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This is a fair point, but more often than not people living paycheck to paycheck aren't as familiar with dollar cost averaging and are probably just buying in $
by bsims 13y ago
This is a fair point, but more often than not people living paycheck to paycheck aren't as familiar with dollar cost averaging and are probably just buying in $20 amounts because that's how much cash they have at that time.
The OP also said it was based on 5+ years worth of data which probably means it is less about gas price fluctuations and more about buying habits.
- uvince 13y agoI apologize for being dense, but what data exactly is the OP crunching here?
- jerf 13y agoInternal private data. We don't know exactly what it is and he can't say. Really, in the end, this is little more than a moderately well-sourced anecdote.
- uvince 13y agoThanks jerf, I have no idea why this made the front page. Clearly I have a lot to learn.
- Vivtek 13y agoIt has a pretty graph at the top and the guy presumably really did crunch real data, so it gets upvoted. Also it's Brazilian, so it gives you a little taste of 21st-century BRIC economics. Hits a lot of buzzers.