Originally Posted by vulpes
For me, at least, it's a bit more interesting than talking about calculating tax equivalents or debating the relative merits of different types of investments and crap like that. Booooooorrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggggg.
Well the thread was about frugal living and in order to decide between two alternative uses of money you need to be able to rationally and consistently compare two sequences of cash flows. Those who can't are at the mercy of those who can.