Who out here has been reading DQYDJ for the last year… show of hands? Remember last year we entered into a friendly contest at Financial Uproar where we wanted to demonstrate our stock picking prowess to a skeptical audience (because auditing my returns wasn’t enough!). So, even though we beat the S&P in 2012, we [...]
The DQYDJ Weekender, 12/22/2012
Posted By Last updated December 22nd, 2012 5 Comments
Back to Boston tomorrow – let me know if you see a depressing trend on this site as I flip from 60-70 degree days to snow! Links We Liked! Math-Major Greg at Control Your Cash gives us a lesson on estimating odds – and he knows that you most likley aren’t very good at doing [...]
Is Social Security a Good Investment?
Posted By Last updated February 16th, 2013 27 Comments
It may be hard to recall now, but in 2004 a President won his election while promising to reform Social Security to allow private accounts. George Bush ultimately failed at that goal, but with Social Security again in the limelight during the whole “Fiscal Cliff” overreaction, we wanted to toss some facts out there to [...]
Got Debt? Intellect Trumps Emotion.
Posted By Last updated December 16th, 2012 19 Comments
Newsflash: the ability to apply your intelligence to problems and questions you have is more important than your ability to apply emotion. Intelligent Personal Finance Ignore the charlatans that tell you that your first inclination is the best response. Gut feelings, emotions, and soft reactions have no place in the debt relief plans of an [...]
The DQYDJ Weekender, 12/15/2012
Posted By Last updated December 15th, 2012 3 Comments
Did you know that we have hundreds of broken links in our archives? No? You don’t care? Well, I’m fixing them anyway. So dive in and read them. Timeless Finance Welcome Timeless Finance to our blogroll – they may not always show up since life is random and unfair, but I assure you they [...]
Oh Yeah? THAT’S the Problem With Congress?
Posted By Last updated December 14th, 2012 2 Comments
I just wanted to share with you folks a quick hit from exiting Republican Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, who was defeated in the Senate primary by Richard Mourdock. Mourdock lost in the general, after making controversial statements on rape. But he’s not the story here. Senator Lugar gave a speech at the moderate Ripon [...]
The Earth Is Flat! Why a Flatter Tax Code is Better (The No Math Edition!)
Posted By Last updated February 16th, 2013 17 Comments
“Cut rates and eliminate deductions”, as a bumper sticker (ahem, Twitter) length quote, started to reenter the public consciousness again during the recent Presidential election. The phrase came to be associated with Mitt Romney, although, to be fair, he was almost forced into a position on rates by refusing to detail his stance on taxes [...]
Should We Cut Spending or Raise Taxes To Avoid Driving Off The Fiscal Cliff?
Posted By Last updated December 9th, 2012 16 Comments
Isn’t it funny how a wonky topic like the Fiscal Cliff can so grab the public’s collective consciousness, yet learning the relatively easy math skills to understand it doesn’t seem to be in vogue. Well, America (/World, since this site does have a rather active international readership), it’s your lucky day! I’ll make this simple [...]
The DQYDJ Weekender, 12/9/2012
Posted By Last updated December 9th, 2012 5 Comments
Hallmark Channel How much Hallmark Channel are you all watching? Sure, I’m mostly working on random stuff around the house, but I’ve caught a lot of it. I can pretty much predict the plot from the first five minutes – but that’s probably the point, right? Links We Liked! Because Darwin’s children are human (and [...]
