife’s company matches up to 5% of her 401(K) contribution and chips in an additional 5% on top of the match (it is 100% vested when deposited). My company matches up to $1,000 per year (vested over five years). This month, we contributed $700 to my wife’s 401(k) and $639.17 to my 401(k). We saw the total balance of our retirement accounts increase $8,026.50 from last month to a total of $165,816.22.
Brokerage Account
Currently, our brokerage account consists of one stock (my wife’s old company) that went down $331.42 this month. Our balance is $731.59 on a $2,000.00 in initial investment.
Cash & Savings Accounts
Cash and savings accounts consists of a small sum of cash at home and our online savings account balance. It does not include our checking account balance that we use to pay our bills each month. This month our cash and savings accounts decreased $1,243.38, bringing the total to $9,042.06.
College Savings Accounts
Our kids have 529 Plans through Vanguard. This month, we contributed $300 to our son’s 529 Plan and it increased $584.74 from last month to a total balance of $14,223.11. We contributed $200 to our daughter’s 529 Plan and it increased $462.34 over last month to a total balance of $6,156.32.
Home
We use the $489K purchase price that we paid in January 2012 for our home value. Current comps in the area are ~$675K. The current balance on our mortgage loan is $355,235.65. We paid an extra $150 towards principal this month.
Cars
“Car 1” is a 2011 SUV with ~75K miles and “Car 2” is a 2012 SUV with ~75Kmiles. When calculating our net worth, we depreciate the vehicles 1% per month. “Car 1” has a current loan balance of $20,551.34and Car 2 has a current loan balance of $25,854.21. I receive $230.13/month as a fixed car reimbursement and $0.22 per mile as a variable reimbursement (to help cover gas, wear and tear, etc.).
Credit Card Balance
We do not currently have a credit card balance that is not paid in full each month.
