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"I saved myself $1,500 by finding workarounds for my problems, rather than just purchasing a new laptop straight away." But how much time each day was spent de
by commanda 16y ago
"I saved myself $1,500 by finding workarounds for my problems, rather than just purchasing a new laptop straight away."
But how much time each day was spent dealing with the fact that his computer didn't have a hard drive? If your time can be valued in terms of dollars (it can), I bet it would have been cheaper for him to just pony up the $1500 for a usable laptop.
- arn 16y agoya, seriously. There's frugal, then there's just wasting your time. It goes back to the saying I always liked "linux is free if your time isn't worth anything" (not trying to start a linux debate, the quote came years ago when it required technical knowledge to do anything in linux). Maybe it's just me justifying my spending, but I've always freely bought things to reduce the friction between me and getting things done. A solid laptop would be #1 on the list.