From: Paul Stenquist
On Jul 16, 2011, at 10:11 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote:
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Paul Stenquist
<[email protected]> wrote:
But gasoline is a necessity. When I need gasoline, I buy
gasoline. When I need food, I buy food. Tracking the price of
necessities accomplishes absolutely nothing, other than
satisfying some compulsion to record numbers.
Increased fuel consumption was the only symptom of a cracked
exhaust manifold in my Civic del Sol.
But, more to the point, is everything you do essential? Of the
things that are not essential (say, taking pictures), should we
characterize that as a "compulsion"? Something pathological and
deserving of ridicule?
You have a valid point. In that much of what we do is non essential.
but taking photos, for example, actually accomplishes something.
However, as you note, in your case recording gas prices did yield a
benefit. But again, no value judgement. I was just surprised to learn
that quite a few people track such things.
Paul
Actually Paul, I'm surprised you don't. From your posts I got the idea
that you do extensive free-lance work involving a fair amount of travel.
I don't track the "price" of gasoline per se, that's just something
interesting I noticed while tracking the expense.
You can deduct either the standard rate or the actual expense, which
ever is greater.
But how do you know which benefits you more if you aren't tracking it?
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