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Your time is always worth something

26 September 2011

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And if you drive a typical car more than a mile out of your way for each penny you save on the per-gallon price, it doesn't matter how worthless your time is to you--the gas to get you there and back costs more than you save.
"Working" from XKCD - CC-BY-NC 2.5

Whether you are looking for:

the cheapest ticket on a plane,
the cheapest time to get a train,
the cheapest place to shop,
the cheapest place overnight to stop;

your time is always worth something.

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