Well, last year we spent a lot of money getting the house in order and ready for the arrival of our baby daughter (our first and only), so guitar gear purchases were put on hold throughout most of the year.
It was ok because in December I did get a decent bonus from my job, so I did go a little crazy and picked up a couple of Ibanez guitars (MIJ RG 470 at a pawnshop for 140 and an RG 320 from craigslist for 35 bucks), and a {censored}load of pedals for cheap at pawnshops. Now I'm pretty much set as far as gear goes.