Comments on: Time?Money http://www.ambercabral.com/2010/06/time%e2%89%a0money/ Love • Live • Scribe • Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:29:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Val http://www.ambercabral.com/2010/06/time%e2%89%a0money/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Val Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:48:00 +0000 http://www.ambercabral.com/?p=165#comment-164 I really enjoyed this post Amber. This is exactly why I left my 9-5 almost 5 years ago, I felt as if it was consuming too much of my time. I always said that what was worse than going to a job that I couldn't stand was leaving that same job at 5pm, knowing that I had just wasted 8 hours of my life. My life now is less restricted and I actually make more money with less time spent. I guess when people use the phrase that "time is money", they are equating them in the sense that both are of value and both can be spent. I actually use the phrase a lot because if I feel that something is a waste of time, my first thought is that my time could be spent on something more valuable. Time and money are similar in the sense that we are only giving a little of both, and the goal should be to spend both wisely. However, I do agree with your article 100% that time is definitely not the same as money. Time can't be earned, time can't be recouped, time is way more valuable. I really enjoyed this post Amber. This is exactly why I left my 9-5 almost 5 years ago, I felt as if it was consuming too much of my time. I always said that what was worse than going to a job that I couldn’t stand was leaving that same job at 5pm, knowing that I had just wasted 8 hours of my life. My life now is less restricted and I actually make more money with less time spent. I guess when people use the phrase that “time is money”, they are equating them in the sense that both are of value and both can be spent. I actually use the phrase a lot because if I feel that something is a waste of time, my first thought is that my time could be spent on something more valuable. Time and money are similar in the sense that we are only giving a little of both, and the goal should be to spend both wisely. However, I do agree with your article 100% that time is definitely not the same as money. Time can’t be earned, time can’t be recouped, time is way more valuable.

]]> By: BEX http://www.ambercabral.com/2010/06/time%e2%89%a0money/comment-page-1/#comment-102 BEX Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:06:14 +0000 http://www.ambercabral.com/?p=165#comment-102 This true fact is ingrained into my soul. I guess coming from a factory worker's home will do that. Watching someone lose 30 years of thier life and energy. Encouraging thier kids to enter into "safe careers" rather than follow thier dreams. Can I keep a normal job? Yes, of course. Do I? Not so much. Life, so far, has been an adventure! Maybe when I have kids I'll get sucked into the black hole of "responsibility" and bills. But my 20's was time well spent! This true fact is ingrained into my soul. I guess coming from a factory worker’s home will do that. Watching someone lose 30 years of thier life and energy. Encouraging thier kids to enter into “safe careers” rather than follow thier dreams. Can I keep a normal job? Yes, of course. Do I? Not so much. Life, so far, has been an adventure! Maybe when I have kids I’ll get sucked into the black hole of “responsibility” and bills. But my 20′s was time well spent!

]]> By: TheHyperOne http://www.ambercabral.com/2010/06/time%e2%89%a0money/comment-page-1/#comment-95 TheHyperOne Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:19:55 +0000 http://www.ambercabral.com/?p=165#comment-95 This thing all things devours, birds, beasts, trees and flowers, gnaws iron, bites steel, and turns hard stone into meal, Slays kings, ruins towns, and brings high mountains down. That riddle is not hard to figure out in context of this post. Time is the only true comodity you have. Eat Dorritos,make more. You can spend money and make more. Spend time, it is gone forever. You can only do two things with time: invest it or waste it. Choose wisely. This thing all things devours,
birds, beasts, trees and flowers,
gnaws iron, bites steel,
and turns hard stone into meal,
Slays kings, ruins towns,
and brings high mountains down.

That riddle is not hard to figure out in context of this post. Time is the only true comodity you have. Eat Dorritos,make more. You can spend money and make more. Spend time, it is gone forever. You can only do two things with time: invest it or waste it. Choose wisely.

]]> By: Amber http://www.ambercabral.com/2010/06/time%e2%89%a0money/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Amber Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.ambercabral.com/?p=165#comment-90 @The Jaded NYer, I agree love. It's tough without children. But the thing is, no one values things that are in abundance. Employees happen to be in abundance now - highly skilled ones at that with this economy. I say fight it out as long as you can love. Something somehow has to give... Plus - not that you want it, but State Healthcare for kids is usually THAT DEAL - if it came to that. ;-) @The Jaded NYer,
I agree love. It’s tough without children. But the thing is, no one values things that are in abundance. Employees happen to be in abundance now – highly skilled ones at that with this economy. I say fight it out as long as you can love. Something somehow has to give…

Plus – not that you want it, but State Healthcare for kids is usually THAT DEAL – if it came to that. ;-)

]]> By: The Jaded NYer http://www.ambercabral.com/2010/06/time%e2%89%a0money/comment-page-1/#comment-89 The Jaded NYer Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:55:51 +0000 http://www.ambercabral.com/?p=165#comment-89 It's tough to let go of this system of belief, tho, when there are two small mouths to feed. I'm all about trying to make my own hours so I can be home but damn if "The Man" ain't holding me back! Ok, that was a joke, but seriously- it is SOOOOO hard out here for a freelancer. No one really values what we do just because we aren't chained to a desk. I'm trying my darndest, tho. Eventually something's gotta give. It’s tough to let go of this system of belief, tho, when there are two small mouths to feed. I’m all about trying to make my own hours so I can be home but damn if “The Man” ain’t holding me back!

Ok, that was a joke, but seriously- it is SOOOOO hard out here for a freelancer. No one really values what we do just because we aren’t chained to a desk.

I’m trying my darndest, tho. Eventually something’s gotta give.

]]> By: Amber http://www.ambercabral.com/2010/06/time%e2%89%a0money/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Amber Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:45:50 +0000 http://www.ambercabral.com/?p=165#comment-87 @kenjos, Oh Kent. One day soon brother... @kenjos,
Oh Kent.
One day soon brother…

]]> By: kenjos http://www.ambercabral.com/2010/06/time%e2%89%a0money/comment-page-1/#comment-86 kenjos Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:30:17 +0000 http://www.ambercabral.com/?p=165#comment-86 Mmmhmm...This is exactly what Hedonism teaches...the way we spend our time, the people we spend it with, and the things we create within it, are all far more important than engaging in the work and trade barter system of society. Come on Amber, let's go play somewhere... :) Mmmhmm…This is exactly what Hedonism teaches…the way we spend our time, the people we spend it with, and the things we create within it, are all far more important than engaging in the work and trade barter system of society. Come on Amber, let’s go play somewhere… :)

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