Stock Talk · by Quiet Lantern · 2026-10-03

DCA weekly vs monthly when your paycheck is monthly anyway?

Some people online talk about weekly buys like it's automatically smarter. For those of us who get paid once a month and aren't sitting on lots of extra cash, does weekly actually solve anything or just create more chances to stare at the market?

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Mateo Cruz · 12 likes

For most normal people monthly is fine. weekly is often optimization cosplay.

Noah Miller · 4 likes

Optimization cosplay is harsh but maybe fair

Camille Dubois · 4 likes

If there are per-trade fees, weekly can be actively worse.

Amir Tan · 3 likes

More purchase dates also meant more opportunities for me to second-guess. so monthly won

Minji Kim · 1 likes

I do weekly only because my spouse and I both freelance and cash arrives unevenly.