The DQYDJ Weekender, 8/4/2012

August 22nd, 2020 by 
PK

Who's having as much fun watching the Olympics as me?  I, for one, am definitely getting into random events that I probably won't care about for another 4 years.

Well, sports is a proxy for war, and it's better I cheer for athletic prowess than battle, right?  Also, better than having to call out other bloggers again!

Links to Us

Links We Liked

  • Nelson at Financial Uproar asks if fashion is an investment.  For me?  I have tons of fitted clothes which cost way more than generic clothes, so go click through and see what that makes me!
  • Control Your Cash makes the argument that you should manage your own portfolio because of the wacky incentives of fund managers.  Fair enough - but if you don't have the motivation you should probably just toss your funds in index funds (with low costs).  That's right - at a minimum, remove the human error.
  • JT at Money Mamba shows his supply-side with a post about how people make what they're worth.
  • Paula at Afford Anything posts some renovation-porn (man, that word has been watered down) of the sub-floor and joists in one of the bathrooms at her rental.
  • Andrea at So Over This wonders what the deal is with all of the PF writers writing about physical fitness.  My theory?  New-found responsibility spreading to other parts of a person's life.
  • Ironman at Political Calculations sees the potential of a double dip recession, if companies cutting dividends is to be believed.  What if the low dividend basis of the last few years (read: many companies already cut dividends) would cover up that measure for a future recession?
      

PK

PK started DQYDJ in 2009 to research and discuss finance and investing and help answer financial questions. He's expanded DQYDJ to build visualizations, calculators, and interactive tools.

PK lives in New Hampshire with his wife, kids, and dog.

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