> And yes, that’s day to day. What about year to year?
Actually year of year it makes more sense because anomalies are averaged out over time.
I also think you’re being unduly unfair about the system. Yes it’s a garbage system but a lot of what you described is wisdoms that’s learned in hindsight. However when you consider that most of budgets are relatively static (eg salaries, cost of goods at a smaller scale, etc) it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the costs of running a apartment could be relatively static year on year. In fact the idea of dynamic pricing is a relatively new concept.
This doesn’t mean that the idea of budgets being relative to spend is a good one. Just that it’s easy to see how it was once perceived as a viable methodology.
Actually year of year it makes more sense because anomalies are averaged out over time.
I also think you’re being unduly unfair about the system. Yes it’s a garbage system but a lot of what you described is wisdoms that’s learned in hindsight. However when you consider that most of budgets are relatively static (eg salaries, cost of goods at a smaller scale, etc) it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the costs of running a apartment could be relatively static year on year. In fact the idea of dynamic pricing is a relatively new concept.
This doesn’t mean that the idea of budgets being relative to spend is a good one. Just that it’s easy to see how it was once perceived as a viable methodology.