Originally Posted by
catch22
I am building a web program that would allow one to track vehicle expenses.
I have two sets of outputs, Operation & Maintenance, and Ownership Costs.
Under O&M I have Fuel, Regular (Oil, fluids, etc.) and Unplanned Maintenance, Tolls, Tickets/Fines.
Under Ownership I would have Car Payments, Tag Fees, Inspection Fees, etc.
And then I have Insurance. How would you classify Insurance, under O&M or under Ownership? On one hand Insurance is an operating cost, because you have to have it to operate on city streets. On the other, it could also very well go under ownership as insurance does not change how the vehicle operates or is maintained.
I started building this program for myself, because I love data and number crunching and I wanted to make a program to give me detailed reports on driving usage and costs. After I got about 70% done, I decided to modify it to allow others to input their own data. So it comes down to, if you were to use this program, would you prefer Insurance to be tallied under O&M or Ownership?
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