One of the points of the original article is that when you take depreciation into account, you can afford to give a developer his or her dream work tools for ju

One of the points of the original article is that when you take depreciation into account, you can afford to give a developer his or her dream work tools for just $100/month. According to salary.com, entry-level secretaries in Fog Creek’s neighborhood have a median salary of about $40K. Budgeting another $1.2K to cover the secretary’s computer and furniture does not seem extravagant to me.