My grandmother has always said “Take care of your nickels and dimes, and the dollars will take care of themselves.” – saving little by little has an amazing effect. Of course, I realize there are losses on this (not only lost opportunity, but also inflation)

I personally still employ a “piggy bank” system. I gain absolutely no interest, of course, but I also don’t lose anything. After a certain amount of time I have $1000 sitting in my can and it is a psychological boost. (I also have a great benefit in that I live in Japan… deflation means my money is worth more no matter what).

Your time question is brilliant. How much is time worth? The question (as far as I am concerned) is not how much is your time worth, but rather what is the opposite of your time worth?

ie. if we are looking at someone who has the motivation to take a second job delivering pizzas in the evening compared to the same person collecting cans, well yes, the pizza gig is far better.

But what if we are looking at a person who watches TV for 5 hours in the evening vs. that same person collecting cans? Well now there is not only a financial benefit over TV, but also a physical one.

As for me? I am conflicted… what I really want to do in the evening is go jogging. But instead, I make about $50 per hour teaching.

And yes, I could use to shed a few kilos.

Thanks again for hosting the carnival. I didn’t know about your blog until then, but I would like to keep dropping by.

I’m glad you liked it.

Thank you for hosting, and keep up the good work.

Myke