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Budget and prices

What the total comes to once everything is counted.

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Budget and prices

Buy or rent: what a tool costs per job once you do the division

Price divided by jobs is the only comparison that works. Why a drill costs about $1.00 a use, a rotary hammer $22.00, and where renting wins.

Updated 11/3/2026 · 9 min

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