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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread really just underscores the point that net worth is a fundamentally meaningless measure for most people — personally, I'd like to be able to plan not to have to sell my house in retirement (for instance), so I want my net worth to be whatever I need to retire on without calculating home equity at all. Since it's also not a measure you ever really have to report to any official body in any way, it doesn't really matter whether you do or don't count your home equity in your planning. It does seem pretty well beyond dispute that the definition of net worth includes your home equity. [b]But it's also true that the value of your home really only exists on paper until you sell it, so it's inherently a bit arbitrary.[/b][/quote] Even the value of your 401k only exists on paper until you sell your investments. Does that mean you shouldn’t include your 401k in your planning? [/quote]
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