More than what you paid for | TheInsuranceBill

Really should have been a better title in 2012 but the concept is still there, the idea is just expanded on https://theinsurancebill.com/?p=202

An adjustment I made, likely starting in 2013 was to try and get as much as you reasonable can get out of the time you are using. The key, as I learned, was to be reasonable.

I’ll 100% not get crazy over a few dollars or percentage difference in price if I save time. Time is the most critical piece. But, as time really tightens up it is even more critical to choose activities where I get more out of the transaction.

The easy and most frequent example is who I choose to work with. I get it, you and many others are not in a position(or at least think you aren’t) to choose who to work with. Ok. But, you can choose to get more out of an experience. You can choose to make engaging another human part of the process. Do this enough times and you’ll see what I mean. They’ll feel more like meeting cool humans who happened to give you money. Some recent examples;

Choosing to buy a car with the friend of a co-worker. All things being equal, it worked out fine with the purchase and I was able to help a friend.
Buying tickets to support a fundraiser, likely fairly common, but hadn’t planned on going. But, I embraced it. Ended up meeting a friend there and had a nice time. Good for the business to support a customer and I was able to learn something

Some quick keys;