Time is Money??

United States
May 19, 2007 11:53am CST
How many of you believe that time is a important factor of life?All of you might have heard about this that "time is money".Do you believe that wasting of time is equal to wasting of money?Time is as important in one's life as money is.Are you very particular about timings?Are you scheduled type of person?Or you like to waste time on casual non-sense?Don't you think that time just passes by and if you missed an opportunity it will never comes back.And we cry for that time for our whole life?But time is a great healer.So do you believe that time is important factor of life as world revolves around it.
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@golfproo (1839)
• Canada
19 May 07
One hundred percent...time is money! I totally believe that. I used to waste a lot of time and I am kicking myself for it. I do believe to be financially well off you need to utilize your time to the best of your ability. However, I am sure others would argue that money is by no means a proper way to measure success, and time should be spent on better things than making money. Either way...time is still vastly important! cheers,
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• United States
20 May 07
Not only for financial freedom.Time is the thing that once gone,is gone forever.You cannot get it back and it applies to every thing in life.Smart peoples Use thier time rightly and at right place.This is the basic bussiness key too,If you have to deal with someone,do it at right time and right place to acheive success.Mean you agree with it"time is money" thanks for response.
@magica (3707)
• Bulgaria
19 May 07
For me the time is energy. Wasting time means to waste energy. Sometimes this is material measurement, but not allways. I know that i loose a big part of my time for nonsenses. But i can never accept it just as money.
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@sigma77 (5383)
• United States
20 May 07
Time is really an illusion. But it can be wasted as oppotunities appear and we fail to act. But, oppotunities are all around, so if you miss one, another will show up. I believe in the possibility of instant healing. That is because, as I said, time does not really exist. Time appears as only right now, and that cannot be measured. The movement of time is only measured in the mind because we remember the past and reference it to the future. Time heals? And that happens through our minds, by thinking in different ways over time. At first you might be devastated from some event, and it takes a while to get it straight in your mind and heart. That is where the healing takes place, as your thoughts affect your feelings and your feelings are heart-felt. So why would it not be possible to instantly change your thoughts instead of waiting some unknown period of time?
• United States
20 May 07
I truly agree and like your response a lot. Thanks for participating in my discussion. :)
• India
20 May 07
i think you should not compare time with money in generel i accept time is money in busines terms, by in general time is every thing, as the old says hold good till now" time and tide waits for none"
• United States
20 May 07
I know what you are saying here,"time is money" it is a proverb,which means that time is really precious that some one has compare it to money,you said it time waits for no one.As once you use your money in any non-efficent place it is gone so it is same with time.Mean you agree with my point.:)
@tigertang (1749)
• Singapore
21 May 07
Time is money in the business sense but I think you've also brought up an interesting point. Time is in many ways more precious than money. You can earn back money that you have lost but how do you earn back the time that has been wasted? I remember reading some comic book years ago that talked about an alien race that ate gold but conducted commerce through the most precious comodity of them all - time. A case of, how much is that doggie in the window - 2 hours. Imagin if we did business in the time that has been allocated with us? - I think we would be better at preserving our assets.
@skbadhan (879)
• India
20 May 07
definately time is very important factor in relation to money. yes time=money if we will go for job means we have to give time to job for earning money. many of has a lot of tiem to waste but they have no money. others have alot of money but no time to enjoy or spend that money. now a days smart worker is one who has both time as well as money.
• United States
20 May 07
very well quoted.I like your response. Thanks for participation.
@jogie_bien (1103)
• Philippines
19 May 07
Yes i believe that time is gold.Because when you are wasting only your time for something not important rather to go to work.I dont want to absent in my work when my friends only inviting me to go out and watching movie.I prefer to go to work and they paid me than to go out and expense only your money.I can do relaxing when its my rstday.So for me, time is gold.
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@fazalbhi (262)
• India
20 May 07
i think wasting of time is not wasting of money.it is really wasting of our life.............
@bindishah (2062)
• India
20 May 07
Time definitely is THE most important factor of life. Everything revolves around that. Every stage of our life revolves around time as we have a specific time in each of it. Once gone it does not come back and so it is essential to make full use of it right now. Loss of time can lead to loss of money in terms of loss of opportunities.
20 May 07
A nice topic to start.Yes, Time is money.It's true and its proved, even more than money.sometime for some reasons people seem not realise this. why? because maybe they are in the mood of too fear, too happy, too sad..to do something, then they dont know that they let time pass by without action against.They maybe miss some important opp. or moment in their life..where the money come from.however people have their own reasons to explain for what they are doing. we can not for the balance of this totally.
