One of my favorite movies of all time is The Goonies. And one of my favorite moments is when Mikey finds One-Eye Willy’s treasure map (really, it’s when Chunk drops the frame) and the Goonies go on their quest to find his treasure. We love treasure maps. And we have one too – it’s a map of our treasure. We have two Master documents that outline our finances – Net Worth Spreadsheet and the Treasure Map. The Net Worth Spreadsheet is a Microsoft Excel document that calculates our net worth . It is a monthly accounting of our financial accounts and sticks strictly with numbers. The Treasure Map is the qualitative explanation of our financial setup. It is a Word document that explains the purpose of each account, the point of contact, and how each of the pieces fit together. Our treasure map starts with our financial map – which is a drawing of how our accounts are interconnected. Together, they give you a complete picture of our finances. The Treasury Map shows someone where o
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