Two kids, two jobs, and money in ten places.
Dana kept their accounts in a spreadsheet she updated when she remembered. She added their checking and savings, two 401(k)s, a Roth IRA, the kids’ 529, the house, the car, the mortgage and the car loan, and their net worth showed up on one screen. She set goals for college and an emergency fund, then used the college calculator to see what their son’s fund needs each month.











