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===Money===
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[Title panel at the top left]
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*Below is the complete transcript for [[980: Money]].
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**(Or so it will be - once someone finishes it).
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*The transcript on the main page, has been assigned to just state the entire text from the first panel and then only what is visible in the small version of the image for the other five panel - that is their headings.
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*This transcript tries to give a full transcript of this [http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/money_huge.png huge version of the comic].
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*To be able to link to this transcript from the explain section, each of the five main headings will have a sub section heading, and each sub heading within these another sub sub section heading for this purpose.
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==Money==
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:[Title panel at the top left]
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:Money
 
:A chart of almost all of it, where it is, and what it can do
 
:A chart of almost all of it, where it is, and what it can do
  
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[There are 5 large panels below the title panel, each with a series of plots, comparing the values of various things. Each large panel is covered in colored squares, and each single square represents a power of ten (10^(3*n) for n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4), be it single dollars, thousands of dollars, or even trillions of dollars.]
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:[There are 5 large panels below the title panel, each with a series of plots, comparing the values of various things. Each large panel is covered in colored squares, and each single square represents a power of ten (10^(3*n) for n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4), be it single dollars, thousands of dollars, or even trillions of dollars.]
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:[Many of the items have been grouped in small or large groups. Below in each section all these groups are listed as best as possible from top left to bottom right. Within the groups the individual items are listed similarly but also in columns if they are sorted like that. If there is a heading for a group this will be given as the subheading - else it will be the first item in the group that becomes the subheading:]
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===Dollars===
 
===Dollars===
 
Finished 2014-06-07
 
Finished 2014-06-07
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[This section is right below the title panel at the top left - it covers the price of a single coffees up to the hourly salaries of CEOs.]
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:[This section is right below the title panel at the top left - it covers the price of a single coffees up to the hourly salaries of CEOs.]
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:Dollars
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[There is a box with a note next to the title:]
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====Important notes====
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;Important notes:
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:[There is a box with a note next to the title:]
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:Important notes:
 
:This chart is entirely in 2011 dollars.
 
:This chart is entirely in 2011 dollars.
 
:Every value associated with a year before 2011 was adjusted for inflation using the consumer Price Index.
 
:Every value associated with a year before 2011 was adjusted for inflation using the consumer Price Index.
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:sources is available at http://xkcd.com/980/sources/
 
:sources is available at http://xkcd.com/980/sources/
  
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[The rest of this panel shows how much the individual items values compare to a single dollar. Next to each price in dollar will be drawn a number of green squares equal to this amount - so for the 1 dollar bill there is 1 square, and for the 1000 dollar bill 1000 squares. Many of the items have been grouped in small or large groups. Below all these groups are listed from top left to bottom right, and within the groups the individual items are listed similarly but also in columns. If there is a heading for a group this will be highlighted - else it will be the first item in the group that is highlighted - after the first line in a group the rest of the items are indented.]
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:[The rest of this panel shows how much the individual items values compare to a single dollar. Next to each price in dollar will be drawn a number of green squares equal to this amount - so for the 1 dollar bill there is 1 square, and for the 1000 dollar bill 1000 squares.]
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;$1 bill
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====$1 bill====
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:$1 bill
 
:$10 bill
 
:$10 bill
 
:Apples (one dozen) $5.68
 
:Apples (one dozen) $5.68
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:Daily interest on average credit card debt ($9,840) $5.63
 
:Daily interest on average credit card debt ($9,840) $5.63
 
:Starbucks Coffee $2.00
 
:Starbucks Coffee $2.00
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;Average single US restaurant meal $35.65
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====Average single US restaurant meal====
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:Average single US restaurant meal $35.65
 
:Average meal at the 20 costliest San Francisco restaurants $85.27
 
:Average meal at the 20 costliest San Francisco restaurants $85.27
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;Game consoles
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====Game consoles====
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:Game consoles
 
:PS3 $250
 
:PS3 $250
 
:Xbox 360 $200
 
:Xbox 360 $200
 
:Wii $150
 
:Wii $150
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;Dinner for four
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====Dinner for four====
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:Dinner for four
 
