Comments on: Money & Time, How We Waste It http://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/money-time-how-we-waste-it/ Where we prove that it is easier to save a dollar than to make a dollar! Fri, 18 May 2012 13:20:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The LeanLifeCoachhttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/money-time-how-we-waste-it/#comment-1215 The LeanLifeCoach Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:56:41 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2431#comment-1215 Bytta:- I've heard that ladies in Australia have no need to go to the gym because they are already in great shape! Kudos on the organization effort! We just donated a bunch of stuff but I'm thinking I will use your February Challenge to push the wife a little bit further! Bytta:- I’ve heard that ladies in Australia have no need to go to the gym because they are already in great shape! Kudos on the organization effort! We just donated a bunch of stuff but I’m thinking I will use your February Challenge to push the wife a little bit further!

]]> By: Bytta @151 Days Offhttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/money-time-how-we-waste-it/#comment-1207 Bytta @151 Days Off Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:13:31 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2431#comment-1207 Coach, you preach to the choir (pardon the cliche). I'm finally doing the real work to eliminate stuff and be more organised this month. It's depressing to see the current state but I need to take actions. I think I'm guilty of almost all of the "offenses" above except the gym part... that's because I haven't been there for a few weeks ... I don't waste my movement :). .-= Bytta @151 Days Off´s last blog ..<a href="http://151daysoff.com/2010/02/06/day-14-the-february-purge-challenge/" rel="nofollow">Day 14: The February Purge Challenge</a> =-. Coach, you preach to the choir (pardon the cliche).
I’m finally doing the real work to eliminate stuff and be more organised this month. It’s depressing to see the current state but I need to take actions.
I think I’m guilty of almost all of the “offenses” above except the gym part… that’s because I haven’t been there for a few weeks … I don’t waste my movement :) .
.-= Bytta @151 Days Off´s last blog ..Day 14: The February Purge Challenge =-.

]]> By: The LeanLifeCoachhttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/money-time-how-we-waste-it/#comment-1206 The LeanLifeCoach Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:02:16 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2431#comment-1206 @Shawanda - Video Games (arggg) the scourge of the universe! (I'm a recovering game-aholic!)- Thanks for sharing the example! My wife just went through the same thing but said I couldn't share it! @David - Thanks for the compliment! My hack writing needs all the encouragement it can get. It is funny how we can be organized in one area of our life and a complete mess in another. (Don't look in my garage!) @Don - I hope you borrow the audio books from the library! I like the first one somebody gave me, until I saw how much they cost, ouch. @Ryan - I hate the 80/20 rule (I've found it is rarely accurate) but in you case maybe you should use it. Think until you have 80% of your necessary information and then begin. You can always adjust along the way. btw.. Thanks for the link! @Tracy - LOL - Are you ADD too? All my research says we can't effectively multitask but my brain doesn't seem to believe it. I hate when I suddenly realize I have 6 or 7 windows open and I'm trying to do something different with each one. @Shawanda – Video Games (arggg) the scourge of the universe! (I’m a recovering game-aholic!)- Thanks for sharing the example! My wife just went through the same thing but said I couldn’t share it!

@David – Thanks for the compliment! My hack writing needs all the encouragement it can get. It is funny how we can be organized in one area of our life and a complete mess in another. (Don’t look in my garage!)

@Don – I hope you borrow the audio books from the library! I like the first one somebody gave me, until I saw how much they cost, ouch.

@Ryan – I hate the 80/20 rule (I’ve found it is rarely accurate) but in you case maybe you should use it. Think until you have 80% of your necessary information and then begin. You can always adjust along the way. btw.. Thanks for the link!

@Tracy – LOL – Are you ADD too? All my research says we can’t effectively multitask but my brain doesn’t seem to believe it. I hate when I suddenly realize I have 6 or 7 windows open and I’m trying to do something different with each one.

]]> By: Tracyhttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/money-time-how-we-waste-it/#comment-1205 Tracy Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:28:57 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2431#comment-1205 I don't think I waste...hey did I just see something shiny...oh...wait... where was I... right, wasting time. Yes, I am afraid I'm easily distracted and then I lose track of what I was doing, then I can't figure out why I didn't accomplish all the things I wanted to accomplish. Ugly cycle. This weekend I am vowing to get a bit more organized. If I don't keep a list and follow it, it's all over, so I am going to stop typing here and go make my list. Thanks for the inspiration, Coach! .-= Tracy´s last blog ..<a href="http://downturnliving.com/blog/2010/02/eco-fraud-friday/" rel="nofollow">Eco Fraud Friday: Energy, Food, Water</a> =-. I don’t think I waste…hey did I just see something shiny…oh…wait… where was I… right, wasting time. Yes, I am afraid I’m easily distracted and then I lose track of what I was doing, then I can’t figure out why I didn’t accomplish all the things I wanted to accomplish. Ugly cycle.

This weekend I am vowing to get a bit more organized. If I don’t keep a list and follow it, it’s all over, so I am going to stop typing here and go make my list. Thanks for the inspiration, Coach!
.-= Tracy´s last blog ..Eco Fraud Friday: Energy, Food, Water =-.

