Well, I feel pretty good about the traffic this site has seen over the last 30 days.

IYM is now averaging just a notch over 200 visitors and 550 pageviews per day. Compared to 'net behemoth sites, this is nothing, but it makes me happy to know that people do stop by to take a look. (My dream in my younger, early-college days was to be a writer, and I suppose that it has worked out . . . to some extent, anyway!)

It should come as no surprise that most of my visitors find their way here from Google, but to everyone else that has linked to me . . . THANK YOU!

Additionally, I would also like to extend my gratitude to those of you who have supported IYM via donations and ads on the site. December 2004 will mark only the third month since its inception that IYM has earned enough revenue to cover the monthly cost of site hosting and domain registration.

As 2004 draws to a close, I look forward to writing (and learning) much more here. Further, I hope to hear from even more of my readers and friends as I continue my family's financial journey.

Once more, thanks very much to everyone for the tremendous support!

May your 2005 be joyous and rewarding!