Last night, I gave up $100 worth of my time to save $10.
In other words, I paid a $90 dumb tax.
Here’s how…
I wanted buffalo wings again for my cheat meal last night.
Wanting to avoid the $10 delivery fee, I ordered for pick up.
When I ordered last week I showed up and after clarifying what app I ordered from and what the order was, she finally found the print out (no, seriously) of the order buried under the cash register.
It hadn’t made it to the kitchen, so I waited 15 minutes while they actually made the order.
If I was a smarter man, I would have learned my lesson. Unfortunately, I am not (at least in the this instance).
So the same thing happened last night, except they had 3 other orders that were printed off and buried, so I had to wait 30 minutes instead of 15.
Sunday nights are for recharging before starting the week.
I value my recharge time at the same hourly rate as my work time.
Even if I don’t use my “aspirational hourly rate”, my time is still make about $200/hour.
That means I sacrificed 30 minutes of my time (or $100) to save 10 bucks.
That’s a NEGATIVE 90% ROT (return on time).
It just goes to show that adopting a “leverage money mindset” requires vigilant upkeep and focus.
Hopefully, I’ve actually learned my lesson and can avoid the $90 dumb tax next time.