:(Lighter blocks show value of time required using median US wage of $16.27/hour)
 
:(Lighter blocks show value of time required using median US wage of $16.27/hour)
 
:Homemade rice and pinto beans $9.26 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $41.80)
 
:Homemade rice and pinto beans $9.26 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $41.80)
 
:Homemade chicken dinner $13.78 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $46.32)
 
:Homemade chicken dinner $13.78 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $46.32)
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:McDonals $27.89 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $36.03)
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:McDonalds $27.89 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $36.03)
 
:Arby’s $34.00 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $42.13)
 
:Arby’s $34.00 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $42.13)
 
:Chili’s $69.64 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $77.78)
 
:Chili’s $69.64 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $77.78)
 
:Outback Steakhouse $109.82 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $117.96)
 
:Outback Steakhouse $109.82 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $117.96)
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;Loose change value per pound $12.80
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====Loose change value per pound====
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:Loose change value per pound $12.80
 
:Loose change with no quarters $5.40
 
:Loose change with no quarters $5.40
 
:Annual value of pennies received in change (at one daily cash purchase) $7.30
 
:Annual value of pennies received in change (at one daily cash purchase) $7.30
 
:Loose change with no pennies $17.40
 
:Loose change with no pennies $17.40
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;Median household daily income $136.28
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====Median household daily income====
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:Median household daily income $136.28
 
:Taxes $32.16
 
:Taxes $32.16
 
:After-tax $104.12
 
:After-tax $104.12
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;$1000 bill (Grover Cleveland, discontinued)
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====$1000 bill====
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:$1000 bill (Grover Cleveland, discontinued)
 
:$500 bill (William McKinley, discontinued)
 
:$500 bill (William McKinley, discontinued)
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;Paperback book $6.80
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====Paperback book====
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:Paperback book $6.80
 
:Hardcover book $32.27
 
:Hardcover book $32.27
 
:Audio book $50.42
 
:Audio book $50.42
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:Smartphone average monthly fee $110.30
 
:Smartphone average monthly fee $110.30
 
:Kindle keyboard + 3G $139
 
:Kindle keyboard + 3G $139
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;One-gallon jug of loose change $270
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====One-gallon jug of loose change====
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;Pet ownership
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:One-gallon jug of loose change $270
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====Pet ownership====
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:Pet ownership
 
:ASPCA estiamtes
 
:ASPCA estiamtes
 
:Annual cost of rabbit ownership $730
 
:Annual cost of rabbit ownership $730
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:Annual cost of bird ownership $200
 
:Annual cost of bird ownership $200
 
:Annual cost of small mammal ownership $300
 
:Annual cost of small mammal ownership $300
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;Kindle Fire $199
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====Kindle Fire $199====
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:Kindle Fire $199
 
:Men’s suit $400
 
:Men’s suit $400
 
:Low-end bicycle $190
 
:Low-end bicycle $190
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:Mac Mini $599
 
:Mac Mini $599
 
:Comcast cable internet for a year ($59.99/month) $719.88
 
:Comcast cable internet for a year ($59.99/month) $719.88
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;Traditional cell phone average annual bill $928.30
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====Traditional cell phone average annual bill====
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:Traditional cell phone average annual bill $928.30
 
:Smartphone average annual bill $1,320
 
:Smartphone average annual bill $1,320
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;Worker/CEO comparison
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====Worker/CEO comparison====
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: Worker/CEO comparison
 
:1965 production worker average hourly wage $19.61
 
:1965 production worker average hourly wage $19.61
 
:2007 production worker average hourly wage $19.71
 
:2007 production worker average hourly wage $19.71
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===Thousands===
 
