Four Years of FiveCentNickel
Wow. I can’t believe that I almost forgot about this, but… Today is FiveCentNickel’s fourth birthday. It’s really hard for me to believe that it’s been four years since I wrote these words:
Welcome to fivecentnickel.com, a new weblog about personal finance written from the perspective of a thirty-something family man.
(I’m still thirty-something, by the way.)
In case you’re not aware of how I came up with the domain name, it comes from the following quote from the Depression-era journalist Franklin P. Adams:
“There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.”
And now we have one.
For the numbers freaks amongst you (don’t worry, I’m a numbers freak too), I present the following data:
Total number of posts: 1900
Total number of words in posts: 486,749 (and not a single typo – hah!)
Total number of comments: 17,263 (not counting spam)
Total number of words in comments: 1,390,062
Breaking it down, that’s an average of roughly 256 words/post and 1.3 posts/day (including weekends). As far as comments go, you guys (and me, to a lesser extent) have left an average of 9 comments per post, with an average of roughly 81 words per comment.
The current comment champion is “Dave Ramsey is Bad at Math,” which was published just eight days after this site went live, on May 9th, 2005. As of this writing, that article has drawn 392 comments (and counting!).
And with that… All I can say is thanks for your support.
Hat tip to FD for reminding me!
Published on May 1st, 2009 - 32 Comments
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About the author: Nickel is the founder and editor-in-chief of this site. He's a thirty-something family man who has been writing about personal finance since 2005, and guess what? He's on Twitter!
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Dang, didn’t know you were that old, grandpa! Nah, just kidding. Congrats on the longevity, especially when so many of us (not me, yet) have gone to “Blogger’s Heaven” long ago. Keep it up!
Comment by Clever Dude — May 1st 2009 @ 7:00 pmDang, you are old…
Comment by Baker @ ManVsDebt — May 1st 2009 @ 7:02 pmCongratulations! looking forward to at least four more fun and financial fact filled years.
Comment by Kay — May 1st 2009 @ 7:06 pmOoo, ooo! Can I call Nickel old, too? Pretty please?
Just kidding Nickel. Congrats! Four years is definitely a milestone to be proud of.
Comment by Stephanie PTY — May 1st 2009 @ 7:08 pmCongrats Nickle! Huge accomplishment!
Comment by Squawkfox — May 1st 2009 @ 7:11 pmCongrats Nickel! Huge accomplishment!
Comment by Squawkfox — May 1st 2009 @ 7:11 pmCongratulation and thank you for your support over the years.
Comment by Pinyo — May 1st 2009 @ 7:18 pmWell done! I just reached my 3 month mark. I do not have nearly the skill or pride that you do. Still, you are an inspiration.
Comment by Matt B — May 1st 2009 @ 7:31 pmCongratulations on 4 years! Here’s to another 4!
Comment by SaveBuyLive — May 1st 2009 @ 7:34 pmNicely done sir! When we dumping a keg over you and throwing a party?!
Comment by J. Money — May 1st 2009 @ 8:14 pmWow, made me think about it and realize that I’ve been writing for over four years now too.
It’s been a good run, here’s to another 4 years.
Comment by Blaine Moore — May 1st 2009 @ 9:52 pmThe Dave Ramsey post is the MOST famous one.
Congrats.
Comment by Kiran — May 1st 2009 @ 10:42 pmHappy Anniversary! How time flies!
Comment by FreshPeaches — May 1st 2009 @ 10:47 pmCheers to 4 years!
Wow that’s a lot of blogging.
To quote my favorite blogger: “The hard part, as you can guess, is the first 2,500 posts. After that, momentum really starts to build.”
The next 1000 should be even more exciting.
Comment by OblivousInvestor — May 1st 2009 @ 11:48 pmI still can’t get over the fact you can run the site while raising four kids. Makes your 4 year tenure even more impressive. Congrats!
Comment by Ben — May 2nd 2009 @ 12:38 amCongratulations FCN. 4 years is a huge accomplishment.
Comment by Online Banks — May 2nd 2009 @ 8:13 amCongratulations! Keep up the great work.
Comment by Bart — May 2nd 2009 @ 11:37 amHappy Birthday!
Keep up the good work. I enjoy reading your site.
Comment by U.S. Common Sense — May 2nd 2009 @ 6:40 pmloved the comment about Ramsey’s bad math. I personally believe there are three levels to his bad math, but the dude is actually great at math in that his pockets are lined and that is all he cares about.
Comment by Stephanie — May 2nd 2009 @ 6:53 pmLoved the five cent nickel quote as well. I thought it had something to do with the days of the five and dime store being a new thing. I wish you the best of luck on your blog, you don’t need luck you have value for folks to read and comment about so they will keep coming back.
By the way all these youngsters are calling you old. They haven’t got a clue what old is. Talk to me when your over 50 then come back again when your over 80. You really want to talk old , let’s talk to those approaching 90. Age is a matter of state of mind. 30 something is still a baby! Wish I could trade you places.
Comment by Stephanie — May 2nd 2009 @ 6:56 pmKeep up the great work and Happy Birthday to your blog!
Congrats – great to see the numbers. I haven’t thought about adding up comments like that, I should try it out. Love Stephanie’s comment above:) Thanks for the inspiration. Great source for your blog’s title, too. The way I chose mine was just based on an idea/philosophy I had in mind. Unfortunately, it turns out to just look like another cliche “Money” blog title, but that’s not the way I intended it! I was thinking of the Your Money and Your Life book and some of the thoughts I had in relation to it.
Congrats on no typos! Yeah!
Comment by MoneyEnergy — May 3rd 2009 @ 2:46 amCongratulations on 4 years! I think that is like 8 years in blogging years.
Comment by SingleGuyMoney — May 3rd 2009 @ 10:59 amCongratulations on 4 years of blogging!
Comment by Flexo — May 3rd 2009 @ 11:00 amCongrats Nickel on making 4 years!
Comment by Laura — May 3rd 2009 @ 5:01 pmCongrats on 4 years, nickel, keep up the good work!
Comment by RC@Thinkyourwaytowealth — May 3rd 2009 @ 9:57 pmCongrats Nickel! Not only have you made it to four years but you’ve been active and productive the whole time!
Comment by Matt — May 4th 2009 @ 7:20 amCongrats from your friends at socialnerdia (dot) com!!
Comment by socialnerdia — May 4th 2009 @ 12:38 pmHere’s another comment to add to your total. Congratulations on four great years. I hope that I can have a fraction of your success. I always look forward to your insights. Keep up the good work!
Comment by Corporate Barbarian — May 4th 2009 @ 1:35 pmHappy birthday, Nickel!
BTW, with inflation, have you ever considered redubbing the site “Ten cent dime?”
Actually, I guess it’s all relative!
All the best!
Len
Comment by Len Penzo — May 4th 2009 @ 11:31 pmCongrats, Nickel!
Comment by Patrick — May 5th 2009 @ 4:36 pmHappy anniversary and congratulations.
Comment by Jim — May 5th 2009 @ 7:51 pmGood golly! Four years! Four kids! That’s a lot of work. Keep up the quality work. I still read your blog because of the high quality (and lack of typos).
Comment by mapgirl — May 8th 2009 @ 9:31 am