#weekly feb 19 - 25

[tripeakathlete]

Week of Feb 19 - 25, 2023

Just 13 days left till Ironman & 70.3 New Zealand. How exciting to see all of these athletes perform their best at the first big race of the season. Enclosed you will find the schedule for this week: Keep up the good work and I will see you this week. Coach Torres

[dbdpromptober]

Dead Boy Detectives Promptober 2024

Catch-up Calendar

The participation this October has been beyond my wildest dreams, but if you didn't manage to keep up with the daily prompts, don't worry! I've set up this weekly calendar to catch-up with the ones you've missed, or to start the challenge from scratch at a more relaxed pace.

The prompts are the same, but this time you'll have a whole week to fulfill each of them.

The rules are also the same:

- creative works can be of any type (fanart, fic, poetry, cosplay, photography... Anything you can think of!);

- post them on the week of the prompt or afterwards on Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter and/or AO3 tagging this account and adding the hashtag #dbdpromptober2024;

- you don't have to do all the prompts, just have fun!

More info on the original post:

The prompts:

1. Mirrors (November 11 - 17)

2. Death (November 18 - 24)

3. Eternity (Nov. 25 - Dec. 1)

4. Light (December 2 - 8)

5. Magic (December 9 - 15)

6. Books (December 16 - 22)

7. Blood (December 23 - 29)

8. Hell (Dec. 30 - Jan. 5)

9. Past (January 6 - 12)

10. Lantern (January 13 - 19)

11. Dream (January 20 - 26)

12. Eight ball (Jan. 27 - Feb. 2)

13. Demons (February 3 - 9)

14. Sorrow (February 10 - 16)

15. Crow (February 17 - 23)

16. Knives (Feb. 24 - Mar. 2)

17. Mushroom (March 3 - 9)

18. Friendship (March 10 - 16)

19. Forest (March 17 - 23)

20. Investigate (March 24 - 30)

21. Lighthouse (Mar. 31 - Apr. 6)

22. Downtime (April 7 - 13)

23. Sight (April 14 - 20)

24. Cats (April 21 - 27)

25. Dandelions (Apr. 28 - May 4)

26. Bones (May 5 - 11)

27. Snow (May 12 - 18)

28. Tricksters (May 19 - 25)

29. Doll (May 26 - Jun. 1)

30. Love (June 2 - 8)

31. Spooky (June 9 - 15)

[stormyoceans]

VICE VERSA (RE)WATCH 2024

with last twilight ending and no show to replace it on friday yet, i thought this might be a good time to do a vice versa community rewatch and maybe give an excuse to all the new jimmysea fans to watch the show for the first time if they didn't get around to it.

the schedule: from february 2 to may 9

as this is quite sudden and im hoping to reach as many people as possible, i thought we could do one episode per week, without having only a single set date but rather a range of days where each one of us can decide when to watch it. so the schedule would look like this:

feb 02 - feb 08: ocean blue (ep 1)

feb 09 - feb 15: forest green (ep 2)

feb 16 - feb 22: soft blush (ep 3)

feb 23 - feb 29: deep magenta (ep 4)

mar 01 - mar 07: winter white (ep 5)

mar 08 - mar 14: fire yellow (ep 6)

mar 15 - mar 21: sunset orange (ep 7)

mar 22 - mar 28: cloudy gray (ep 8)

mar 29 - apr 04: midnight black (ep 9)

apr 05 - apr 11: pink (ep 10)

apr 12 - apr 18: real red (ep 11)

apr 19 - apr 25: crystal clear (ep 12)

apr 26 - may 02: faded pink? (our skyy ep 1)

may 03 - may 09: multicolor (our skyy ep 2)

how to watch: youtube (main series + our skyy)

what to do: watch or rewatch the episodes

that's pretty much the only mandatory thing that is required to do, but if you feel like it you can also:

liveblog your watch

share your favorite scene(s) from the episode

pick your top weekly outfit

reblog old and new posts

create content like memes, fics, gifs, edits, etc.

anything you want!!!!!

if you do any of these tho, please tag your posts with #vvrewatch24 so people can find them!!!!

the main goal i hope to achieve with this is for everyone to just have fun and maybe find some comfort. a big thank you in advance to anyone who will consider participating or even just sharing this post!!!!

[52drabbles]

Welcome to the 52drabbles prompt list for 2024 —which, amusingly, has 53 prompts! (Thank you Leap Year!)

