Wow, I have a five year old blog!

As I've stealthily crept into year five with this blog, the financial world is going through yet another nosedive. And while the stock market has basically gained zero ground during that time, I've been fortunate enough to have my financial assets increase considerably during that period through a combination of frugality, saving, and investing:

(chart courtesy of msn.com)

Unfortunately, there isn't much good news to blog about when it comes to personal finances. Even the Federal Reserve seems to think we're years away from seeing the economy pick up some steam. Not very encouraging... :(