Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Net Worth Calculation

Assets:

Banks $46,838
Roth IRA $5,225
401(k) $2,240



Debts:

Credit Cards $49,141
Private Student Loans
$56,748 @8% variarble
Federal Student Laon $182,393 @3.75% fixed



Net Worth -$233,979

My credit card debt and banks amounts are pretty high because I'm borrowing money @ 0% from the credits cards using 0% balance transfers to my bank account and earning 6% interest right now using credit card arbitrage method. My loans are obviously very high. Private loans I plan on paying back soon but the federal loans with such a low interest rate (barely above inflation) I will stretch out over 30 years. I'm trying to max out my 401(k) and Roth IRA because I will have a much higher income in a 3 years (to quickly pay back my loans) and I won't be able to put that money in tax free retirement growths. I've done the math and the tax savings from me putting that money away until I retire is more than the interest on the loans for 3 years.

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