The goal behind this year-long opt-in challenge is to post a drabble every week. To be actively writing, and actively posting, all year.

To that end we've built a list of prompts for each week in 2024 —plus a handful of alternative prompts that can be subbed in for any week (or used as prompts for bonus drabbles, because MOAR drabbles is always good!) The prompts include images, songs, random words or phrases, tropes, and in April, for poetry month - poems.

If the prompt is in double quotes, the prompt must appear in the drabble, otherwise it's meant as inspiration. During April you can choose to write a poem of the type specified as your prompt, or write *about* that type of poem. For song prompts, pick out a lyric if you like, or be inspired by the vibe of the song. Whatever works!

Also included is a list of lengths - you may choose any length from the list to pair with any of the weekly prompts.

Although the challenge is to write a drabble a week, it's a completely voluntary, opt-in sort of challenge. No hard and fast deadlines, no turning them in - just write and post. If you're posting on tumblr, please tag them with @52drabbles so we can find them for monthly roundup posts!

All versions of Bond and all ships are welcome. And if you're not in the Bond fandom? Yeah, you can play, too :)

Pick one of the following lengths each week for your drabbles:

100 words exactly 150 words exactly 200 words exactly up to 300 words 300 words exactly 400 words exactly

For the month of January, the week starting Monday,

Jan 1 - Word: "bare" Jan 8 - Image:

Jan 15 - Phrase: Cut to the chase Jan 22 - Song: Snake Eyes by Mumford & Sons Jan 29 - Trope: Shifter AU

Putting the rest of the year under a cut because the pics make it LONG -

Feb 5 - Word: "fence" Feb 12 - Image:

Feb 19 - Phrase: Meanwhile, back at the ranch Feb 26 - Song: Behind Blue Eyes by The Who

Mar 4 - Trope: Dialogue only Mar 11 - Word: "lemon" Mar 18 - Image:

Mar 25 - Word: "shoots"

Apr 1 - Poem type: haiku! Apr 8 - Poem type: limerick! Apr 15 - Poem type: bredlik! Apr 22 - Poem type: acrostic - "relish" Apr 29 - Poem type: remix! - turn any fic whose author agrees into a poem

May 6 - Phrase: Back to square one May 13 - Song: Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog May 20 - Trope: Historical figure May 27 - Word: "gimlet"

Jun 3 - Image:

Jun 10 - Phrase: Take this job and … Jun 17 - Song: Fifth Symphony by Beethoven Jun 24 - Word: "heat"

Jul 1 - Trope: Wingfic Jul 8 - Word: "sculpture" Jul 15 - Image:

Jul 22 - Phrase: Long in the tooth Jul 29 - Song: Something to Talk About by Bonnie Raitt

Aug 5 - Trope: Magical AU Aug 12 - Word: "flustered" Aug 19 - Image:

Aug 26 - Phrase: On cloud nine

Sep 2 - Song: I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton (or the Whitney Houston version, if you prefer) Sep 9 - Trope: Fix-it Sep 16 - Word: "kindling" Sep 23 - Image:

Sep 30 - Phrase: Wild goose chase

Oct 7 - Song: Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet Oct 14 - Trope: Forced proximity Oct 21 - Word: "leaves" Oct 28 - Image:

Nov 4 - Phrase: Under your nose Nov 11 - Song: Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye Nov 18 - Trope: Outsider Perspective Nov 25 - Word: "thread"

Dec 2 - Image:

Dec 9 - Phrase: Gone but not forgotten Dec 16 - Song: School Days by Chuck Berry Dec 23 - Trope: Desert island Dec 30 - Word: "jet lag"

[magrit-alessa]

My weekly chart (19 Feb 2024 - 25 Feb 2024) #TimeMachine

That's what I like. That's what surrounds me. That's what creates my mood.

*Created by my preferences only*

Аll 10 chart positions in 4 minutes here -> https://youtu.be/GERmMDONlsc

10. The Black Eyed Peas - Bebot

9. THE HARDKISS - Make-Up

8. Chrome Sparks - Marijuana

7. Klaxons - Golden Skans

6. Ne-Yo - so sick

5. People In Planes - Instantly Gratified

4. The Pussycat Dolls - How Many Times,How Many Lies

3. Rihanna - Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko)

2. The Erised - Pray

1. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

If you want to support channel:

If someone wants to help or support Ukraine:

[tmnt-tychou]

#TMNTVDAY Prompts

Hello turtle fans! February is right around the corner and I am officially giving you permission to use this month to go crazy about whatever ship or pairing you love. Be it a canon pairing, your crack ship, or shipping your favorite turtle with your OC. I am here for all of it. We get to indulge and treat ourselves for the month of February.

