Old krow
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2) Time: Time is money, sometimes
I can attempt to give an example of what he meant by this and what people mean by "factoring in time." Our work load big enough that there are times when I could be working instead of reloading. It is more profitable for me to go to work and simply purchase my ammo than what it would be to make, even making it at a highly discounted rate. There are times it would be more cost effective for me to pay someone to cut the grass. It isn't a condition that exists all of the time for me, but for some others it might, hence the qualifier sometimes.
There's the old saying in Economics "There's no such thing as a free lunch" and it applies to reloading. If spending less money and having more in your pocket at the end of the day is your goal, then sometimes, some of us might be better off if we just purchased ammo.
BTW here I sit in my living room watching TV and cruising the net, must be making at least $20.00 bucks an hour.
I'm not making anything sitting here typing this, but, if I could be working, or taking care of one of the chores that will cause to miss a few hours of work next week, then it is entirely possible that someone could make the case that I am losing money. I sleep because I have to. If I could get around it, I'd reload during that time.
Do I count my reloading time as lost money? Well no. I don't count shooting, watching TV or games between the sheets as lost time or money.
It's not an issue of being lost. The issue is being spent. Time is the opposite of money, it can't be saved, it has no worth until it is spent, can't make anymore of it, and there are no refunds. It's finite, you can't just go print some more of it. If you're happy with the way that you spent it, then that's all that really matters, but it has been spent. I factor in time for a lot of things, and I reload rifles. I really don't see the conflict. Sometimes it is healthy to not work and get absorbed into something other than the daily grind. I enjoy doing it, I teach my son to reload, and we shoot together. I consider it time well spent whether it is cost effective or not.