• United States
19 May 07
I think that time is important but I don't think 'time is money'. Time spent in pleasure is not wasted, in my opinion. I didn't make a dime sitting and rocking a baby--------but you couldn't buy that pleasure for a million dollars. I guess if your main goal in life is to have a lot of money then any time you spend doing anything else would come down to wasting money. That is not my priority, to have peace and joy is. Money is a consideration in almost all things though. On my limited budget I have to be careful to not waste the money on things that are not important. So while money itself is not important to me, some of the things it buys are.
• United States
19 May 07
True...I agree.But I think In some certain times of our lives we should really notice that how we are spending our time.We need to make most out of it whatever we do.It is not only about money.Happiness is money too.Realistically Money is what you need to live a life.You cannot just live and have all luxuries without having money.
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@lonely_f16 (2146)
• Philippines
19 May 07
yes but it's more than money...time is more than money because you can't return time while you can still return money..I sometimes follow my schedule though. Yes...time really could be our enemy and our friend too. Enemy if we abuse it..
• United States
19 May 07
Very well said.I agree with you on this that it is an enemy if you misuse it.
@BrainTeaser (1428)
• Pakistan
20 May 07
Yes i will also say time is much more precious than money as one have already mentioned that you can get/earn money by your hardworking and proper dedication but its impossible to get back time,i also try to be restrict about timings but sometimes the things just go in their way so its life and things cant be planned to be perfect.
• United States
20 May 07
I believe time is money applies to those that have very demanding jobs, (stock broakers, bankers, bond traders, stock market) it just depends on what they do for a living. It is a very true statement thought, that time is money. Most of the time it is.
• India
20 May 07
It is obviously true that time is the most precious and improtant aspect of anybody's life. Time once lost can't be regained. We should try to utilize the time available to us to the maximum extent and see if we can do something beneficial. do not postpone the work which can be done right now to a later time or date. Try and finish each task within the targeted time. Time is precious!
@tigertang (1749)
• Singapore
19 May 07
In many ways time is money and wasting time is about wasting money. When you look at the things that go on in an average office, you'll be surprised by how many of the usual activities in the office involve real work. Quite often, you'll find that most people end up working late hours because there are so many other distractions that real work does not get done. This is particularly true when it comes to trying to get money from clients - people who at times find ways of giving you the run arround when it comes collecting what is due to you. However, having said all of that, you have to get used to investing time in the same way that you invest money. Relationships are the key to what makes the world go round and so, this involves alot time, which may not result in immediate pay offs from a financial standpoint. Time should be treated like money. Use it carefully and find out how you can make the most of the things that happen in the moments that you have.
@tigerdragon (4297)
• Philippines
19 May 07
time is very essential in our everyday living but it does not mean that every minute or every second should be equated to money.it only means that whatever you can do today should be done to have it done and over with,it is called productivity.it does not also means that we have to cramp everything or squeeze everything in a tight schedule.we should know how to to our time management.if you are just lounging around for a while ,it is not a waste of money because you are relaxing to gain back all the lost energy or it is your time to think but if this is done more often then it is called a waste of time.most of us are slaves to time schedule because we put all we want to do in one day ,remember we have the whole lifetime to do everything.we always have time for everything,we are the only ones who says we don't have time.spread your day so you can work well with less pressure.
@mada9898 (193)
• United States
20 May 07
Time is equal to money. However, just like you said money can be returned but time cannot. Time will always go forward but you can go into negative money flow. www.usactivedutymilitary.blogspot.com
@osiwaldo (10)
• United States
19 May 07
Let me say this, God didn't give you money or something else but He gave you time, Now depends on you where to invest it, by investing your time building a business you will get cash, you could invest it learning something, etc, or you can simply waste it doing nothing.
@maehan (1439)
• United States
20 May 07
Time is precious. Nothing can buy time. Whatever precious moment, second, minute pass that means it had gone. No matter how much you gonna to pay, you can't take it back. Time is extremely precious. Treasure every second, moment regardless family, jobs, friends, anything. Fully utilize it.
@Vizeroh (32)
• United States
19 May 07
Money isn't time, and time isn't money. We have an endless supply of money that can be got, earned, given, but your time to live is short. If you speak about time is money, people often refer to it as, "you get paid for each hour of work." Or you get paid because you said you could do a project in a certain time period, IE, 4 days.. But in truth, there is no money with time, it's only time.