# Your list of assets. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 5, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470 "2011-01-05T07:47:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/1 "2011-01-05T07:47:24Z")
If you make a list in the \*\*broad meaning \*\*of the term,what all would you include? ---
**Author:** ![Dereknocue67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Dereknocue67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dereknocue67)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/2 "2011-01-05T09:28:02Z")
Interesting question. I might include a list of monetary assets or a list of personal strengths. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/3 "2011-01-05T13:00:10Z")
For me, anything tangible that I can assign a monetary value to. ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/4 "2011-01-05T13:01:42Z")
I guess I’d initially assume it meant house, car, etc. Then the other meaning of assests would occur to me. I wouldn’t provide a list of both my possessions AND my personal characteristics; I’d have to ask which list was wanted (though it will likely be obvious - an accountant will be asking about my material assets, and a job application will be asking about my personal strengths). ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/5 "2011-01-05T13:03:01Z")
An unshattered skull. ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/6 "2011-01-05T13:17:35Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > For me, anything tangible that I can assign a monetary value to. Will it include your age? ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/7 "2011-01-05T14:06:32Z")
In other words,is age an asset? ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/8 "2011-01-05T14:15:36Z")
Age in and of itself would not be considered an asset. Experience on the other hand could be. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/9 "2011-01-05T14:37:56Z")
If only we had a _wheelbarrow!_ ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/10 "2011-01-05T17:14:07Z")
> [@indian](#): > > Will it include your age? Nope. If it can’t be sold, it isn’t an asset. I’m pretty sure my age wouldn’t be worth a bucket of spit. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/11 "2011-01-05T17:18:06Z")
Oh, what I wouldn’t give for a holocaust cloak. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/12 "2011-01-05T17:19:12Z")
My brains, his strength, and your steel? Against 60 men? Impossible. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/13 "2011-01-05T17:20:27Z")
I’d like to sell about 30 years of my age. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/14 "2011-01-05T18:55:20Z")
- Sparkling wit - Dashing good looks - Jedi mind trick capability (\*already have this on my resume) - Penis ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/15 "2011-01-05T20:01:58Z")
> [@Candyman74](#): > > I guess I’d initially assume it meant house, car, etc. Then the other meaning of assests would occur to me. The opposite, for me. Perhaps because I don’t have any material assets (though I’ll own my car in 2.5 more years!). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cognizant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@cognizant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cognizant)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-list-of-assets/566470/16 "2011-01-05T20:10:36Z")
Depends. Mainly on what kind of list it’s for 😉