Michael wrote:
Subject: Purchasing or Leasing - which is better?
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.

Many people cannot decide which is cheaper - purchasing or leasing. We'd like to help you decide by illustrating two charming stories of foolish men and cunning women.

Purchasing:
The maths on the Paul McCartney - Heather Mills divorce was as follows:

After 5 years of marriage, he paid her $49 million.
Assuming he had sex with her every night during their 5 year relationship, it ended up with him purchasing @ $26,849 per time.

This is Heather...

Leasing:
On the other hand, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's favourite hooker, Kristen, charged $4,000 per night.

This is Kristen...

So, had Paul McCartney "employed" Kristen for 5 years @ $4,000 per night, he would have paid only $7.3 million in total for sex every night.

This represents a $41.7 million saving for Eliot. What a shrewd man Eliot is, compared to the ageing Beatle.

Further valuable benefits of this Leasing option are;

* a (real) 22 year old
* no need for coaxing / pleading / begging
* never a headache
* happily agrees to all technical requests
* no complaining
* no “Honey - please do this” lists
* has two legs

Best of all, she leaves and returns when asked. All at 1/7th the cost and no legal fees. What does Heather think about this Purchase v Lease conundrum?...