Fulltiming
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10-08-2008, 07:23
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Fulltiming
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Leroy Eckert
> Your accounting method is OK by me. I would exclude fixed or semi-variable > costs if someone else wrote the check. Again, there is no right or wrong answer here, but my point was this: Other than the cost of fuel, I have to pay for the rest whether I use it or not, otherwise it falls into disrepair. I can't exclude such costs from total cost of ownership, as I'm obviously paying for it, but when it comes down to, "Should I start the genset or not?", those costs don't enter into that discussion. Only the cost of fuel matters at that point. For example, I'm taking the coach out this weekend and I'll run the generator, and when I get back I'll change the oil. Whether I run the generator this weekend or not, the oil still has to be changed. If I don't run it at all for the next year, the oil still has to be changed yet again. So the cost of oil changes doesn't even count when deciding whether or not to fire the thing up. The same argument can be made for most of the other maintenance I perform on my coach. Most of the stuff doesn't wear out due to use, it just gets old. My trip this weekend won't cost me an additional dime for tires or maintenance, I'd have to pay for that even if I left the coach home and walked. It's owning the coach, not using it, that brings these costs. As long as I've made the decision to own it I might as well use the heck out of it and everything on it because I'm paying for them anyway. > It is like saying there is no cash outlay for mowing the lawn No, it's like saying, "Don't play on the lawn, kids, because it costs money to water and mow it." You're going to pay to have it watered and mowed, anyway. Whether someone plays on it or not makes little difference. -Ryan '86 PT-40 8V92 |
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