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re: Is there a point where time is more valuable than money?
Posted on 6/29/25 at 2:09 pm to TigerMan327
Posted on 6/29/25 at 2:09 pm to TigerMan327
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Time will always be more valuable than money. The question is how long will it take you to realize it
Most people realize this the second they have a healthy son/daughter for the first time. I say most people because that didn't include me. It took me about 12-13 years until my son hit junior high to realize that Time is the most important commodity we have on this earth. Children, adopted kids, nieces/nephews etc give us this precious commodity.
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Posted on 6/29/25 at 2:45 pm to FizzyPop
Retiring at 60 next year..I’m there
Posted on 6/29/25 at 3:26 pm to Rize
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Work 35 to 40
You cant be very important or you on your own businesses
Posted on 6/29/25 at 3:34 pm to Strannix
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You cant be very important or you on your own businesses
Nope not important and don’t own my own business. Just a regular W-2 employee with no direct reports and work remote most of the time.
Just the way I like it.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 5:02 pm to Rize
I would be worried about being expendable working 35 hours a week remotely.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 5:08 pm to TigerMan327
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Time will always be more valuable than money. The question is how long will it take you to realize it
I KNOW I’m going to run out of time.
Every human does.
As to money, I’m reasonably confident I’ve got enough to see me through life.
I think all rational folks do a cost:benefit analysis reflexively all the time on daily issues. (Wants vs Needs)
Posted on 6/29/25 at 5:12 pm to Artificial Ignorance
I took a lower paying job recently because it had a better work/life balance. Fewer nights and weekends for about 10-15% less pay.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 5:13 pm to Strannix
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I would be worried about being expendable working 35 hours a week remotely.
I’m good
I’m in sales so at the office in the am a few days a week then the rest of the week I make my own schedule. Been with same company for 23 years and I’m very efficient with my time. As long as I’m hitting my sales goal I’m good.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 5:30 pm to PhiTiger1764
Just think of it as your time. Everyone needs their time. You’re a better husband and father if you take that 1-1.5 hours a week 8 months of the year and use it to ponder your thoughts. To me mowing is relaxing and I can think about what’s on my mind and sort it out so when I’m with the family I am physically and mentally there
Posted on 6/29/25 at 6:15 pm to Artificial Ignorance
when I got engaged.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 9:08 pm to Artificial Ignorance
Yes
Posted on 6/29/25 at 10:02 pm to Artificial Ignorance
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This post was edited on 7/19/25 at 11:56 pm
Posted on 6/30/25 at 6:22 am to Artificial Ignorance
Yes, the second you start working for money you’ll never spend.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 8:34 am to Artificial Ignorance
Of course, it's when you no longer have the time to enjoy the money you make.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:20 am to Artificial Ignorance
Never sacrifice time with your family for work...........................unless they are driving you crazy then have at it.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:34 am to Artificial Ignorance
I chased money until kids (first one at 33), I have valued time since then. Staying at my job now for 18 years, I have been able to shape into a role with extreme flexibility for family.
Nobody will care how much money you made or what title you had at retirement when you die, they will remember the father and husband that you were. You have to work and provide for your family, you cannot let that ever be more important than your family.
Nobody will care how much money you made or what title you had at retirement when you die, they will remember the father and husband that you were. You have to work and provide for your family, you cannot let that ever be more important than your family.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:57 am to Nole Man
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Time is valuable when you realize you don't have much of it left.
According to the most recent data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, the average life expectancy for males in the United States in 2023 was reported as 75.8 years.
Average Life Expectancy
So, do your own math. Theoretically, how much time do you have left and think about that
I'm 69. That'd mean I have maybe 5-10 years left. Could be more. Could be less. That's a sobering thought.
That's not how it works. Those numbers are from birth. Given you are already 69, the stats say you have more like 12-14 years left (on average).
Posted on 6/30/25 at 12:54 pm to Big Scrub TX
My wife only works a day or 2 a week. Mostly 2 days. She is a psychotherapist, charges between $150-$180 per hour. She could work 4-5 days a week and make bank. She has a waiting list, cash only, no insurance taken.
1. taxes on us is prohibitive, basically everything she makes is on top of what i make, so everything she makes is in the higher brackets.
2. She has been able to raise our kids, occasionally a grandparent came to the house to help.
3.We have someone to clean the house, and do the pool. She can pick up another few appointments to pay for it.
There is more to life than just making more money. We had kids late so we were in better financial shape than when we got married. We was po! We vowed to never sell out and work all the time when we had kids. It's been tricky, and at times stressful in the early days but now there is never a time now where we have to put work ahead of the kids.
1. taxes on us is prohibitive, basically everything she makes is on top of what i make, so everything she makes is in the higher brackets.
2. She has been able to raise our kids, occasionally a grandparent came to the house to help.
3.We have someone to clean the house, and do the pool. She can pick up another few appointments to pay for it.
There is more to life than just making more money. We had kids late so we were in better financial shape than when we got married. We was po! We vowed to never sell out and work all the time when we had kids. It's been tricky, and at times stressful in the early days but now there is never a time now where we have to put work ahead of the kids.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 3:31 pm to Big Scrub TX
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That's not how it works. Those numbers are from birth. Given you are already 69, the stats say you have more like 12-14 years left (on average).
Like those numbers better!
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