Worked examples / Buying something
A $700 television kept six years, sold for $80 at the end, worth about $15 a month to the household.

The 55-inch TV costs you $8.61 a month. You said having it is worth $15.00.
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How this answer was worked out| Net cost | $700 - $80 = $620 |
| Cost per month | $620 / (6 x 12) = $8.61 |
| Cost per use | $620 / (10 x 52 x 6) = $0.20 |
| Worth in all | $15.00 x 12 x 6 = $1,080 |
| Net | $460 |
| Years to pay for itself | 3.44 |
| Gone on day one | $700 - $150 = $550 |
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