With the 2028 Olympics coming up, I’d like to propose that we add two new events to the lineup: fastest Amazon.com order and most pictures taken— because I’m sure that I’d bring home the gold in both categories. As part of my year-end reflections, I analyzed my Amazon.com orders and iPhone photos and I was surprised by how much money I spent and how many photos I took.
For the Amazon orders, apparently I was a bit delusional in thinking that I barely placed any orders. My 2024 Amazon.com stats are as follows:
- Total of 125 orders placed
- Month with smallest amount of orders: 2 orders in March
- Month with most orders: 24 orders in July
- Total spent on orders: $7,613
- Month with least money spent: $62 in March
- Month with most money spent: $1765 in December
- Orders returned: 25 (one return for every five orders)
- Most expensive order: $558 for Two Pirelli tires for my car
- Least expensive order: $5 for a Hot Wheels car that resembles my Roadster (pictured above).
I think that the reason why I was able to place so many orders without noticing is because I’m incredibly quick when ordering. Since Amazon Prime has same day delivery, I made it a practice to quickly place my order to increase the likelihood of me receiving it by the end of the day. This led to me spending way more money than anticipated.
I am also quick when it comes to taking photos with my iPhone, as evidenced by the many photos I was able to capture. I took a total of 11,208 pictures in 2024 and almost none were burst-mode, rapid-fire, or duplicate photos. I took the fewest photos in February with a total of 381 images, and the most were taken in August with a total of 2040 images. In February, the cold weather forced me to stay indoors, which accounted for the lack of photos. In August, I did a lot of traveling, which resulted in a lot of pictures.
My Amazon and photos predictions for 2025 are:
- Amazon orders will drop slightly with a total of 75 orders
- Amazon return rate will rise to 40% with 30 returns
- Total money spent on Amazon will drop to $5,000
- Total photos taken will increase to 15,000
In the next and final post, I’ll share about my 2024 travels, including a summary of my flights and a detailed analysis of my car’s activity, including details like how many times I opened each door.