Very Odd Question Regarding the Value of $$

faither · 05-25-2006, 07:01 AM

Never mind. It's an inflation calculator and I found a few.

zippyjuan · 05-25-2006, 09:39 AM

For me, money is just a unit of exchange. The true value is time. How long do you have to work to aquire the things you want? Is that big screen TV worth 200 hours (five weeks) of doing your job? (figuring a $2000 TV and earning $10 an hour). To turn that around, if someone said that instead of money they would give you a TV if you worked five weeks for them, would you say yes? That time is what you are paying for the TV. Is that car worth over a year's time on the job? Reducing your wants reduces how much you need to work to pay for stuff. It also increases the time you have available to enjoy your stuff. Getting things at lower prices have the same effect as increasing your wages- again, you have to work less to aquire the same things. Time is really what you are spending to get what you want and need. Time and your skills. Something to consider when you debate your next big purchase.

yippiekiyeh · 05-25-2006, 09:59 AM

That's an interesting concept there zippy, an interesting way to consider what money is. I guess some people feel it necessary to take shortcuts with time (robbing banks/Id Theft) but ultimately it's the time that catches up with them.

johnnymk · 05-25-2006, 11:47 AM

If people were that practical, zippy, this economy would crash. So many purchases are based on emotion, what's stylish and to satisfy the hole in a person's heart.

This economy is based on fluff, and that may be a good thing?????

dbax791 · 05-25-2006, 09:38 PM

Wow Zippy, I think I disagree with you on most things but that post was brilliant.

05-25-2006, 07:01 AM	#1
faither Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: FL Posts: 3,240	Very Odd Question Regarding the Value of $$ Never mind. It's an inflation calculator and I found a few. Last edited by faither : 05-25-2006 at 07:50 AM.

05-25-2006, 09:39 AM	#2
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,756	For me, money is just a unit of exchange. The true value is time. How long do you have to work to aquire the things you want? Is that big screen TV worth 200 hours (five weeks) of doing your job? (figuring a $2000 TV and earning $10 an hour). To turn that around, if someone said that instead of money they would give you a TV if you worked five weeks for them, would you say yes? That time is what you are paying for the TV. Is that car worth over a year's time on the job? Reducing your wants reduces how much you need to work to pay for stuff. It also increases the time you have available to enjoy your stuff. Getting things at lower prices have the same effect as increasing your wages- again, you have to work less to aquire the same things. Time is really what you are spending to get what you want and need. Time and your skills. Something to consider when you debate your next big purchase. __________________ I add new pictures to my photo gallery pretty regularly. You can see them here if you are interested: http://www.pbase.com/jeffryz Last edited by zippyjuan : 05-25-2006 at 09:42 AM.

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yippiekiyeh A Friend of a Friend Join Date: May 2001 Location: WESTSIDE! Posts: 1,673	That's an interesting concept there zippy, an interesting way to consider what money is. I guess some people feel it necessary to take shortcuts with time (robbing banks/Id Theft) but ultimately it's the time that catches up with them. __________________ Distributed.Net I'm Trying this blogger thang...

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05-25-2006, 11:47 AM	#4
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 13,621	If people were that practical, zippy, this economy would crash. So many purchases are based on emotion, what's stylish and to satisfy the hole in a person's heart. This economy is based on fluff, and that may be a good thing?????

05-25-2006, 09:38 PM	#5
dbax791 Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,177	Wow Zippy, I think I disagree with you on most things but that post was brilliant.

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