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Net Worth Calculator

Free net worth calculator: list your assets and liabilities to see your true net worth, with a clear breakdown and a shareable link.

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How the net worth calculator works

Net worth is the single clearest snapshot of your financial position. This calculator lets you list everything you own and everything you owe, then computes the difference. Add as many asset and liability lines as you need; the totals and your net worth update instantly, and your entries are saved in the page link so you can revisit or share the exact snapshot.

net worth = total assets − total liabilities

Assets are what you own that has value; liabilities are what you owe.

What counts on each side

  • Assets: cash and savings, investment and retirement accounts, your home's market value, vehicles, and anything else of real resale value.
  • Liabilities: your mortgage, car loans, student loans, and credit-card balances.

A useful convention: enter your home at its full market value as an asset and your remaining mortgage as a liability. Netting the two is the same as counting your equity, but keeping them separate gives you a truer picture of both sides of your balance sheet.

A quick snapshot

Suppose you have $15,000 in cash, $40,000 invested, a home worth $320,000, and an $18,000 car — $393,000 in assets. Against that you owe $255,000 on the mortgage, $11,000 on the car, and $3,500 on cards — $269,500 in liabilities. Your net worth is $123,500. The value is not the single number, though; it is watching that number climb as you pay down debt and build savings.

Why track net worth

Income tells you what you earn; net worth tells you what you are actually building. It can be negative early in life — common when student loans or a new mortgage dominate — and that is not necessarily a problem. What matters is the trend. Calculating it every few months turns vague financial anxiety into a concrete, improving (or improvable) number, and it is the metric most worth watching over a lifetime.

To understand the building blocks, see the glossary entries for net worth, assets, and liabilities.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as an asset vs. a liability?

Assets are things you own that have value: cash, savings, investments, retirement accounts, your home's market value, and vehicles. Liabilities are what you owe: mortgage, car loans, student loans, and credit-card balances. Net worth is assets minus liabilities.

Should I use my home's value or my equity?

Enter the home's full market value as an asset and the remaining mortgage as a liability. The calculator nets them out, which is the same as counting your equity — but keeping them separate gives you a truer picture of both sides.

Is a negative net worth bad?

Not necessarily, especially early in life when student loans or a new mortgage dominate. What matters is the trend over time. Tracking net worth every few months shows whether you are moving in the right direction.

Learn more: net worth in the glossary.