[LINK] Cost, Price & Value [WAS: Koltai Hypothesis - That P2P can be a legal option to Foxtel.]
Tom Koltai
tomk at unwired.com.au
Mon Apr 20 13:28:28 AEST 2009
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> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of David Boxall
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> Subject: [LINK] Cost, Price & Value [WAS: Koltai Hypothesis -
> That P2P can be a legal option to Foxtel.]
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> On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 at 13:46:07 +1000 Tom Koltai wrote:
> > ... It costs nothing to stare into space.
> To stare into space, you need to be somewhere. There are costs
> associated with both 'being' and 'somewhere'.
>
> 'Being' costs include things like food, health care and (presumably)
> clothing & hygiene.
> 'Somewhere' costs include those of ownership and maintenance of the
> place (even if you don't pay them directly yourself) and (possibly)
> costs associated with getting there.
David, my spreadsheet allows for that - I.e.: oncosts at the time of
first time fulltime employment after degree, and is then cpi adusted.
*Housing (rent, insurance, utilities) on $75
*Phone 30
Food 150
*Child care 0
Household, personal care items and clothing ......... 120
Transportation (car payments,
gas, repairs, insurance, etc.) 65
Health care (insurance, prescriptions, etc.) 19
Total per month $459
Tom
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