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09-10-2009, 09:04 AM #1Rude and Vile Master
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Name the asset
Every one of us here has this asset.
None of us know exactly how much of this asset we have.
None of us will ever have more of this asset than we do now.
What is it?If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
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Hmmm, time?
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09-10-2009, 09:25 AM #3Rude and Vile Master
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Got it in one!
Now - when you think about your time in that manner - what does it make your time worth?If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
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09-10-2009, 10:23 AM #4Registered User
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In my humble opinion, you can't put a value on time. I never seem to have enough of it though. I'm trying to manage my time better so that I can accomplish all that needs to be done on a daily, weekly, etc. and have some left over to do things that I enjoy as well. It's a constant struggle for me.
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09-10-2009, 10:31 AM #5Rude and Vile Master
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Pretty much every employer in the world disagrees.
Originally Posted by tervsforme
Since they are the employER, and not the employEE, I think that's something that bears thinking about.
Not an uncommon struggle.I never seem to have enough of it though. I'm trying to manage my time better so that I can accomplish all that needs to be done on a daily, weekly, etc. and have some left over to do things that I enjoy as well. It's a constant struggle for me.
A concept I've been thinking about lately is the idea that "time is money" - and how can I spend money to buy more time. By that I don't mean a longer life (though I keep watching the tech news for rejuvenation machines...) - but how can I put my money to use in ways that will mean I don't have to spend time doing what I don't want to do later?If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
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Answer: Make your (expendable) money grow faster than your estimated time left is decreasing. Originally Posted by Greebo
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That's a what, not a how. Originally Posted by a.nonymous
Answer: Make your (expendable) money grow faster than your estimated time left is decreasing.
A GOOD what, but it's just a what.
If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
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As I posted on another thread, I work 5 hours of overtime a month so I don't have to spend 12 hours a month mowing my lawn, it gets done quicker and better than if i did it and I really don't like to do that anyway. It give me an additional 7 hours a month to do things that I want to do. Originally Posted by Greebo
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I'm not knocking that - but it still means spending 5 more hours doing something I don't want to do in order to avoid 12 hours of something I don't want to do... Originally Posted by tervsforme
I'm more looking for things I can spend X hours doing so I never have to do those X hours again...If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
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Delegate and outsource tasks or invest for the future. Not sure what else there is.
Or invest into a business that requires less time/energy than a typical job (passive income). For example, I don't know..self serve car wash or vending machines.
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or take care of your health, so you have higher potential for a longer life (more time).
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That's what I'm doing. I didn't mean to give the impression that I was without answers - I was just trying to convey the kinds of things I'm thinking about and why. Originally Posted by Sara Noel
THat's always a good idea, but never a guarantee. Originally Posted by Sara Noel
If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
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I was just tossing things out there. I wasn't sure if you wanted suggestions, comments for discussion or if it was another riddle. :p
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Stream of consciousness posting I think...
If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
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Me or you? LMAO I think both. haha Total lack of sleep over here.
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