Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas last Wednesday, dumping more than forty inches of rain on much of Southern Texas. Our hearts go out to those affected by the … [Read more...]
Checking in on the Job Market, July 2017 Edition
The JOLTS report dropped today, right on the heels of the employment report last week. That makes this as good of a time as any to take a look at the job market.As a … [Read more...]
Anchoring and Adjusting to Numbers
Anchoring or the Anchoring Bias is the human tendency to evaluate or "anchor" numbers based on their presentation. Observers and participants will usually be swayed by … [Read more...]
7 Tricks and Cognitive Biases to Fool Your Audience!
We all make mistakes. We all hold false opinions. And we all perform mental gymnastics to hold onto false facts and reject true facts. Why does this happen?(Sorry for … [Read more...]
What is Your Asset Allocation in 2017?
One good habit to get yourself into is an, at a minimum, annual financial health check. For me, I often do a deep dive into our finances during tax season. "Thanks" to … [Read more...]
What Was Your Savings Rate in 2016?
Don't Quit Your Day Job... certainly mixes up the article categories, but at our heart we're a finance web site. Personal finance or otherwise, that means most of the … [Read more...]
How Many Developers are There Per Zip Code in America?
We've recently been writing posts about the number and concentration of developers in the United States: How Many Developers are There By State? and How Many Developers … [Read more...]
How Many Developers are There Per County in America?
We've recently been trying to answer the question 'How Many Developers are there in America?', using the 2016 American Community Survey and BLS Standard Job … [Read more...]
The DQYDJ Weekender Weekly Roundup, 9/23/2016
Stop what you're doing and visit The Earth Awaits:(Bookmark it too. Go ahead, I'll wait.)Made by our friend The Frugal Vagabond, The Earth Awaits uses Numbeo … [Read more...]
Mortgages Are Still Really Cheap in the United States
30 Year Mortgage rates are currently averaging 3.45%.There is a 30 year mortgage rate average series on FRED, published by Freddie Mac, which has noted a down-trend … [Read more...]
What Was Your Savings Rate in 2015?
In this article, we continue our annual tradition of sharing our savings rate. We consider a savings rate to be one of the most important numbers you can optimize when … [Read more...]
S&P 500 Historical Return Calculator
On this page is a S&P 500 Historical Return calculator. It allows you to input time-frames from 1 month all the way up to 60 years and 11 months and crunches data … [Read more...]