I have put together a few weekly prompts if you want to use them. But you can also make whatever shipping art/fics/misc works you want and still use the hashtag. Romantic reader fics are also welcome. Whatever you want. Have fun!

Prompt Schedule:

Week 1 (Feb 1-4): OTP Meme

Week 2 (Feb 5-11): The theme is music. Share a song that reminds you of your pairing. Use a song to inspire a pic or a romantic short story. Put together a playlist for your pairing.

Week 3 (Feb 12-18): Firsts. Draw a picture or write a short about one of their firsts. Example: First meeting, first kiss, first date, ect.

Week 4 (Feb 19-25): “I love you.” A time when one said ‘I love you’ to the other. Maybe a confession for the first time. Maybe it was the 100th time. Maybe it wasn’t even in words.

Week 5 (Feb 26-28): Valentine’s Day. Tell us about or write a short on what your pairing did for their most recent Valentine’s Day.

[natlacentral]

Nielsen Streaming Top 10: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Debuts With Nearly 2.6 Billion Minutes Watched, Doubling ‘One Piece’s’ U.S. Debut

Netflix‘s live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” made a strong first appearance on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings, clocking in with just under 2.6 billion minutes watched in its first four days of availability.

That’s nearly double the debut seen by Netflix’s most recent comparable series: “One Piece,” the live-action adaptation of the popular manga of the same name that hit 1.3 billion viewing minutes in its first four days.

Interestingly, when Netflix released its proprietary data regarding “Avatar” last month, it was only 15% ahead of “One Piece’s” debut. However, the Netflix Top 10 measures worldwide viewership on all devices, whereas Nielsen only accounts for TV screens in the U.S. Therefore, “Avatar’s” Nielsen performance implies that the series was more successful in stateside than in other countries.

After returning to the chart last week thanks to its Season 6 debut, “Love Is Blind” took second place with 2.4 billion minutes watched from Feb. 19 to Feb. 25. Nielsen notes that this is the first time since November 2022 that two titles have crossed the two billion minute-mark in the same week.

[the9numbers]

WEEKLY FORECAST - February 19, 2024

YOUR WEEK AHEAD ~ (Feb 19 - 25), plus essential information on the energies affecting the world this week. #numerology #numbers #motivation #inspiration #innovation #metaphysics ~ know where you are in your journey ~

Weekly Forecast TO CALCULATE YOUR NUMBER FOR 2024, simply add 8 to your month and day of birth. (Do NOT include your year of birth in this calculation).  Example birthday: April 25: Month: 4 Day: 2+5 = 7 Year: 2+0+2+4 = 8 4 + 7 + 8 =19 (Keep adding until you get a single number). 1+9 =10 1+0 = 1 In this example, the Year Number for 2024 is 1. If you are in doubt about your Year Number, use the…

[lesbrarians]

this is everything i adore

here's some other fabulous ones, courtesy of Chronicling America (direct source to each newspaper below the cut, captions in the alt text)

Alternate caption for that final one: Aren't you tired of being nice? Don't you just wanna go ape shitt?

Sources:

Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.), 12 Nov. 1920. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96076839/1920-11-12/ed-1/seq-4/>

Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.), 11 Nov. 1921. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92053241/1921-11-11/ed-1/seq-4/>

Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.), 24 May 1921. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92053241/1921-05-24/ed-1/seq-6/>

Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.), 27 June 1921. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92053241/1921-06-27/ed-1/seq-6/>

The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.), 07 Dec. 1922. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063952/1922-12-07/ed-1/seq-7/>

The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.), 17 Feb. 1922. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063952/1922-02-17/ed-1/seq-7/>

The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.), 07 Oct. 1920. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87096037/1920-10-07/ed-1/seq-9/>

The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.), 24 June 1921. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023963/1921-06-24/ed-1/seq-1/>

Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho), 20 May 1920. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89055199/1920-05-20/ed-1/seq-4/>

The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.), 29 March 1922. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063952/1922-03-29/ed-1/seq-7/>

Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.), 25 May 1921. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92053241/1921-05-25/ed-1/seq-7/>

