Time > Money

To me, "time is money" rings true in many ways. While someone wasting your time may not actually prevent you from making money, time is still just as important, if not more. If your time is being wasted by something like seeing a bad movie, it was both a waste of time and money. Then, for people like Bill Gates with high-yielding stocks making him constant money even when he sleeps, time is also money but in a completely different way.

But what is more valuable? I would say time is clearly more valuable, as you could drop dead for any number of reasons at any given moment. I sometimes think of this when I'm made to sit through a really dull class. A thought like "If I were to get hit by a car tonight and die, this is how my last hours were spent?" crosses my head. I think making the best of what time you have left is getting more relevant as the dreaded year 2012 approaches. I personally think it's a load of garbage, but some truly believe it will be the end of the world and thus the end of time.

Regardless of your economic situation, time is money is relevant in the lives of everybody.

Time = Lunch, And money ain't free!

the phrase "time is money" constantly reminds me of the other ever popular phrase that states "there's no such thing as a free lunch".
Of course there's no such thing as a free lunch in a capitalist society, and because we live in such a capitalist society (thanks a bunch government/corporate bail outs!) time is also equal to money.

Lunch: its never free. Someone always pays for it in some way. Even if you don't pay any money for it, its still not free, you are then indebted to the giver/provider of the "free" lunch. If you believe in good (or bad) karma, even a found lunch isn't free!
If you make lunch yourself, its not free because you worked for it. Money and work are equal in this country, even though labor wages are disputable.

It's not necessarily a pleasant thing to think about everything we do in our day being equal to a monetary value.

I prefer to live by the motto: A good lunch should not be free, and quality time is priceless.

"Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time..."

In the American culture, it seems as though that we are always busy. I know that is how my life is. I run around between work and school, come home and clean and cook, help my daughter with her homework, do my own homework, and never get a chance to sit down and hang with my daughter or my boyfriend until it's nearly time to go to bed. The weekends are just as busy for me as well. I never seem to have enough quality time with my family and friends. But when I do get some spare time to just relax and hang I take advantage of it and enjoy it. So in that respect spare time is a gift for me.
Also, time can be a gift when you are given time off from work or if you get out of work or class early. I once had a pretty serious family emergency and I had to take some time off of work. My boss ended up giving me the time off without taking the time out of my vacation time, which was a very generous gift of time.
On the other hand, the phrase "time is money" is absolutely true. I work to get paid. If I work late or come in early, I get paid overtime or bank my hours for time off. I would not work late or come in early if I was not getting paid though. And obviously, I would not work at all if I wasn't getting paid. On days that I have school, I have to leave work early or I come in late. I also have to pay back my boss those hours that I am gone, otherwise I would not get paid for that time that I am gone. Any time I take away from work means I can get paid less. I don't know about any one else but I know I can't live without money.

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The time we have in this life is precious. It is a gift we didn't have to ask for. It is limited. One wrong move, one slip..and that time you think you have is taken in fractions of a second. "Yeah..I got all the time in the world to ______." Fill in the blank. Really? Is anything certain? Maybe in the back of everyone's mind, whether they are conscious of it or not, lingers this thought of own's own mortality. I think that is the root of this idea that "time is money". I'm an observer of people by nature, so I find myself being captivated by the crowds of men and women as they're headed off to work in the morning. Suit, tie, heels, skinny skirt, breifcase, coffee[a lot of coffee], face forward, quickened step. All of them headed to different places of business, most of them with some desire to move forward, all of them with loved ones and memories and a story to tell. But when I see them..their stories almost have a way of blending into one. Money is status, money brings leisure, wealth equals security for the future. Is anything certain? Not in the least bit.

Blog Assignment #3--"Time is Money" or "Time is a Gift"

Of course Stonehenge:



The Mayan calendar:




Here's an artist's depiction of woodhenge:






Please answer one, or more than one of the questions below:

1)What would it mean to say “time is a gift”? How different is “time as a gift” from “time as money”? How might such a view change our lives? Can you think of any negative aspects to this view of time?



2a)Talk to a student with a cultural background different from your own. Ask that person what they have noticed about Americans’ view approach to time. How is it different (or similar) to the approach with which they are familiar?

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2b) If you are from another cultural background than most of the students around you, briefly describe any differences or similarities you notice between your own notion and approach to time and those that are dominant here.