Time Is Money
Time Is Money is an aphorism that originated in "Advice to a Young Trademan", a essay by Benjamin Franklin that appeared George Fisher’s 1748 book, The American Instructor: or Young Man’s Best Companion, in which Franklin wrote, "Remember that time is money."[1]
"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."[1]
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.[2]
Other uses
In modern usage, the phrase may refer to:
- 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
- Time Is Money (DuckTales), a 1988 DuckTales TV film, reedited into five episodes of the series
- "Time Is Money" (The Price Is Right), a segment game on the game show The Price is Right
- Time Is Money (film), a 1923 German silent film
See also
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Reflist
- ^ a b "Advice to a Young Tradesman, (21 July 1748)". Founders Online. National Archives and Records Administration/University of Virginia Press. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; August 23, 2019 suggested (help) - ^ Chayka, Kyle (June 14, 2017). "Time is Money. But that doesn't mean you need to work non-stop". Pacific Standard. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.