tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840632.post115173884689206393..comments2023-10-26T04:23:00.142-04:00Comments on Money and Values: Calculating an "hourly wage"-- does it matter?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840632.post-24118650825939176382007-10-28T20:42:00.000-04:002007-10-28T20:42:00.000-04:00Men Should make a lot more money than women.Men Should make a lot more money than women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840632.post-1153042170680540842006-07-16T05:29:00.000-04:002006-07-16T05:29:00.000-04:00What happens if you have limited time and a choice...What happens if you have limited time and a choice of two frugal activities to do? In that situation you do need to know how much each is worth, so you can chose the one that is most valuable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840632.post-1152857426553572722006-07-14T02:10:00.000-04:002006-07-14T02:10:00.000-04:00Yeah, einzige, I totally agree. But I guess I was...Yeah, einzige, I totally agree. But I guess I was just thinking that it's hard to really put a dollar value on it, and if you do put at $30/hr or something, that really isn't because of the amount you make at work. (I guess you could make the case that if you work a stressful, high-paying job, then leisure is more important to you; but what about the people working a stressful, low-paying job?) <BR/><BR/>So I'm not saying that you should always choose to do the surveys or whatever... just that the "hourly wage" concept isn't a good tool to help people decide.Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936348981871298702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840632.post-1152586138626550002006-07-10T22:48:00.000-04:002006-07-10T22:48:00.000-04:00"...and then you'll go back to eating popcorn and ...<I>"...and then you'll go back to eating popcorn and watching TV and making $0."</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, but maybe I value my leisure time at $30/hour (particularly after working a 60-hour week), so even though I'm not "making" $8, I am subjectively better off by "wasting" the hour instead. <BR/><BR/>You touched on this with your comment about spending time with family, but I thought I'd put a finer point on it. Hope you don't mind!Einzigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406227217230727209noreply@blogger.com