===Thousands===
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[This section discusses values from around $1000 to $1,000,000, including a dissection of the song ''If I had $1000000.'']<br>
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:[This section is directly below the Dollars section – it discusses values from around $1000 to $1,000,000, including a dissection of the song ''If I had $1000000.'']<br>
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[The Dollars section is zoomed down so the area is only 1/1000 of the size and is shown at the top of the Thousands section with lines indicating this zoom]<br>
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:[The Dollars section is zoomed down so the area is only 1/1000 of the size and is shown at the top of the Thousands section with lines indicating this zoom]<br>
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[The rest of this panel shows how much the individual items values compare to thousand dollars. Next to each price in dollar will be drawn a number of orange squares equal to the number of thousand dollars in the amount - so for a 1000 dollar item there will be one square and for a small house at a price of 100,000$ there will be 100 squares. Many of the items have been grouped in small or large groups. Below all these groups are listed from top left to bottom right, and within the groups the individual items are listed similarly but also in columns. If there is a heading for a group this will be highlighted - else it will be the first item in the group that is highlighted - after the first line in a group the rest of the items are indented.]
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:[The rest of this panel shows how much the individual items values compare to thousand dollars. Next to each price in dollar will be drawn a number of orange squares equal to the number of thousand dollars in the amount - so for a 1000 dollar item there will be one square. And for a small house at a price of $100,000 there will be 100 squares.]
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;Typical household net worth by head of household’s age
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====Typical household net worth by head of household’s age====
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:Typical household net worth by head of household’s age
 
:…in 1984 …in 2009
 
:…in 1984 …in 2009
 
:$11,680 <35 years $3,710
 
:$11,680 <35 years $3,710
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:$149,240 55-64 years $164,270
 
:$149,240 55-64 years $164,270
 
:$122,100 >65 years $172,820
 
:$122,100 >65 years $172,820
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[Inside a frame there are a block of 1000 thousand green squares set to equal (=) one orange square to indicate the size of an orange square]
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====One thousand dollars====
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;One thousand dollars $1,000
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:[Inside a frame there are a block of 1000 thousand green squares set to equal (=) one orange square to indicate the size of an orange square]
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[The title of this next item is below the block – the indications are shown from top to bottom, with lines indicating low and mid income, and the squares between low and high are in a lighter color]
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;Raising a child to age 17
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:One thousand dollars $1,000
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====Raising a child to age 17====
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:[The title of this next item is below the block – the indications are shown from top to bottom, with lines indicating low and mid income, and the squares between low and high are in a lighter color]
 
:Upper income $302,860
 
:Upper income $302,860
 
:Middle income $206,920
 
:Middle income $206,920
 
:Lower income $206,920
 
:Lower income $206,920
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;Vacation package from New England
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:Raising a child to age 17
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:[The title above is below the next line of text which is also below the blocks – there is a bracket between the title and this other line:]
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====Vacation package from New England====
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:[The title line of text is written below the next line of text which is also below the blocks – there is a bracket between the title and this other line:]
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:Vacation package from New England
 
::All-inclusive one-week trip for two to St. Lucia resort (incl. flights) $3,204
 
::All-inclusive one-week trip for two to St. Lucia resort (incl. flights) $3,204
 
:Twenty week-long Hawaiian vacations $136,020
 
:Twenty week-long Hawaiian vacations $136,020
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:[The title line of text is written below these next two lines of text – these are again below each of the two sets of blocks – there is a bracket between the title and the other text]
 
:Typical trip from US west coast
 
:Typical trip from US west coast
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:[The title above is below these next lines of text – these are again below each of the two sets of blocks – there is a bracket between the title and the other text]
 
 
::Typical week-long Hawaii trip for two  (incl. flights) $6,801
 
::Typical week-long Hawaii trip for two  (incl. flights) $6,801
 
::Typical weekend Hawaii trip for two  (incl. flights) $2,863
 
::Typical weekend Hawaii trip for two  (incl. flights) $2,863
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;Cancer treatment including chemo $117,260
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====Cancer treatment including chemo====
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:Cancer treatment including chemo $117,260
 
:Estimated one-year Hogwarts cost (incl. tuition) $43,000
 
:Estimated one-year Hogwarts cost (incl. tuition) $43,000
 
:Seven-year Hogwarts degree $301,000
 
:Seven-year Hogwarts degree $301,000
 
:Average community college tuition $10,340 One year $2,580
 
:Average community college tuition $10,340 One year $2,580
 
:Average in-state university tuition $28,920 One year $7,230
 
:Average in-state university tuition $28,920 One year $7,230
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;Golden Opulence ice cream sundae $1,000
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====Golden Opulence ice cream sundae====
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:Golden Opulence ice cream sundae $1,000
 
