tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25714039.post4987340319802739870..comments2023-10-26T00:17:28.411+08:00Comments on A Private Portfolio: Your home's value and your net worthtraineeinvestorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05179861120801348035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25714039.post-60562296649583162042007-11-06T13:45:00.000+08:002007-11-06T13:45:00.000+08:00I'm a bit late to the party but thanks for your th...I'm a bit late to the party but thanks for your thoughts on my post!<BR/><BR/>Ultimately my way of taking my home's value into account is psychological I suppose, more to avoid the temptation of seeing my equity as real money that I can dip into than calculating how much I'm worth. (Which makes you wonder why I called it "net worth calculations" -- hence your point.)<BR/><BR/>Those that did dip in are going to be in trouble. If someone read my post and thought twice about taking out a HELOC for consumer spending then it served its purpose.<BR/><BR/>Again, thank you for the thoughtful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25714039.post-74176805887525656802007-07-21T18:34:00.000+08:002007-07-21T18:34:00.000+08:00I have to agree with you. My rule of thumb is to ...I have to agree with you. My rule of thumb is to include all non-depreciating assets on my balance sheet. Of course, all assets go up and down in value, but real estate, over time, appreciates. So I include my home on my balance sheet, but not, for example, my cars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com