I woke up this morning to the joyful sound of my 3 kids sorting and trading their Halloween loot.  They had meticulously sorted their candy by type (even my 6 year-old), and gave me the idea for what you see here.  We talked about the various ways we could analyze this “data,” and the kids were pretty into it.  Of course, now that I’ve been banging away at Excel for a couple of hours, they’re nowhere to be found… Read the rest of this entry »

Last year, I sold my sports car for a Honda Fit.  I wanted to do something with all this mileage data I collect, so I thought comparing a full year of ownership for each car would be fun.  Little did I know how much money I’m saving since I sold that car (I guess I had a little luck with the timing).  Not surprisingly, the Fit gets ridiculously better mileage.  (I’ve also learned some hypermiling techniques which have helped in that regard.)  Click for the full size image.

Comparing mileage data and gas $ spent on two different cars