So, time=money=opportunity. Well, the first part is quite commonly referred to and is quite cliche, but the second part equaling opportunity is something that I have come to realize recently and so I added it to the equation. Allow me to take you on a journey to true financial freedom by adding a much-needed tool of realization to your financial acumen.

Depending on your age, I would if I were a betting man dare say you have heard the phrase time=money. Most of the time when the phrase is used it is in reference to someone not wanting you to waste their time because they value their time as highly as they value money, which is a fair way to look at it. There is a much better way to look at though because the truth is you should think of time as money and vice versa.

Considering time as money is really only an important consideration if you want to be truly wealthy. If it is you goal in life to become truly wealthy then this is a must read because I am going to expose you to a way of thinking that quantifies the reason to think about your time as money and how and why this thinking creates opportunities.

The goal is to think of time as being infinite, but also keeping in mind that time is a precious commodity that cannot be replaced once it is gone. It is different from money in that respect, but the reason you want to start equating time with money if you are not already is because you need to view the way you waste time (if you do) the same way you would think of wasting money. The other thing you really want to get really good at is thinking of your current dollars per hour and consider this with everything you do.

At some point the purpose is to see your purchases and spending in a similar light. Money itself is replaceable and there will be plenty of opportunity to make money, but to make your money really work for you and to stretch it in the beginning while you are building up you have to have a money mindset at all times. Back to the point of purchases in a dollar per hour mindset, think of it like this. I make $21/hr. at my regular full time job without any overtime so when I go to McDonald’s and I spend $20 on a my girlfriend and I eating off of the cheap menu I say to myself, ok that just cost me an hour of work and actually a bit more when considering taxes that I have now paid twice (Once in the check and again during the purchase.)

I know that I am going to make plenty of money and it’s going to come back to me when I spend it, but the fact that I equate that money to the time it takes to earn it helps me to not go crazy and just start spending on pointless, needless things that are just going to take up space in my house or in my body. It’s not a scarcity mindset to give value to your time and money it is a principle of evaluating what you are doing and what is the value to you over time.

So here is the part that is often left out. Opportunity is all around us all of the time, but if we don’t have the time or the money then the opportunity is going to pass us right by and find the next person with the time and the money. How are they going to have the money? They are going to have the money because they valued their time. Valuing your time comes in many forms. Like right now if you are reading this it is because you value your time, and you are trying to educate yourself about why this is important.

If instead of reading this, you were just vegging out binge watching some series that is going to add very little value to your life well that’s not a very good value of your time because you could be using the time to research money making opportunities. Now, with that being said money isn’t everything, but you should still value your time even if you aren’t all about using your time to make your money grow. The time could also be used better by getting outside and connecting with nature or doing some extra housework so that your house brings you comfort and rest.

I assume you are here reading this though because you want to make money and make it grow and work for you, so let’s get back to that.

Remember time=money=opportunity and you will be on the way to have the time and the money and be able to strike while the iron of opportunity is still hot. One of the top reasons if not the actual top reason that extremely wealthy people became wealthy is because they had the right amount of money at the right time and seized the opportunity when it was presented to them. Warren Buffett who I speak of often had the right amount of money and took the time to do the research on Coca cola and made an investment that netted him a huge amount of money.

The common wisdom amongst the wealthy is that you don’t want to trade your time for money, but to the same point when you are just starting out this is a requirement. The thought is that trading time for money is, I go to work, and I am trading one hour of my time for $21. The wealthy would rather get paid other ways and we’ll get into that a little later, but for now focus on the concept of time=money=opportunity. For now, you should be valuing your time as much or more than you value your money because money can be made and is replaceable although time is not.

The other reason you need to keep in mind the value of time and money is that money needs time to grow and compound. Even a little bit of money can compound quite substantially given enough leverage which in this case would be time. Becoming wealthy is more like running a marathon and should never be thought of as a sprint. If you have a lot of money already then you have the means to make that money meet with opportunities and grow that money to infinity.

I know that last part sounds a little bit crazy, but let’s be honest at the rate that Amazon and Jeff Bezos’ Net worth are growing, given enough time his personal net worth could reach into the trillions and the company he owns majority stake in could reach quadrillions in gross revenue. It’s generally unheard of and nothing most of us think about other then maybe when we are playing some sort of clicker game or something like that. It just seems unreal, but that’s the day and age in which we live. The right amount of money invested in the right thing at the right time, over time has the opportunity to make an individual and sometimes many people very wealthy all at the same time.

