10/9/2008 Stats

Before I give my stats I guess I should mention somewhere that I love data and graphs.  I have decided to calculate my effective wages based on the following formulas:   Wages + Tips + Mileage Reimbursement - Cost of gas = Take Home w/o Tax 12%(Wages + Tips + Mileage Reimbursement - (Difference between Mileage Reimbursement and Standard Federal Reimbursement Rate of .585 per mile)) = Taxes Take Home w/o Tax - Taxes = Effective Pay Effective Pay / Hours Worked = Dollars Per Hour   I should note that I make $6.00 an hour base pay and $1.20 mileage reimbursement per delivery.   Last night I... Drove 26 miles for 5 deliveries, Averaged 22.2 miles per gallon, Worked 5 hours, Got $9.42 in tips ($1.77, $2.50, $4.15, and $1 in quarters!!!!), and was effectively paid $8.30 per hour.   Weirdest customer:  A lady with horrendous painted-on eyebrows.  I couldn't stop staring at them!