You are 30 years old and feel like you are getting nowhere with your financial goals. At
Question:
You are 30 years old and feel like you are getting nowhere with your financial goals. At the end of each month, you have a hard time understanding where all your money went. You have decided it is time to take a hard look at your current financial status. You currently have $80 of cash on hand, a checking account with a balance of $600, and a savings account containing $1,500. You own a small condo currently worth $120,000 with a mortgage on which you still owe $100,000, and on which you pay $600 per month. You own personal property (furniture, television, computer, etc.) worth $8,000. You have inherited Treasury bonds from your late aunt worth $12,000. You participate in a 401(k) retirement plan, now worth $30,000, in which you are 100% vested. You own a car originally valued at $28,000, now worth $12,000, on which you still owe $1,200, and make monthly payments of $250. Finally, you have credit card debt of $2,500 on which you pay a constant $125 per month.
Complete the following condensed personal balance sheet:
Personal Balance Sheet ASSETS
Total monetary assets $ _____
Total tangible assets $ _____
Total investment assets $______
Total assets $_____
LIABILITIES
Total short-term liabilities $______
Total long-term liabilities $ _____
Total liabilities $ ______
NET WORTH $______
Total liabilities and net worth $______
Fundamentals of Case Management Practice Skills for the Human Services
ISBN: 978-1305094765
5th edition
Authors: Nancy Summers