Know Your Numbers

We would like to guide you through an exercise to help you to know your numbers. Let's open your eyes to the big picture.

Personal Information:

Let’s begin with your assets (what you own):

An asset is simply any item of value that you own. Assets have either current or future economic value, meaning it is worth something now or will be worth something in the future. This means they can be sold to settle debts or that they have the potential to produce income for you, either currently or in the future.


Bank accounts:

These investments may be added as one combined total or individually.

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Securities eg. Stocks, Bonds Mutual Funds etc.:

These investments may be added as one combined total or individually.

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Pension/Savings Fund:

Accounts may be added as one total or individually.

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Vehicles:

Vehicles may be added as one total or individually.

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Real Estate eg. Home, Rental Property, Vacant Land:

Properties may be added as one total or individually.

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Other Assets Eg Furniture, Collectible Items:

Other Assets may be added as one total or individually.

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Let’s list your liabilities (what you owe):

A liability is simply any debt or financial obligation you owe to another person or corporate entity, like a bank or credit union. ‘Liability’ can refer to any agreement, verbal or written, that has not yet been paid, and so it impacts your future financial position until it is paid off. 


Mortgage:

Mortgage accounts may be added as one total or individually.

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Other Bank Loans:

Other bank loans may be added as one total or individually.

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Credit Card Debt:

Other Credit card debt should be listed individually.

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Let’s list your Income(s):

These are all the ways that you have money coming to you on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. These can include:

  • Salaries (full-time or part-time)
  • Side hustles/ entrepreneurial ventures
  • Investment dividends, and more

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Let’s list your Expenses and Other Monthly Obligations:

Here is where you will list all of your recurring expenses. Without a clear picture of your recurring expenses, it can be difficult to create a plan to manage your finances effectively.

For non-monthly expenses, such as insurance premiums, calculate and record the amount of that expense for a month (e.g. An annual premium of $3,000 equates to $250 per month [$3,000 ÷ 12 m per month])

This list can include:

  • Debt repayment (mortgage, loans, credit card payments)
  • Household expenses (rent; electricity; water; gas; cable/internet subscriptions e.g. netflix; home insurance premiums; maintenance e.g. lawn care, housekeeping; repairs)
  • Food and supplies (grocery, household supplies, dining out)
  • Vehicle (gasoline, insurance, licensing, repairs)
  • Personal (grooming, health, clothing, dry cleaning)
  • Insurance (Life and Health)
  • School fees and supplies
  • Entertainment and Travel
  • Giving (tithes, offerings, gifts)
  • Other monthly payments (subscriptions, streaming services etc.)

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