The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.), 14 Oct. 1920. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066651/1920-10-14/ed-1/seq-11/>

The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.), 14 Oct. 1920. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066651/1920-10-14/ed-1/seq-19/>

Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.), 11 June 1920. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85040245/1920-06-11/ed-1/seq-5/>

Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times. (Grand Forks, N.D.), 14 May 1914. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89074404/1914-05-14/ed-1/seq-5/>

Elizabeth Kirkman Fitzhugh, Militant Mary

November 13, 1914

[taylore]

John Mayer & Taylor Swift Timeline #2 (2010 - 2012)

Jan 6, 2010

OK! Magazine report that John attempted to "steal" Taylor from Taylor L, to which she was unreceptive (X)

Jan 6, 2010

They allegedly grab dinner (X)

Early Jan, 2010

Taylor (X) and John conduct their interviews for Rolling Stone.

Jan 19, 2010

John's is released (X) His comments surrounding sex and masturbation cause Jessica Simpson to confront him about sleeping with multiple girls at once, potentially including Taylor (X) (chap 24; 06:54)

Jan 24, 2010

They grab a "friendly" dinner together (X) (X), and then allegedly hookup (X). Their teams deny a romance.

Jan 25, 2010

They allegedly grab coffee (X)

Jan 25, 2010

A bonus article filled with quotes that didn't make Taylor's printed interview is posted (X). She names John and Keith Urban as inspirational figures for her next album, and praises their authenticity.

Jan 26, 2010

Taylor attends John & Keith's CMT Crossroads special (X). She brings her mum and brother. She's allegedly seen passionately singing along (X) and flirting with John backstage (X). Andrea allegedly tells John to back off (X). TMZ implies John and Taylor hooked up after the show (X).

Circa Jan 24 - 26, 2010

Taylor and John are allegedly seen making out in Nashville (X)

Jan 27, 2010

Us Weekly ask Taylor how she feels about the recent speculation. She says she "tries not to be a complainer." They allege she views John as a mentor (X).

Jan 28, 2010

John says he sends girls lots of dirty texts but it never gets reported on because he's single, and that dude's think he's going to essentially cuck them because he's an "alpha male" (X)

Jan 28 & 30, 2010

Taylor is pictured with Cory Monteith (X) spurring relationship rumors. Lainey Gossip (X) & Hollywood Life (X) claim he is a cover for John.

Feb 1, 2010

An interviewer refers to Taylor as the "Stevie" to John's "Lindsey" on Half Of My Heart. John talks about the intentional Lindsey B/Fleetwood Mac influence on the track (X)

Feb 10, 2010

John's racist, vulgar, and misogynistic Playboy interview is released (X)

Feb 10, 2010

He apologies over twitter (X), on stage (X) and to Jessica S (X) (chap 24; 08:21) prompting her to send him a goodbye email (X) (chap 24; 08:34) (a dear john letter, if you will)

Feb 10, 2010

John goes on a rant about "sort of dating" people during Half Of My Heart, and says that he considers it "sick fun" (X)

Feb 13, 2010

Taylor writes a pessimistic diary entry.

Feb 14, 2010

Taylor is sad on Valentine's Day (X)

Circa Feb 15, 2010

Taylor laughs about being into two guys at once (X)

Feb 25, 2010

John performs Half Of My Heart & Dreams as a mashup (X)

(he does this several times throughout the tour, but this particular performance seems a tad targeted, though whether that's in the direction of Taylor or Jessica S, I have no idea)

Feb, 2010

Taylor writes Dear John... probably

Mar 23 - 24, 2010

Taylor goes out bowling with Cory M and friends on the 23rd (X), and out for lunch with Taylor L the following morning while in LA (X). Lainey Gossip says she doesn't think it's a coincidence that John is also in LA during this time (X)

Apr, 2010

Lainey Gossip (X) and Star Magazine (X) both allege John and Taylor are still going out. Taylor's team denies this through Gossip Cop, stating that they were never dating in the first place (X)

Jun 9, 2010

Taylor and John are seated in the same row at the CMT awards (X). She introduces his performance (X).

