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"Time is money, after all." A wise old man once told me: "Time is more important than money; I can always make back any money I lose, but time is gone forever.
by dpapathanasiou 18y ago
"Time is money, after all."
A wise old man once told me: "Time is more important than money; I can always make back any money I lose, but time is gone forever."
- supahfly_remix 18y agoI get your point, but how does the wise old man explain how to make back money without losing even more time?
- JabavuAdams 18y agoIt's much easier and more likely for someone to give you money than to give you more time.
- swombat 18y agoThe value of your time increases with time. Making back 1 hour's worth of your time in cash today will probably only take you a few minutes a 20 years' time. However, making back 1 hour's worth of your time in time is impossible.
- redrobot5050 18y agoOriginally? The wise old man bought and sold mortgage backed securities with a triple-A rating. Now, he stands out in the street corner with a cup in his hand and a cute cardboard sign.
- babul 18y agoYou cannot always make back any money you lose, if you could, the world would not be in this current financial crisis and the many before it.
- jfoutz 18y agoI see what you're saying... but I'm young enough that I could loose my house and cars and 401k and all the other junk, and still make it back in 20 years, probably less because I'm more productive. Granted, that's not true for everybody. But i think it's only true for the super rich, and the very old. My dad's doing pretty well. if he had to start over... I don't know if he has enough time to make it all back but he's smart and hardworking. I'm sure he could make a dent. I think a better argument would be, "you have to start over" and starting over sucks.
- tspiteri 18y agoMany jobs can be summed up as exchanging time for money. Also, to make back the money you lose, you have to use time.