January net worth -- surveying the damage

I updated my net worth last night, and I was pleased to discover that it actually went up, albeit marginally, despite the stock market carnage that continued through most of the month. Click the chart in the right sidebar for the gory details. Proof positive that automatic savings programs work.

And as for the stocks, not that this really means anything in and of itself (since the only time one should care about the value of their stocks is when you want to sell) but it's nice for a little reassurance that I have indeed chosen solid firms that are better positioned than some to weather inevitable storms. I wasn't worried when the TSX lost 600 points in a day, and I'm not worried now.