Jun 9, 2010

Taylor starts writing The Story Of Us (X)

Jun 16, 2010

Taylor finishes writing The Story Of Us (X) and Speak Now generally. She describes it as a song about "this horrible tense confusion that comes along when you know the person you're pining away for is in the room and for some reason, there are these invisible walls keeping things from being okay"

Jun 17, 2010

John presents Taylor with the Hal David Starlight Award (X) (X) (X). During his speech, he recounts a time where he referred to them as "black swans," (X) and says that Taylor isn't the product of a "hype-machine" (X)

Jun 17, 2010

During her acceptance speech, she subtly makes reference to the major theme of Speak Now, seemingly using the situations described in Superman and The Story of Us as an example (X)

(AKA two songs that are almost certainly written about John)

Jun 21, 2010

John releases Half Of My Heart as a single with an accompanying music video. Taylor does not feature (X), though a 2011 episode of VH1 pop-ups alleges that the original plot for the video was that Taylor and John would get hitched, but Taylor backed out at the last minute (X) (03:02)

Jul 20, 2010

Taylor announces Speak Now (X), and emphasizes the "personal" element of the album (X)

Sep 8, 2010

John announces that he's "retiring" Half Of My Heart (X), and asks that people not read into it.

Circa Oct, 2010

Taylor confirms Dear John and The Story Of Us are about the same person (X)

Oct 18, 2010

Taylor confesses that her new-found fame did not prevent her from including names on Speak Now (X)

Oct 25, 2010

Speak Now releases.

Circa Oct 25, 2010

Taylor does track by track explanations of all the songs on Speak Now (standard) including Dear John (X) and The Story of Us (X)

Oct 26, 2010

Taylor mentions "naming names" during a Target commercial for the deluxe version of the album (X)

Nov 1, 2010

Ellen asks Taylor if Dear John is about John Mayer. She refuses to answer (X)

Feb 9, 2011 - Mar 18, 2012

Taylor goes on the Speak Now World Tour. Dear John and The Story Of Us are featured on the setlist. Some of the choreography and staging seems to be set up as a jab at John, including having her guitar player Grant do an exaggerated guitar solo during The Story Of Us (X) (X) (X), and having him stand far above her and everyone else during Dear John (X) (X)

May 16, 2011

John calls out Taylor by name during a performance of Half Of My Heart (X)

Dec, 2011/Jan, 2012

Taylor writes (at least the chorus) of I Knew You Were Trouble (X). It's speculated to be about John.

May 23, 2012

Taylor is mentioned during a game of "shag, marry, kill." John pleads the fifth (X)

Jun 2, 2012

Taylor finishes writing I Knew You Were Trouble and describes it as a song about how she "should've known" what she was getting herself into

Jun 6, 2012

John shares his distaste for Dear John (X)

Jun 6, 2012

They allegedly have a run-in (X) (X)

Sep 30, 2012

Taylor says she "doesn't want to know" what John said about Dear John because she has "a priority on staying happy" (X)

Oct 22, 2012

Taylor rolls her eyes at John's comments (X), and mentions getting angry email's from an ex (X)

Oct 23, 2012

David Letterman jokes about wanting Taylor to write a song about him. She agrees, so long as he doesn't send her any emails, or do any interviews afterwards (X)

Oct 25, 2012

Taylor covers her ears to avoid hearing John's comments, and when told them, expresses frustration, insisting she "didn't use his first and last name" on Dear John and that he should be focusing on promoting his album (X)

Oct 25, 2012

John pops up during the Ellen ex-boyfriend "game," prompting her to tell Taylor to ring the bell, which Taylor refuses because "they'll said her angry emails and she doesn't want to get them." (X)

Go to Part 3 (X)

[tuesday8econlive]

Uber vs Buying a Car

UCI ID: 63264281

Marcus Lo

One of my largest weekly expenses is Ubering to and from my flight school at John Wayne Airport. As I was already going to have to consider whether to continue using Uber or buy a car, I thought it would be a good idea to do so more objectively from an economic perspective.

For my comparison, I will ignore the fixed cost of purchasing a vehicle since this is something I'll have to buy eventually.

Opportunity cost

Firstly, I'll check my spending for the past month on Uber trips. This is mainly to and from John Wayne with a few trips elsewhere.

The total comes out to $357.99 from Feb 12 - Mar 13

17 trips to John Wayne or back to UCI from John Wayne

3 trips elsewhere

How much would a car cost monthly?

Now I need to do some research on the monthly costs of owning a vehicle. I'll assume that I will buy a reliable secondhand vehicle such as a Toyota or Honda, for example.

I looked at this site which gave some insight into the various costs.

Parking

I would have to buy the resident pass

The resident pass is $135 a month.

