The definition of net worth is simple: It’s everything you own, minus everything you owe. This number strips away the preening, the posturing, and the peacocking, laying bare your real money situation. There’s nowhere to hide. Growing your net worth over time – by reducing debt and building up assets – is the only meaningful definition of financial success. Here’s how to do it.
For the first time in my life, I have absolute freedom to only pursue the things that interest me. The last two decades have been an uninterrupted freight train of schooling and work, so it’s a pretty surreal feeling. There are moments of pure elation, and even the occasional faint trace of guilt. Did I cheat, somehow? Surely it can’t be this easy? I’m waiting for a giant skyhook to descend from the heavens and hoist me up by the seat of my elephant pants, violently jerking me back into reality. It wasn’t until 2013 that I even twigged this was an option…