Originally Posted by
Roger
I look at it this way. Suppose you're Joe average investor with say 10,000 shares. You get a dividend of $300 this time. Its not like most people would go and reinvest that dividend, (minimum brokerage being $30).
Far more likely the Mrs would pounce on it and buy that lovely dress she saw discounted from $600 to $300 and then she'd probably proudly tell you she'd done a marvellous job in saving you $300 in the sale :)
This is why not having the $300 in the bank account in the first place makes profoundly good common sense especially for couples with joint bank accounts lol