Losses

Count what vanishes from the flow without ever reaching a destination you meant it to reach. Unlike a normal outflow, nothing on the other end received value. Unlike a queue, it never comes back. Ask: where does this quantity evaporate, and how much?

Count what vanishes from the flow without ever reaching a destination you meant it to reach. Unlike a normal outflow, nothing on the other end received value. Unlike a queue, it never comes back. Ask: where does this quantity evaporate, and how much?

Example

In the household month, the $214 of forgotten subscriptions is a loss, plus $70 in overdraft and ATM fees and one $45 late charge. That is $329 gone with nothing bought, separate from the $2,400 rent that actually paid for something.