Let me take this opportunity to give you the opportunity to take some time and earn some money. I am adding a link below which will give you and I the opportunity to get $5 from signing up for a Robinhood account which is a great new way to make money from the stock market and cryptocurrency. Even if you are a first-time investor there is no better opportunity to learn one of the most powerful tools in the wealthy person’s tool bag. Please take this opportunity to sign up, I assure you, you won’t regret it!

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So, there it is you took the time to read the article and I gave you the opportunity to earn $5 in real money, just for making it this far in the post. If you didn’t take the opportunity to sign up, I hope it’s only because you already have a Robinhood account and are well on your way to becoming a multi-millionaire like I am. To be completely transparent, at the moment of this writing I am not exactly even close (in dollar amount and net worth) to becoming a Millionaire, let alone a multi-millionaire, but I am doing all the things necessary to see this mission through to fruition.

So, let’s really take a look at valuing time as money and a real life example. Today is Sunday April 21st, 2024 and as I sit here writing this I am waiting for my second load of laundry to dry while I am eating my 7 oz of my “The Greek Gods” Honey Vanilla flavored Greek Yogurt, (which is abso-freakin-lutely AmazeBalls), I digress and I am drinking some Pineapple Orange Banana juice from Dole, I also just got back from a mile and a half walk, plus I read about 12-15 pages of “The Science of Success” by Wallace D. Wattles (Which is a must read.) I probably got out of bed around 7:45 so not super early, but I have and am accomplishing all of this before noon.

On the flip side, my girlfriend has been sleeping during the same period, end of story, lol. No, but seriously that is our day so far and it is 11:20 a.m. at the moment CST. So, why am I drawing this comparison? Neither of us is wrong and neither of us is doing more or less than the other, not really. In our relationship, at the moment she is the major bread winner, and she is on her feet all day long waiting tables, but she is a pro, and she kills it, so she needs her rest and needs to be able to recharge. Conversely, I still make really good money, but I am doing things outside of just trading my time for money in that I am building this website and writing articles frequently which could someday turn into a writing career where I make whatever amount of money I decide is worth my time.

My girlfriend is absolutely amazing, and I love her more and more every day, so please don’t think I was trying to take anything away from her by exposing the differences in what we have each done so far today. The takeaway from this should be that there are different ways of valuing your time, at some points your time might be more valuable recharging and getting that extra little bit of rest that you know you aren’t going to get the rest of the week. If you are deadly serious about becoming wealthy though then you are going to have to get a little more done with your time especially in the beginning, until you make a few breakthroughs.

Once you make it and have the money, you can pay someone to do those two loads of laundry that I am doing right now and I could in theory pay someone to ghostwrite for me just to get an article out, but currently I love writing and it is my way to express myself and reinforce all of the ideas that I have learned and am putting into action everyday. I am so excited that you are taking this journey with me and I hope you will continue this journey with me as we climb the levels of success and wealth in all aspects of life. If we become wealthy in finances only, but we have no time for family or friends or leisure, well personally I don’t equate that to success at all. Succes for me is a balance of financial wealth, and wealth in relationships, wealth of time, and wealth of knowledge and experience.

When you spend your time and money wisely or when you save your money and time wisely the opportunities are going to be there in abundance, and you just have to trust your instincts and take that leap. You can be patient and wait for the right opportunity, but when you know it’s the right opportunity and it makes sense in every way including financially go for it. I have been hearing a lot of people say that luck is nothing more than preparedness meeting opportunity and I couldn’t agree more. Some people say, oh you just got lucky that just fell into your lap, and I reply, no I was prepared to seize opportunities and I was in the right place at the right time.

I’m going to go ahead and wrap this up and put a neat little bow on it for you since you stayed this long. Time=Money=Opportunity. The better that you manage your time and your money the better opportunities you will have in life, and this quite simply translates to every facet of life. The more money and time you have the better vacations you can take, you can become better educated (even outside of the traditional norms of getting a degree and paying for a higher education), you can meet more people, you can give yourself and your kids things that you maybe didn’t have when you were growing up. The sky is the not even the limit in regard to having the right amount of time and money. If you have the right amount of time and money you can actually get into space without having to be a fully trained astronaut via Blue Origin another Jeff Bezos conception turned reality.

If you don’t value your time no one else will either. If you don’t value your money someone else will. If you don’t know the value of an amazing opportunity either you will walk right past them, or they will slip through your fingers because you weren’t prepared. Start valuing your time and your money today and start seeking out more opportunities so more opportunities will start seeking you.

As always, be blessed and get out there and start planting some seeds so that you can reap a bountiful harvest in full abundance and prosperity.

-Founder Magbunga.com