Fuel

I'll estimate the cost of fuel by finding the distance of a trip to John Wayne and multiplying it by 24 for the 12 trips I'd make per month.

5.8x24=139.2 miles

This site gives the price of gas per month and year. I'll take the average of the past year and use that for my calculations, which is 4.4 dollars per gallon.

Type of car

Of course, the price I pay for gas is quite dependent on what type of car I get. For simplicity's sake, let's use two cars: the one I want and the one I'll probably get.

For a Miata, the average seems to be somewhere near 25-30mpg. I'll say 25 for comparison's sake.

And for a nice comparison, let's see it in comparison to a Prius, which sits around 57mpg due to its hybrid system.

So for the Miata, it would be 5.5 gallons or $24.2, and for the Prius, it's 2.4 gallons for an absurdly low $10.5. This doesn't sound very realistic to me, so we'll take the numbers from the website instead.

The site says on average one will pay $2390 annually for driving 15,000 miles, or 200 a month to drive 1,250 miles. Since that's over a thousand miles more than my calculations, I'll just split it in half to be very safe and say I'll pay 100 dollars a month for gas.

Insurance

Surely insurance will be expensive for me as I am a 19 year old international student with no history of vehicle ownership or a driver's license for that matter.

I'll use GEICO since it is the only car insurance brand I know of.

After a long survey, assuming I buy the Prius, my insurance comes out to this.

$130.98 per month

Maintenance

Since I don't know the exact costs, I'll go with Nerdwallet's $1500 a year divided by 12 for 125 a month.

Car ownership totals

135(parking)+100(gas)+130.98(insurance)=$365.98

or using the calculated gas estimate, $276.48

Price of Uber vs Price of Car

Just looking at this basic estimate for the cost of owning a car per month, it seems like the two are very similar. However, I need to think about the opportunity cost of both. Also, the car estimate allows me to travel much, much further on 365 dollars. The cost of driving a car is far lower than the cost of Ubering the more distance I travel.

Estimates place Uber at around $1-2 per mile, but mine are around $14-18 to get to John Wayne, which is more like $2.5-3 per mile. Not to mention it takes about $115 to get to LAX, or $2.6.

This graph gives me the cost curve of a car vs uber. costs are on the y axis while miles driven are on the x axis. The green line represents the fixed monthly cost of owning a car. According to this graph, it's more worthwhile to own a car if I drive more than 109.782 miles a month. When I used the fuel estimate I calculated for the Prius it beats the Uber price by almost a hundred dollars. But this highlights that the more I drive the better it would be to own a car vs using an uber.

Opportunity cost

This is what I'm giving up to use one good over the other.

The opportunity cost of Ubering is the time that is spent waiting for the driver, which usually takes around 10 minutes from order to arrival. There is also the consideration that my driver may have a dirty car, or be unpleasant to be around. I am giving up the freedom of being to go anywhere I want, which is especially important in Irvine, and the freedom from not having to maintain a car in exchange for being able to have the convenience of someone else driving me around and not having any burden to worry about. I don't have the ability to go where I want at a moment's notice without having to deal with telling drivers where to meet me and waiting for them to find the parking lot. Further, I am giving up money the more I drive and am giving up the opportunities that I may have had if I was able to move around as I pleased.

Meanwhile, the opportunity cost of owning a car is that I have to be responsible for it, taking care of it and maintaining it. I'd have to figure out where to park it during summers, where to get it maintained, and many other small parts that come with owning a vehicle. The cost is that I don't get the no strings attached freedom of Ubering and not having to worry about the actual ownership. I am forgoing the peace of mind that I don't have to worry about a car halfway across the world during summers, not to mention the fees I'd have to pay for it.

Verdict

It is clear to see that a car is worthwhile given two things:

I drive more than 109 miles a month

I can find a place to keep it during the summer

Uber has the upper hand when it comes to convenience and short trips, but a car easily wins out in the long term given the variable cost is mainly the fuel. Choosing between the two is between freedom and convenience.

[cyberbenb]

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Ukraine’s parliament & economy, Issue No. 44

Editor’s note: This is issue 44 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Feb. 19-25, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in Source : kyivindependent.com/mp-yarosl…

[belleofxofficial]

Presenting our weekly top performers and underperformers [19 Feb - 25 Feb, 2024]:

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📉Top Losers This Week ☒ USDBRL -0.84% ☒ USDPLN -1.22% ☒ USDSEK -1.30%

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