:Average smartphone annual cost $1.320
 
:Average smartphone annual cost $1.320
 
:Average used car $8,910
 
:Average used car $8,910
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:High-end bicycle $1,500
 
:High-end bicycle $1,500
 
:One Starbucks latte per day $1.820
 
:One Starbucks latte per day $1.820
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;United States 2005 per capita income $32,360
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====United States 2005 per capita income====
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:United States 2005 per capita income $32,360
 
:Switzerland 2005 per capita income $29,910
 
:Switzerland 2005 per capita income $29,910
 
:Germany 2005 per capita income $27,550
 
:Germany 2005 per capita income $27,550
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:China 2005 per capita income $3,540
 
:China 2005 per capita income $3,540
 
:Brazil 2005 per capita income $5,540
 
:Brazil 2005 per capita income $5,540
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;Small rural house $100,000
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====Small rural house====
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:Small rural house $100,000
 
:Typical new home $224,910
 
:Typical new home $224,910
 
:Daily sales of Minecraft $193,500
 
:Daily sales of Minecraft $193,500
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;Average individual health insurance annual premium $5,430
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====Average individual health insurance annual premium====
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:Average individual health insurance annual premium $5,430
 
:[The five blocks of this item are divided with the top four in lighter color and brackets indicate each group and are named]
 
:[The five blocks of this item are divided with the top four in lighter color and brackets indicate each group and are named]
 
::Employer
 
::Employer
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:Waist deep half-room ball pit $2,400
 
:Waist deep half-room ball pit $2,400
 
:All 30 bestselling game consoles (refurb, eBay) $2,640
 
:All 30 bestselling game consoles (refurb, eBay) $2,640
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;Annual cost of car ownership $3,650
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====Annual cost of car ownership====
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:Annual cost of car ownership $3,650
 
:Typical annual household spending $5,650
 
:Typical annual household spending $5,650
 
:[The blocks of this item is divided in two, with the last two block in a lighter color. Lines go from each part to the following text]
 
:[The blocks of this item is divided in two, with the last two block in a lighter color. Lines go from each part to the following text]
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:Average household CC debt $9,960
 
:Average household CC debt $9,960
 
:Annual cost to carry that debt $2,090
 
:Annual cost to carry that debt $2,090
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;Typical annual housing cost for various cities
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====Typical annual housing cost for various cities====
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:Typical annual housing cost for various cities
 
:based on military's Basic Allowance for Housing for an E1 servicemember with no dependents
 
:based on military's Basic Allowance for Housing for an E1 servicemember with no dependents
 
:NYC $25,416
 
:NYC $25,416
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:Salt Lake City $9,108
 
:Salt Lake City $9,108
 
:Scranton $8,60
 
:Scranton $8,60
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;Initial seat on Virgin Galactic suborbital flight $200,000
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====Initial seat on Virgin Galactic suborbital flight====
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:Initial seat on Virgin Galactic suborbital flight $200,000
 
:Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding cake $78,000
 
:Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding cake $78,000
 
:Kate Middleton’s wedding dress $350,000
 
:Kate Middleton’s wedding dress $350,000

Revision as of 20:09, 13 June 2014


  • Below is the complete transcript for 980: Money.
    • (Or so it will be - once someone finishes it).
  • The transcript on the main page, has been assigned to just state the entire text from the first panel and then only what is visible in the small version of the image for the other five panel - that is their headings.
  • This transcript tries to give a full transcript of this huge version of the comic.
  • To be able to link to this transcript from the explain section, each of the five main headings will have a sub section heading, and each sub heading within these another sub sub section heading for this purpose.

