Comments on: Personal Balance Sheet, February 2007 ($77,994, +3.66%) http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: » Personal Balance Sheet, March 2007 ($87,999, +13.81%) on Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-90499 » Personal Balance Sheet, March 2007 ($87,999, +13.81%) on Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:32:05 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-90499 [...] the same respect that February 2007 was not the best, March provided significant improvement for my bottom line. My liquid accounts are up more than [...] [...] the same respect that February 2007 was not the best, March provided significant improvement for my bottom line. My liquid accounts are up more than [...]

]]> By: Golbguru http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-87139 Golbguru Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:06:31 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-87139 Even with a $278 loss in market value you are in a pretty good shape. Plus, 3.66% growth over a *bad* month is pretty good compared to what I have heard from some other people. So congratulations on that. Even with a $278 loss in market value you are in a pretty good shape. Plus, 3.66% growth over a *bad* month is pretty good compared to what I have heard from some other people. So congratulations on that.

]]> By: Sun http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86508 Sun Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:10:31 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86508 That explains. I guess it's quite common for many people that any positive result is likely due to contributions. If the big hit came early in the month, we probably still had time to recover, but not on the last day of the month. Your loss was moderate though. That explains. I guess it’s quite common for many people that any positive result is likely due to contributions. If the big hit came early in the month, we probably still had time to recover, but not on the last day of the month. Your loss was moderate though.

]]> By: mnc http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86498 mnc Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:28:58 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86498 Flexo, thanks for pointing me to those two posts with the links for the spreadsheets. Flexo, thanks for pointing me to those two posts with the links for the spreadsheets.

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86496 Flexo Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:16:15 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86496 mnc: Welcome! Here are the spreadsheets I use (though my data is imported from Quicken): <a href="http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/07/10/excel-template-for-net-worth-report-balance-sheet/" rel="nofollow">balance sheet</a> and <a href="http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/07/09/excel-template-for-income-and-expense-report/" rel="nofollow">income/expense report</a>. mnc: Welcome! Here are the spreadsheets I use (though my data is imported from Quicken): balance sheet and income/expense report.

]]> By: mnc http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86483 mnc Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:04:11 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86483 Likewise, I stayed positive for February due to my contributions as I took a hit there at the end of the month like most everyone else. Being relatively new to your site, I thought I would ask if you have ever made these spreadsheets available for download? This looks like a great spreadsheet. Likewise, I stayed positive for February due to my contributions as I took a hit there at the end of the month like most everyone else.

Being relatively new to your site, I thought I would ask if you have ever made these spreadsheets available for download? This looks like a great spreadsheet.

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86434 Flexo Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:07:00 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86434 Sun: The positive gain in the investments is due to my contributions. On performance alone, my investments were mostly down for the month. Breaking it down, I had $1,321 in deposits and a loss of $278 in market value. Sun: The positive gain in the investments is due to my contributions. On performance alone, my investments were mostly down for the month. Breaking it down, I had $1,321 in deposits and a loss of $278 in market value.

]]> By: Sun http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86417 Sun Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:24:52 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/03/01/personal-balance-sheet-february-2007-77994-366/#comment-86417 It's great that your investments didn't suffer a lot (still positive gain) from recent market down turn. Just curious, are those gains from contribution or from appreciation? We managed to stay positive for February only because we made some big contributions. Otherwise... It’s great that your investments didn’t suffer a lot (still positive gain) from recent market down turn. Just curious, are those gains from contribution or from appreciation? We managed to stay positive for February only because we made some big contributions. Otherwise…

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