]]> By: Ryan @ Planting Dollarshttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/money-time-how-we-waste-it/#comment-1204 Ryan @ Planting Dollars Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:49:14 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2431#comment-1204 I waste a lot of time thinking, when I should be acting. Planning my plan, then planning that plan, over and over because I don't want to make the wrong choice... in hindsight it's easy to see, but it's hard to overcome for me... maybe because there are just too many darn options! .-= Ryan @ Planting Dollars´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.plantingdollars.com/personal-finance/seeds-of-knowledge-2-5-10/" rel="nofollow">Seeds of Knowledge 2.5.10</a> =-. I waste a lot of time thinking, when I should be acting. Planning my plan, then planning that plan, over and over because I don’t want to make the wrong choice… in hindsight it’s easy to see, but it’s hard to overcome for me… maybe because there are just too many darn options!
.-= Ryan @ Planting Dollars´s last blog ..Seeds of Knowledge 2.5.10 =-.

]]> By: Seeds of Knowledge 2.5.10http://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/money-time-how-we-waste-it/#comment-1203 Seeds of Knowledge 2.5.10 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:00:54 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2431#comment-1203 [...] at Eliminate the Muda talks about How we Waste Money and Time. Quite a few eye opening stats in this [...] [...] at Eliminate the Muda talks about How we Waste Money and Time. Quite a few eye opening stats in this [...]

]]> By: Don@MoneyReasons.comhttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/money-time-how-we-waste-it/#comment-1202 Don@MoneyReasons.com Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:42:05 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2431#comment-1202 Great post, I personally try to multi-task while doing wasteful activities (if possible). For instance, if you are commuting to work or driving on vacation, why not listen to an audio-books... I personally found that listening to an audio-book, made my vacation drive enjoyable, unlike the chore I use to hate. I especially like your point about the waste of time while driving to workout! Based on the wasted time driving to workout (not to mention the gym membership cost), it would make more sense to workout at home or occasionally at a friend's house. Keep them coming! :) .-= Don@MoneyReasons.com´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.moneyreasons.com/2010/02/stop-waiting-for-a-magical-moments-to-happen/" rel="nofollow">Stop Waiting For Magical Moments To Happen</a> =-. Great post, I personally try to multi-task while doing wasteful activities (if possible). For instance, if you are commuting to work or driving on vacation, why not listen to an audio-books…

I personally found that listening to an audio-book, made my vacation drive enjoyable, unlike the chore I use to hate.

I especially like your point about the waste of time while driving to workout! Based on the wasted time driving to workout (not to mention the gym membership cost), it would make more sense to workout at home or occasionally at a friend’s house.

Keep them coming! :)
.-= Don@MoneyReasons.com´s last blog ..Stop Waiting For Magical Moments To Happen =-.

]]> By: David @ MBA briefshttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/money-time-how-we-waste-it/#comment-1200 David @ MBA briefs Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:49:33 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2431#comment-1200 Hi Coach, you are truly an inspiration. Lots of good stuff recently that I really needed to hear. My office is organized so I can find everything quickly and easily but I need to take your advice for my house - I've been there for a year now and I still can't find half my stuff when I need it. I've been seriously contemplating creating a schedule for things I do at home and timing the kids activities but haven't had the motivation to follow through (therefore I'm always stressed out and things don't get done or get done later than they should). I think this article was just the kick in the pants I needed. I'll check back this weekend to see what you've got! .-= David @ MBA briefs´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MBAbriefs/~3/qX73olZ05lI/" rel="nofollow">You, Inc.: 5 ways to manage your life more like a business</a> =-. Hi Coach, you are truly an inspiration. Lots of good stuff recently that I really needed to hear. My office is organized so I can find everything quickly and easily but I need to take your advice for my house – I’ve been there for a year now and I still can’t find half my stuff when I need it. I’ve been seriously contemplating creating a schedule for things I do at home and timing the kids activities but haven’t had the motivation to follow through (therefore I’m always stressed out and things don’t get done or get done later than they should). I think this article was just the kick in the pants I needed.

I’ll check back this weekend to see what you’ve got!
.-= David @ MBA briefs´s last blog ..You, Inc.: 5 ways to manage your life more like a business =-.

]]> By: Shawandahttp://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/money-time-how-we-waste-it/#comment-1198 Shawanda Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:14:07 +0000 http://eliminatethemuda.com/?p=2431#comment-1198 I'm definitely guilty of wasting time, especially on the interwebs. When I really want to stay on task, I use Kuku Klok (http://kukuklok.com/), an online alarm clock, to keep me on schedule. I recently purchased a Wii and only bought fitness related games to go with it. A friend of mine wanted to know why I didn't buy any "fun" games. I told her I didn't need another thing in my home that would entice me to waste time. That's what Clicker and Twitter are for. Being disorganized not only wastes time, but it also wastes money...directly. While organizing my pantry about a week or so ago, I discovered I had two practically full containers of paprika. I noticed the same for red pepper. This certainly wasn't intentional. .-= Shawanda´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YouHaveMoreThanYouThink/~3/QcNPidg9tEM/" rel="nofollow">How NOT to Lose Your FSA Money</a> =-. I’m definitely guilty of wasting time, especially on the interwebs. When I really want to stay on task, I use Kuku Klok (http://kukuklok.com/), an online alarm clock, to keep me on schedule.

I recently purchased a Wii and only bought fitness related games to go with it. A friend of mine wanted to know why I didn’t buy any “fun” games. I told her I didn’t need another thing in my home that would entice me to waste time. That’s what Clicker and Twitter are for.

Being disorganized not only wastes time, but it also wastes money…directly. While organizing my pantry about a week or so ago, I discovered I had two practically full containers of paprika. I noticed the same for red pepper. This certainly wasn’t intentional.
.-= Shawanda´s last blog ..How NOT to Lose Your FSA Money =-.

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