{"id":28,"date":"2009-02-26T16:25:51","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T00:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.budgex.net\/blog\/?p=28"},"modified":"2011-05-14T10:24:37","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T18:24:37","slug":"how-much-is-the-value-of-your-time-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.budgex.net\/blog\/2009\/02\/how-much-is-the-value-of-your-time-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much is the Value of Your Time Worth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ll tell you right now: $0.\u00a0 You may be familiar with the concept of putting a price tag on your leisure time.\u00a0 MSN even has a <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/blog\/outgoing\/moneycentral.msn.com\/personal-finance\/calculators\/Know_The_Value_Of_Your_Time_Calculator\/home.aspx');\" title=\"MSN Value of Time Calculator\"  href=\"http:\/\/moneycentral.msn.com\/personal-finance\/calculators\/Know_The_Value_Of_Your_Time_Calculator\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">calculator<\/a> that will tell you how much your free time is worth.\u00a0 Some people claim that based on this number, you might be better off paying someone else to do work for you instead of doing it yourself.\u00a0 <strong><em>Don\u2019t listen to them!<\/em> <\/strong>Are you currently making $25\/hr while you sit at home on a weekend and watch TV?\u00a0 No.\u00a0 And if you are, you don\u2019t need to read this blog.\u00a0 Go turn on the television and watch Heroes or something.\u00a0 The fact is that you are not getting paid for your free time.\u00a0  But that doesn&#8217;t have to be a bad thing.<\/p>\n<h3>Use as Much of your Free Time you Want on Anything you Please<\/h3>\n<p>Here\u2019s another example for why I don\u2019t put a price on personal labor costs.\u00a0 A friend of mine constantly factors in a $30\/hr value of her time when shopping for the best price on a product.\u00a0 Her theory is that she could be working and earning that much money to help pay for it.\u00a0 I tell her to go to work!\u00a0 Especially if you have a salaried position, you won\u2019t be getting any more money for working longer.\u00a0 The only thing that ends up happening with my friend is she ends up paying too much for the item because of insufficient research.<\/p>\n<p>Take the time to search for better deals when shopping!\u00a0 Don\u2019t ever be satisfied with the first price you see, unless you know it\u2019s a really, <strong><em>really<\/em><\/strong> good deal.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve spent some time reading this post, and although your free time is technically worth nothing, here\u2019s an offer to make up for it:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s money-saving offer<\/strong>: <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/blog\/outgoing\/www.whitestrips.com\/whitestrips-special-offers\/');\" title=\"Free sample of Crest Whitestrips\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.whitestrips.com\/whitestrips-special-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\">A FREE Sample of Crest Whitestrips and $7 coupon<\/a>.\u00a0 Keep your money <em>and<\/em> your smile!<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin: 12px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-8699601415085750\";\r\n\/* Blog Ad 468x60 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7288488553\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring the concept of putting a price tag on the value of your 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