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When you’re on your death bed (a depressing thought, but bear with it) you won’t be thinking about how much money you have in the bank or the amazing gadgets you’ve bought over the course of your life.
You’ll think about the experiences you’ve had and the memories you’ve shared with your loved ones.
We live in a consumer society. This means that we focus on what we want to buy; the latest iPhone comes out and you want it, you feel you need it, and somehow you feel self-worth to own this shiny piece of plastic and call it your own.
It doesn’t happen, but we feel it.
As they say for an idea – time is more valuable than money.
This is true.
The irony is that nothing can actually buy you time. It really comes down to how you live your life, the tricks you use to save time, and what you do with the time you have in your pocket.
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Let’s explore this in a little more detail.
How to Buy Time
Let’s imagine that you usually take the bus to work. You’re regularly stuck in traffic, meaning the first hour of your day is spent in hell, surrounded by equally frustrated commuters.
How can you change this situation and get some time back?
Buy a new or second-hand bike and go to work. You save time, get fit and do your bit for the environment.
I have one in my case electric scooterand I enjoy every day!
Maybe you’re tired when you get home from work and your partner wants to sit with you and watch a movie or share the news of the day. However, you have to wash the dishes and finish the housework.
so…
How can you turn back some time?
Invest in a dishwasher and get the kids to do some of the work, maybe even pay them some pocket money each week for their efforts.
You protect your feet, spend time with your partner, enjoy and make memories, and your children learn the importance of earning money and doing chores around the house, which will help them become more independent.
myth: You have to choose between time and money, you can’t have both.
Fact: Money can actually take time.
there is certain purchases you see which one is the best money can buy, they just are give you extra time during the day. Then you can focus not on the things you don’t enjoy but have to do, but on the things that really matter, like spending time with yourself, spending time with the person you love, doing the things you want to do.
Time is definitely more valuable than money, but money can also buy your time back. It’s about making smart choices about how you spend your money and how you live your life.
What’s the best thing money can buy?
Sit down and think about the things that eat up the hours you do every day.
- Homework?
- Cooking?
- Go to work?
- Do a certain job task in a certain way?
The list goes on.
Then think about how you can get some of that time back. You can entrust household chores to your family members, reducing the pressure on your shoulders for household chores.
You can also look into buying quality appliances that reduce the time you spend doing housework or make cooking easier.
You can plan your dinners on Sunday or during the week. Then shop online, order what you need, have it delivered, and save time thinking about what to do. If you want to go a step further, you can even prepare and freeze meals ahead of time. You will save at least an hour every day.
Get Time Back Blogging – Save time on repetitive tasks
If you’re blogging, I’ve listed some tools below that can help you save 20+ hours a week – that’s a lot of time!
- use it Tailwind To schedule your Pinterest pins. I calculated it and it saved me 14 hours a week.
- use it Grammar for proofreading. Not only does it save time, but it also causes headaches! English is not my native language and although I still struggle with grammar, there is a huge reduction in the number of spelling and grammar mistakes I make on Grammarly. Plus it’s free!
- use it Canva to create pins. I’ve used a lot of design tools for my pins, but the best is definitely Canva. Creating new pins with Canva is easy because it’s a drag-and-drop tool, and it’s also very intuitive and user-friendly. I even upgraded to the paid version of Canva Pro, which includes more templates, stock images, and branding options. But actually you don’t need to go for the paid version, the free version has all the basic features to create amazing pins.
If you are new to blogging but wondering how to get started, you can sign up for my free course below.
Redeem on your commute
Commuting to work can be reduced by biking, carpooling, or maybe just taking a different route.
A few years ago, I commuted about two hours a day, listening to audiobooks, podcasts, and online courses to make up for that time. If you do the same, you won’t believe how much you can learn using 2 hours a day! (Assuming you work the standard 260 days/year in the US, that’s about 520 hours/year).
Tasks can be reduced in time by thinking about how you actually do them – are you multi-tasking and realizing you’re actually getting nowhere? Are you procrastinating? Identify the most time-consuming habit and change it.
Learning how to buy time is about making smart choices
This doesn’t mean buying the latest gadget just for the sake of it, but it does mean making choices that are cost-effective and allow you to recoup the time you spend.
Then, calculate this time!
This doesn’t mean going out and actually doing anything, it can be as rewarding as relaxing at home with your partner, kids or dog! Self-care time is just as important as work time, so don’t feel pressured!
Time gives you more control, relaxation, doing the things you want to do, making memories and invest time and effort in the relationships in your life. By taking a look at your life and thinking about how you can take back a little time here and there, you will be able to improve your life beyond measure.
Yes, you’ll have to spend cash in some cases, but it’s money well spent. However, don’t think that this allows you to go to the nearest gadget store and get a hard sell.
Marketing is clever and it will try to convince you that this latest (very expensive) gadget will give you the life you’ve always wanted. Marketing is designed to do this, but you have a choice whether to lean into it or not!
The best thing to do is research, listen to the facts, go home, think about it and see if it’s a good buy. If you still believe it’s there, find it, go ahead and buy it. If your thought process is effective enough, you will eventually find that you have more time.
In this case, it was a really good and smart purchase.
Final words on why time is more valuable than money
Time is more important than money, but sometimes in order to have more time, we have to spend a little money, or maybe cut back on our hours and even “lose” some money.
At the end of the day, you can’t get back lost time.
How much are you willing to pay for your time? Do you have any tips to share on how to turn back time?
