August 2024 Net Worth Update (-26,419.90)
Overall
In August, our net worth decreased $26,419.90 from last month to a total of $1,935,311.69 (see spreadsheet screenshot).
Retirement Accounts
Our retirement accounts are comprised of our 401(k)s, our Roth IRAs and our Traditional IRAs. My Wife contributes 6% to her 401(k) and her company matches 4% and chips in an additional 6% at the end of the year. Her 401(k) increases 1% automatically in March every year. This month, she contributed $1,022.76 to her 401(k). I do not work and do not contribute to a retirement account any longer. The total balance of our retirement accounts decreased $14,860.03 from last month to a total of $899,686.56.
Brokerage Account
Currently, our brokerage accounts consist of stocks and cryptocurrency (I prefer to track crypto in the “Brokerage Accounts” field rather than “Cash & Savings Accounts”). The total current value of our brokerage accounts is $335,147.05, down $17,987.34 from last month.
Cash & Savings Account
Cash and savings accounts consist of a small sum of cash at home, our online savings accounts balance. It does not include our checking account balance that we use to pay our bills each month. Our savings increased $3,876.67 this month to a total of $15,005.87.
College Savings Accounts
Our kids have 529 Plans through Vanguard. This month, we contributed $500 to our son’s 529 Plan and it increased $1,560.86 from last month to a total balance of $77,738.73. We contributed $500 to our daughter’s 529 Plan and it increased $1,245.78 from last month to a total balance of $54,404.89. Our total 2024 contributions so far are $4,000 for our son and $4,000 for our daughter. This means we hit our 529 Plan contribution goal for the year ($8,000 total) with 4 months to spare.
Home
For our home value, we use the $528K purchase price that we paid in July 2016. Current comps in the area are ~$938K. We paid off our home in September 2021.
Vehicles
My wife drives a company vehicle and has a company gas card. I drive a 2017 SUV (~100K miles on odometer) that we own (no auto loan).
Credit Card Balance
All of our credit card debt is paid in full each month.