Time is Money and Money is Time
Whenever I have spent a considerable amount of effort and time on something, I have frequently heard the phrases, “Time equals money”, “Your time is valuable”, or something along those lines. I always perceived that the person was saying that what I was doing was not worth the effort. Otherwise, why would they have said that?
Yes, my time is valuable . . . BUT it takes time to make and SAVE money. Here’s a recent example . . .
My cabinets are so stuffed that I haven’t used The Grocery Game (TGG) in about a month. I’ve just been picking up a few things here and there that were on sale or things we absolutely needed.
Yesterday I decided it was time to sort through the coupons. I know that when I haven’t done TGG in a while I will end up spending a good amount of time sorting coupons, clipping, and tossing out old stuff. In between taking care of my son, I spent 3 hours doing those things. Of course, it wasn’t a solid 3 hours, since I was caring for my son, but 3 hours is a long time to spend on coupons. Then I also spent about 1 1/2 hours at the grocery store. Again, it wouldn’t have taken so long if I wouldn’t have had a 2 year old with me. lol
Now some people would think that I’m crazy. They would never dream of spending a few hours on clipping coupons to save money. I work at home and make a little bit of money each month. These frugal tips that I share aren’t just for you. They’re for me too. I get to save money and have the joy of sharing tips with you. These tips enable me to stay at home.
Do you want to know how much money I saved at the grocery store yesterday?????
Click below the “Read More” to find out.
I saved $93! Yep. I spent $59 (pre-tax) and saved $93. Ninety-three dollars is more than I could make in a day of teaching. If I were teaching, I probably wouldn’t have the time to clip those coupons and spend all that time finding the best deals. And on Monday, I spent $14 at CVS, got about $50+ worth of stuff, and got back $14 in CVS bucks.
This same scenario applies to itemizing my taxes. I absolutely HATE itemizing my taxes each year. I know it is going to take me hours to go through all of my bank statements and checkbook registries and to figure up all of the mileage for medical purposes. I don’t know how many times I’ve been told to just claim the standard deduction. But why should I if I can get back a lot more money?
Yes, time is money, but money is time. Right now, so long as I’m staying home with my children, time is what I have in order to save that money.
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