Money

[Title panel at the top left]
Money
A chart of almost all of it, where it is, and what it can do
[There are 5 large panels below the title panel, each with a series of plots, comparing the values of various things. Each large panel is covered in colored squares, and each single square represents a power of ten (10^(3*n) for n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4), be it single dollars, thousands of dollars, or even trillions of dollars.]
[Many of the items have been grouped in small or large groups. Below in each section all these groups are listed as best as possible from top left to bottom right. Within the groups the individual items are listed similarly but also in columns if they are sorted like that. If there is a heading for a group this will be given as the subheading - else it will be the first item in the group that becomes the subheading:]


Dollars

Finished 2014-06-07

[This section is right below the title panel at the top left - it covers the price of a single coffees up to the hourly salaries of CEOs.]
Dollars

Important notes

[There is a box with a note next to the title:]
Important notes:
This chart is entirely in 2011 dollars.
Every value associated with a year before 2011 was adjusted for inflation using the consumer Price Index.
Nearly every amount has a cited source - when possible,
a scholarly work or government publication. A list of
sources is available at http://xkcd.com/980/sources/
[The rest of this panel shows how much the individual items values compare to a single dollar. Next to each price in dollar will be drawn a number of green squares equal to this amount - so for the 1 dollar bill there is 1 square, and for the 1000 dollar bill 1000 squares.]

$1 bill

$1 bill
$10 bill
Apples (one dozen) $5.68
Dollar Menu item $1.00
Daily interest on average credit card debt ($9,840) $5.63
Starbucks Coffee $2.00

Average single US restaurant meal

Average single US restaurant meal $35.65
Average meal at the 20 costliest San Francisco restaurants $85.27

Game consoles

Game consoles
PS3 $250
Xbox 360 $200
Wii $150

Dinner for four

Dinner for four
(Lighter blocks show value of time required using median US wage of $16.27/hour)
Homemade rice and pinto beans $9.26 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $41.80)
Homemade chicken dinner $13.78 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, prep and cleanup: $46.32)
McDonalds $27.89 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $36.03)
Arby’s $34.00 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $42.13)
Chili’s $69.64 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $77.78)
Outback Steakhouse $109.82 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $117.96)

Loose change value per pound

Loose change value per pound $12.80
Loose change with no quarters $5.40
Annual value of pennies received in change (at one daily cash purchase) $7.30
Loose change with no pennies $17.40

Median household daily income

Median household daily income $136.28
Taxes $32.16
After-tax $104.12

$1000 bill

$1000 bill (Grover Cleveland, discontinued)
$500 bill (William McKinley, discontinued)

Paperback book

Paperback book $6.80
Hardcover book $32.27
Audio book $50.42
Kindle $79.00
New video game $49.99
Traditional cell phone average monthly fee $77.36
Smartphone average monthly fee $110.30
Kindle keyboard + 3G $139

One-gallon jug of loose change

One-gallon jug of loose change $270

Pet ownership

Pet ownership
ASPCA estiamtes
Annual cost of rabbit ownership $730
Annual cost of dog ownership $695
Annual cost of cat ownership $670
Annual cost of fish ownership $35
Annual cost of bird ownership $200
Annual cost of small mammal ownership $300

Kindle Fire $199

Kindle Fire $199
Men’s suit $400
Low-end bicycle $190
Basic iPad $499
iPad+3G+ a year of data $869
Basic Macbook Air $999
Netbook $249.99
iPod Nano $129
Mac Mini $599
Comcast cable internet for a year ($59.99/month) $719.88

Traditional cell phone average annual bill

Traditional cell phone average annual bill $928.30
Smartphone average annual bill $1,320

Worker/CEO comparison

Worker/CEO comparison
1965 production worker average hourly wage $19.61
2007 production worker average hourly wage $19.71
Typical 1965 CEO pay for the same period $490.31
Typical 2007 CEO pay for the same period $5419.97

Thousands

[This section is directly below the Dollars section – it discusses values from around $1000 to $1,000,000, including a dissection of the song If I had $1000000.]
[The Dollars section is zoomed down so the area is only 1/1000 of the size and is shown at the top of the Thousands section with lines indicating this zoom]
[The rest of this panel shows how much the individual items values compare to thousand dollars. Next to each price in dollar will be drawn a number of orange squares equal to the number of thousand dollars in the amount - so for a 1000 dollar item there will be one square. And for a small house at a price of $100,000 there will be 100 squares.]

