My Next Financial Goal is Getting to Zero By: Steve Johnson 5/2/2008 - 50 Comments Share Tweet The people that are most likely to have their finances in order are the people that work hard to manage their money. The leading financial blogs talk and plan how to manage their money all day long and several of them track and publish their net worth.  These blogs have thousands of readers that are trying to get out of debt everyday by finding useful personal assistance online.  These are the experts.  Here are just a few that have the guts to publish their net worth.     Financial Blog  Net Worth  Age Finding Financial Peace  $381,445  39 Consumerism Commentary  $151,079 Single Guy Money  $72,953  30 Frog of Finance  $63,938  37 Llama Money  $32,401  39 Unequivocal Notes  $31,096  29 Make Love, Not Money  -$32,059 Average  $100,718  35 While looking for financial bloggers net worth’s, I only found about 20 of 100 that listed their net worth – and I only found one with a negative net worth (Make Love, Not Money).  My guess is that there are many others that have a negative net worth, but are unwilling to share their numbers – until they get over zero.  I am also in the negative category and have yet to published my net worth.  If anyone knows of another financial blogger that has published a negative net worth, please let me know.  My guess is that the younger financial bloggers (20 something’s) are still in the negative area. Average Household Debt is $96,000 According to Bankrate.com, the average per household debt in the U.S., not counting mortgage debt, is about $14,500. Nine of 10 Americans claim credit card debt has never been a source of worry, yet 47 percent would refuse to tell a friend how much they owe. According to this article, American Economy Collapsing , the average American taxpayer has $48,000 in debt due to credit cards, mortgages, university debts, auto, etc.  Based on this number, a household of two adults would have a net debt of $96,000. Therefore, if your household has less then $96,000 in debt, you're above the average. Approaching Zero I’m on target to cross the zero net worth line sometime in the fourth quarter of this year. But, it has not been easy.  At 34 years old, it’s hard to admit that I’m still in the negative net worth area.  I've been reaching for this goal for 10 years, ever since graduating from college 10 years ago.  During the last ten years, there have been a lot of expenses, most notably, college loans, houses, cars and kids.  As I approach the zero net worth threshhold, I am very excited – it’s like a dream come true.  Finally, I'm worth zero. Related Articles 10 Habits of the Prosperous Pay Off One Thing at a Time How Much Do You Spend? Time to Dust off the Budget How I Create Our Family Budget   Subscribe via RSS Copyright © 2020 PennyJobs.com. All rights reserved.

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