We could continue to chase our car purchase analogy to a conclusion. Our point, however, is probably made. Even the basic life decisions we make are susceptible to the benefits of the SE process. As we considered the replacement for my aging Camry we have seen several principles at work. …

Given our analysis to this point, air travel at $30K+ per year is clearly uneconomical. Had the gross analysis indicated that it was in the $10K to $15K range we might have continued our analysis because its performance against other requirements might have made it a viable choice. But its …

    In this post we will develop the requirements a little further. Based on the gross cost estimates in the previous analysis we have, for all intents and purposes eliminated the airline architecture. When we perform the same kind of analysis for the two other possibilities- renting or buying …

We can use the requirements and behavior as the basis for purchasing a replacement vehicle. But we could also use some form of air transportation to cover the long segments of the trip. This would have to be coupled with some sort of ground transportation at either end to provide …