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Time Is Money may refer to:

Time is money (aphorism), aphorism that appeared in a 1748 essay by Benjamin Franklin

Music

Time Is Money (SPM album), a 2000 hip hop album
Time Is Money (Styles P album), a 2006 hip hop album
"Time Is Money (Bastard)", a 1985 single by Swans
"Time Is Money", a song featuring Winston McCall, from the You Me at Six album Sinners Never Sleep

Film and television

"Time Is Money" (DuckTales), a 1988 DuckTales TV film, reedited into five episodes of the series
Time Is Money (film), a 1923 German silent film
"Time Is Money" (The Price Is Right), a segment game on the game show The Price is Right

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+'''Time Is Money''' may refer to:
-'''Time Is Money''' is an aphorism that originated in "Advice to a Young Tradesman", an essay by [[Benjamin Franklin]] that appeared in George Fisher’s 1748 book, ''The American Instructor: or Young Man’s Best Companion'', in which Franklin wrote, "Remember that time is money."<ref name=FoundersOnline>{{cite web|author=[[Franklin, Benjamin]]|url=https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-03-02-0130|title=Advice to a Young Tradesman, (21 July 1748)|website=Founders Online|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]/[[University of Virginia Press]]|accessdate=November 1, 2019|archivedate=March 20, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823202307/https://psmag.com/economics/time-money-doesnt-mean-need-work-non-stop-81438}}</ref>
+*[[Time is money (aphorism)]], aphorism that appeared in a 1748 essay by Benjamin Franklin
-{{quote|"Remember that time is money. He that can earn ten shillings a day by his labour, and goes abroad, or sits idle one half of that day, though he spends but sixpence during his diversion or idleness, it ought not to be reckoned the only expence; he hath really spent or thrown away five shillings besides."<ref name=FoundersOnline/>}}
-The saying is intended to convey the monetary cost of laziness, by pointing out that when one is paid for the amount of time one spends working, minimizing wasted time also minimizes the amount of money that is lost to less frivolous pursuits.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chayka, Kyle|url=https://psmag.com/economics/time-money-doesnt-mean-need-work-non-stop-81438|title=Time is Money. But that doesn't mean you need to work non-stop|magazine=[[Pacific Standard]]|date=June 14, 2017|accessdate=November 1, 2019|archivedate=August 23, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823202307/https://psmag.com/economics/time-money-doesnt-mean-need-work-non-stop-81438}}</ref>
-==Other uses==
-In modern usage, the phrase may refer to:
+==Music==
 *[[Time Is Money (SPM album)|''Time Is Money'' (SPM album)]], a 2000 hip hop album
 *[[Time Is Money (Styles P album)|''Time Is Money'' (Styles P album)]], a 2006 hip hop album
 *"[[Time Is Money (Bastard)]]", a 1985 single by Swans
 *"Time Is Money", a song featuring Winston McCall, from the You Me at Six album ''[[Sinners Never Sleep]]''
-*[[Time Is Money (DuckTales)|''Time Is Money'' (''DuckTales'')]], a 1988 ''DuckTales'' TV film, reedited into five episodes of the series
+==Film and television==
+*[[Time Is Money (DuckTales)|"Time Is Money" (''DuckTales'')]], a 1988 ''DuckTales'' TV film, reedited into five episodes of the series
+* [[Time Is Money (film)|''Time Is Money'' (film)]], a 1923 German silent film
 *[[Time Is Money (The Price Is Right)|"Time Is Money" (''The Price Is Right'')]], a segment game on the game show ''The Price is Right''
-* [[Time Is Money (film)|''Time Is Money'' (film)]], a 1923 German silent film
-== See also ==
+==See also==
 *[[Time value (disambiguation)]]
-{{disambiguation-cleanup}}
+{{disambiguation}}
-[[Category:English proverbs]]
-[[Category:Quotations from literature]]
-[[Category:Slogans]]
-[[Category:Words and phrases introduced in the 18th century]]
-==Reflist==
-{{reflist}}