<prompt> Human: I thought folks in PF would be interested in this New York Times article covering this study The inflation-adjusted net worth for the typical household was 87,992 in 2003. Ten years later, it was only 56,335, or a 36 percent decline.I havent seen very much good data on median net worth and it really put in perspective for me just how much outside the norm expectations in the personal finance community are. Its good to push ourselves and other individuals to save more and be financially responsible, but that doesnt help systemically.  <response>: I havent seen very much good data on median net worthThe US Federal Reserve Board publishes a consumer finances survey every 3 years, the last published data was for 2010 but they are due for an update next year to reflect changes from 2011-2014. 