2014 Results Just In!
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 11:28 am
. . . . . . . '05 . . . '06 . . . '07 . . . '08 . . . '09 . . . '10 . . . '11 . . . '12 . . . '13 . . . 2014
Visits .... 52 ...... 32 ..... 35 ...... 46 ...... 37 ...... 57 ...... 54 ..... 48 ..... 48 ......... 57
Gross .. 15.9 ...11.5 ... 11.9 ...15.7 ... 13.1 ... 23.9 ... 20.0 ... 19.4 ... 22.0 .... 26,090
Fuel ...... 3.9 .... 2.4 ..... 3.0 .... 4.0 ..... 2.6 ..... 4.0 ..... 5.3 ..... 3.5 ..... 4.0 ...... 4,909
Ldgng ... 4.0 .... 2.3 ..... 2.7 .... 3.4 ..... 2.9 ..... 4.8 ..... 4.6 ..... 3.4 ..... 3.8 ...... 4,701
Net/Call 152 ... 207..... 174 ... 179 .... 213 .... 265 .... 194 .... 262 .... 293 ....... 289
Total Miles ........................................... 22,755 (+360)
Actual Work Weeks .................................... 21 ( - 1 )
Average miles to each call ...................... 399 ( - 68 )
Average fuel expense per call .................. 86.00 ( -.50 )
Average fuel economy was ....................... 16.9 mpg @ 3.75/gallon (-2.6mpg)(+.14 cents)
Average lodging expense per call ............ 82.00 (+2.84)
Average net income per week .................784.00 (+145) @ 2.7 (+.7) calls / week
Average weekly income 50 week year .... 329.00 / week
Interesting. Tighter scheduling and operations showed an increase in efficiency, but base expenses went up, fuel/lodging almost $1,000.00 each which took down my net per call by 4.00 even though I raised prices by $30.00 over 2013.
If current national fuel prices remain low, I will not have to raise prices in 2015 . . .
I really did enjoy this itinerary, through deeper discomforts, battles with moisture and chill (I really am getting older, folks!), and a tough year on a personal growth level.
The beautifulness of each day on Earth is becoming more poignant, the familiarity with so many places in this country is startling, the love for the open road is increasing,
yes,
but I also experienced an acute sense of the cost of this itinerant life upon my poor chariots.
The 36 year-old BobD took a terrible beating, and 44 year-old Chloe is currently saddled with water leaks that will cause unacceptable rust. These cars may look pretty, but do not doubt that they are working hard and putting up with a lot of dumb daily driver wear.
I am newly anxious about the viability of my livelihood here as I have witnessed the hundreds of thousands of excited new members who came over in 2006 get whittled down to six or seven remaining people. Thank YOU for your continued loyalty and patronage. I am open to new ways to breathe life into this experience.
Colin
Visits .... 52 ...... 32 ..... 35 ...... 46 ...... 37 ...... 57 ...... 54 ..... 48 ..... 48 ......... 57
Gross .. 15.9 ...11.5 ... 11.9 ...15.7 ... 13.1 ... 23.9 ... 20.0 ... 19.4 ... 22.0 .... 26,090
Fuel ...... 3.9 .... 2.4 ..... 3.0 .... 4.0 ..... 2.6 ..... 4.0 ..... 5.3 ..... 3.5 ..... 4.0 ...... 4,909
Ldgng ... 4.0 .... 2.3 ..... 2.7 .... 3.4 ..... 2.9 ..... 4.8 ..... 4.6 ..... 3.4 ..... 3.8 ...... 4,701
Net/Call 152 ... 207..... 174 ... 179 .... 213 .... 265 .... 194 .... 262 .... 293 ....... 289
Total Miles ........................................... 22,755 (+360)
Actual Work Weeks .................................... 21 ( - 1 )
Average miles to each call ...................... 399 ( - 68 )
Average fuel expense per call .................. 86.00 ( -.50 )
Average fuel economy was ....................... 16.9 mpg @ 3.75/gallon (-2.6mpg)(+.14 cents)
Average lodging expense per call ............ 82.00 (+2.84)
Average net income per week .................784.00 (+145) @ 2.7 (+.7) calls / week
Average weekly income 50 week year .... 329.00 / week
Interesting. Tighter scheduling and operations showed an increase in efficiency, but base expenses went up, fuel/lodging almost $1,000.00 each which took down my net per call by 4.00 even though I raised prices by $30.00 over 2013.
If current national fuel prices remain low, I will not have to raise prices in 2015 . . .
I really did enjoy this itinerary, through deeper discomforts, battles with moisture and chill (I really am getting older, folks!), and a tough year on a personal growth level.
The beautifulness of each day on Earth is becoming more poignant, the familiarity with so many places in this country is startling, the love for the open road is increasing,
yes,
but I also experienced an acute sense of the cost of this itinerant life upon my poor chariots.
The 36 year-old BobD took a terrible beating, and 44 year-old Chloe is currently saddled with water leaks that will cause unacceptable rust. These cars may look pretty, but do not doubt that they are working hard and putting up with a lot of dumb daily driver wear.
I am newly anxious about the viability of my livelihood here as I have witnessed the hundreds of thousands of excited new members who came over in 2006 get whittled down to six or seven remaining people. Thank YOU for your continued loyalty and patronage. I am open to new ways to breathe life into this experience.
Colin