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Want to know how much it really
cost you to rent movies the old fashioned way? Download this cool Excel
calculator to compare the cost of your rental habits to Netflix.
Calculator Download
(any version of Microsoft excel or equivalent spreadsheet program
required)
Don't worry, it's been scanned for viruses! If you have excel on your
machine select open at the dialog prompt. If you need to import it into
another program, select save. |
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Loads of people have taken this test and look at this
- Even if someone only rents only one movie per week,
- only pays three dollars for that one movie
- never pays a late fee
- lives 1 mile from the video store
- drives a Honda Hybrid and gets 50 miles to the gallon!
- and values their time at only five dollars per hour.
They still can't beat Netflix! Here's the result:
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Your DVD Rental Store or Netflix? See The Difference! |
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On Average, I rent |
1 |
movies per week. |
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Average $$ of |
$2.00 |
for one movie. |
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I owe a late fee |
0.00% |
percent of the time. |
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My car gets about |
50 |
Miles per gallon. |
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I live about |
1 |
miles from the video store. |
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Per Trip I usually rent |
1 |
movies. |
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That trip takes about |
15 |
minutes total time. |
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I value my time at |
5 |
Dollars per hour |
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A gallon of gas costs |
$2.30 |
where I live. |
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The Bottom Line! |
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Netflix |
Your Store |
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Your $ per DVD is |
$ 2.50 |
$2.09 |
Minus time $ |
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$$ time per DVD is |
$ 0.08 |
$1.25 |
Time $ |
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Total $$ per DVD is |
$ 2.58 |
$3.34 |
Total |
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Created by
Mark Firehammer, Life Coach |
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Author of the
"Seekers Guide To Great Movies" |
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Watch more movies, Netflix stays the same,
the other keeps going up!
- How much you pay now for one movie rental
- What percent of the times you owe a late fee
- How many miles you live from the rental store
- how long, in minutes, one entire trip for movies takes. (There, in,
out, home)
- The value you put on one hour of your time.
- The cost of a gallon of gas in your town.
Still not
convinced: Download the calculator and run your numbers! |