Typical household net worth by head of household’s age

Typical household net worth by head of household’s age
…in 1984 …in 2009
$11,680 <35 years $3,710
$72,090 35-44 years $40,140
$115,060 45-54 years $103,040
$149,240 55-64 years $164,270
$122,100 >65 years $172,820

One thousand dollars

[Inside a frame there are a block of 1000 thousand green squares set to equal (=) one orange square to indicate the size of an orange square]
=
One thousand dollars $1,000

Raising a child to age 17

[The title of this next item is below the block – the indications are shown from top to bottom, with lines indicating low and mid income, and the squares between low and high are in a lighter color]
Upper income $302,860
Middle income $206,920
Lower income $206,920
Raising a child to age 17

Vacation package from New England

[The title line of text is written below the next line of text which is also below the blocks – there is a bracket between the title and this other line:]
Vacation package from New England
All-inclusive one-week trip for two to St. Lucia resort (incl. flights) $3,204
Twenty week-long Hawaiian vacations $136,020
[The title line of text is written below these next two lines of text – these are again below each of the two sets of blocks – there is a bracket between the title and the other text]
Typical trip from US west coast
Typical week-long Hawaii trip for two (incl. flights) $6,801
Typical weekend Hawaii trip for two (incl. flights) $2,863

Cancer treatment including chemo

Cancer treatment including chemo $117,260
Estimated one-year Hogwarts cost (incl. tuition) $43,000
Seven-year Hogwarts degree $301,000
Average community college tuition $10,340 One year $2,580
Average in-state university tuition $28,920 One year $7,230

Golden Opulence ice cream sundae

Golden Opulence ice cream sundae $1,000
Average smartphone annual cost $1.320
Average used car $8,910
Average new car $27,230
High-end bicycle $1,500
One Starbucks latte per day $1.820

United States 2005 per capita income

United States 2005 per capita income $32,360
Switzerland 2005 per capita income $29,910
Germany 2005 per capita income $27,550
UK 2005 per capita income $23,240
France 2005 per capita income $16,400
China 2005 per capita income $3,540
Brazil 2005 per capita income $5,540

Small rural house

Small rural house $100,000
Typical new home $224,910
Daily sales of Minecraft $193,500

Average individual health insurance annual premium

Average individual health insurance annual premium $5,430
[The five blocks of this item are divided with the top four in lighter color and brackets indicate each group and are named]
Employer
Employee
Typing F-U-N-D-S $10,000
A daily pack of cigarettes for a year (NJ) $3,050
Waist deep half-room ball pit $2,400
All 30 bestselling game consoles (refurb, eBay) $2,640

Annual cost of car ownership

Annual cost of car ownership $3,650
Typical annual household spending $5,650
[The blocks of this item is divided in two, with the last two block in a lighter color. Lines go from each part to the following text]
Home
Restaurants
Average household CC debt $9,960
Annual cost to carry that debt $2,090

Typical annual housing cost for various cities

Typical annual housing cost for various cities
based on military's Basic Allowance for Housing for an E1 servicemember with no dependents
NYC $25,416
San Francisco $21,888
Boston $18,216
Los Angeles $17,640
DC $16,380
Chicago $13,664
Worcester $12,456
Houston $11,888
Minneapolis $10,908
Detroit $10,080
Salt Lake City $9,108
Scranton $8,60

Initial seat on Virgin Galactic suborbital flight

Initial seat on Virgin Galactic suborbital flight $200,000
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding cake $78,000
Kate Middleton’s wedding dress $350,000
Flower cost for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding $800,000

Millions

[This section focuses on $1,000,000 to $1,000,000,000, with a large section on campaign contributions of American political presidential campaigns, values of expensive works of art, and J. K. Rowling.]

Billions

[This section gets into larger scale finances, profits of various sectors, costs of natural disasters, and net worth of the richest people on the planet. Also, Donald Trump.]

Trillions

[Global financial status is described here. It discusses derivatives, liquid assets, public debt by nation and GDP by continent, culminating with the total economic production of the human race to date.]
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