– No manual.
– No balance statement.
– No expiration date given.
At some point, we all make a decision:
To trade this precious, finite energy for money.
But here’s the mind-bending exercise that changed how I view everything:
Let’s break down your “real” hourly rate:
𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼: €4000/month (€1000/week roughly)
40 hours = €25/hour, right?
Wrong.
Let’s count the 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 hours:
• 1-hour commute each way (+10 hours/week)
• 30 minutes getting “work-ready” each day (+2.5 hours)
• 1-hour decompression after work (+5 hours)
• Mandatory team lunches (+2.5 hours)
• Weekend email checking (+2 hours)
New total: 62 hours/week
(I am sure you can think of many more examples that cost you time just because you work)
Now the hidden 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀:
• €200/month for commuting
• €150/month for work wardrobe
• €160/month for lunches out
• €100/month for coffee runs
• €200/month for stress management (gym, therapy, drinks)
• €200/month car payment (to “fit in”)
Monthly costs: €1010
New calculation:
(€4000 – €1010) = €2990/month
€2990 ÷ (62 hours × 4 weeks)
= €12.06 per hour
𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗲𝘀.
Now let’s translate this to Life Energy:
• That “quick” €30 lunch? 2.5 hours of your life
• Those €150 shoes? 12.5 hours
• That €1000 vacation to recover from work? 83 hours
It gets deeper:
• How many hours do you work to pay for things you buy because you’re too tired from work?
• How much do you spend to decompress from earning money?
• What’s the cost of missed moments with loved ones?
This isn’t about quitting your job.
It’s about consciousness.
Every purchase is a life energy transaction.
Before you swipe that card, ask yourself:
“Is this worth the hours of my life it took to earn it?”
Because you’re not ´just´ spending money.
You’re spending something far more precious.
Something you can never get back.
The success formula?
Spend as little time (life energy) as possible to make as much money as possible and…..
Know when ´enough´ is ´enough´.
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