The Economics of a New Bed
Getting a new bed can be a bit of a blow on the old pocket book. Quality mattresses tend to go for around $2000 for a queen size and this can be a good chunk of change when the time comes due. But on the grand scheme of things, it is really one of the most economic investments when it comes to increasing your quality of life.
When valuating items in your house, a good method of break down is to put it into a per unit basis. For example, you might want to know how much per wear, per day, or per hour. Groceries for example could be valued somewhere in the $10 per day for an average adult, while a mortgage or rent might break down to $40 per day or so. For clothing, this is a good method for deciding whether you should actually buy that party dress. If you think you'll wear it ten times throughout the course of its lifetime, a $130 dollar dress is worth about $13 per wear. Depending on your income level and the importance of these events, that price may or may not be worth it to you. Of course, everything you own could be valuated in a similar way, be it cars, phones, etc.
Mattresses are something you will spend around 25,000 hours on in the next ten years, based on the American 7 hour average per night. If you sleep with a partner, the mattress over it's ten year lifespan will give you over 50,000 hours of use. Considering that a good mattress will set you back around $2000, the hourly rate of sleep time will be around $0.04, or a daily average of $0.25 per person, per day. When you look at how much the bed actually costs compared to the benefit of getting better quality sleeps, whether you should get a new mattress or not is pretty obvious.
Most mattress retailers offer payment plans to help you get into a bed sooner. For those of us without much credit, or with sub par credit, it can be a bit more overwhelming trying to get into a quality mattress. But a new mattress really is worth working for and saving up. The difference between a good mattress and a worn out one is night and day, or sleeping well and hardly sleeping. The quality of your life can be vastly improved, simply by being able to sleep better.
That being said, for $0.08 per hour, you might find it is the most valuable and economical way to improve your overall health and well being.
When valuating items in your house, a good method of break down is to put it into a per unit basis. For example, you might want to know how much per wear, per day, or per hour. Groceries for example could be valued somewhere in the $10 per day for an average adult, while a mortgage or rent might break down to $40 per day or so. For clothing, this is a good method for deciding whether you should actually buy that party dress. If you think you'll wear it ten times throughout the course of its lifetime, a $130 dollar dress is worth about $13 per wear. Depending on your income level and the importance of these events, that price may or may not be worth it to you. Of course, everything you own could be valuated in a similar way, be it cars, phones, etc.
Mattresses are something you will spend around 25,000 hours on in the next ten years, based on the American 7 hour average per night. If you sleep with a partner, the mattress over it's ten year lifespan will give you over 50,000 hours of use. Considering that a good mattress will set you back around $2000, the hourly rate of sleep time will be around $0.04, or a daily average of $0.25 per person, per day. When you look at how much the bed actually costs compared to the benefit of getting better quality sleeps, whether you should get a new mattress or not is pretty obvious.
Most mattress retailers offer payment plans to help you get into a bed sooner. For those of us without much credit, or with sub par credit, it can be a bit more overwhelming trying to get into a quality mattress. But a new mattress really is worth working for and saving up. The difference between a good mattress and a worn out one is night and day, or sleeping well and hardly sleeping. The quality of your life can be vastly improved, simply by being able to sleep better.
That being said, for $0.08 per hour, you might find it is the most valuable and economical way to improve your overall health and well being.
About the Author:
Being an engineer by trade, Vladmir Skillet is constantly analyzing the cost benefit relationships to everything. For more information on a waterbed mattress guide for your backes or on a buying guide for futon beds visit his website.
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