This question was asked on a social media platform, and I assure you, it was a relevant (if perhaps naive) question.
Many people discussed work hours, multiple jobs, STRESS, and other factors that cut into things before I got there. So I added this:
Think about every time you spend money to save time, all day, every day.
Maybe you drive instead of taking the bus. Maybe you buy your carrots pre-shredded instead of whole. Maybe you stop at the fancy grocery store that's on your way home, instead of going a little out of your way to hit up the local bargain market.
There are also bigger things. People who can hire a nanny don't have to drop their kids off at daycare. People might move closer to work, even though it's more expensive. One might hire a housekeeper, a gardener, a professional organizer. Pay someone else to do their taxes, wash their car, fix their broken furniture. (Or just buy new furniture.)
You know the saying, "Time is money"? It doesn't just mean that taking too long costs money to businesses. It's a fact of our lives that we exchange money for time routinely.
Unless we don't have the money. And there's no way to get any more time.
