Money is Time

Time is NOT money. It's so much more valuable than that. If you run out of money, there's no doubt you'll be able to find some more at some point in the future. If you run out of time, that's it. You're done. At the end of your life, you might have some money left, but you'll be all out of time.

Of course we have to take time to make money, but we all take the reversed path just as often. Didn't we invest in a washing machine to save time washing clothes? Don't we use micro-waves because they cook food faster? How about the car we take instead of the bus? We bought those things using money.
The clearest example of this is when people hire other people to do stuff for them. People hire maids to clean, gardeners for the back yard and pay a restaurant to deliver food to their house.
So the next time someone says 'time is money', consider which one matters more to you.

When you're working late or stressing over a project and it seems like you're running out of time, stop for a moment to consider your priorities. What's more important to you, finishing this task, or enjoying the time you have? 
If you're a workaholic, do you value your time more than your money? Most people say that if they won the lottery, they'd stop working. That means, the time they save clearly matters more than the extra money they could make.
Do you make money just for the sake of making money? Or to be able to stop working at some point? Maybe it's not such a crazy idea to stop for a moment now and enjoy the time you already have.

 When a school asks me to teach yet another class, I usually stop and ask myself if I'd prefer to have that particular time of the day to myself. I've kept my Saturday and Sundays free, even though the potential classes I could teach are abundant. But I value those moments to write, read, and most importantly: BLOG!

Do you think your time's worth more than your money? Where do you spend money to save time?