[LINK] Cost, Price & Value [WAS: Koltai Hypothesis - That P2P can be a legal option to Foxtel.]

[Tom Koltai]

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> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of David Boxall
> Sent: Monday, 20 April 2009 11:49 AM
> To: link at mailman1.anu.edu.au
> Subject: [LINK] Cost, Price & Value [WAS: Koltai Hypothesis - 
> That P2P can be a legal option to Foxtel.]
> 
> 
> 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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