![[Quotes#^4e89bc]] The saying *time is money* originated from [[Franklin, Benjamin|Benjamin Franklin]]’s 1748 essay, *Advice to a Young Tradesman*. Franklin emphasized the importance of using time efficiently, equating wasted time to lost money. Today, this phrase often promotes the idea of time as just a resource to be consumed for specific achievements. However, [[When you instrumentalize time, how you spend it has no intrinsic value]]. Given that [[You are finite borrowed time]], it’s unwise to trade who we are for something to have. That’s why I prefer to say *money is time*, and [[Use money to buy quality time]].