Is it worth $15 an hour?
I’m doing side jobs for different businesses (contracting) to fill some empty holes in my own businesses schedules (and to help pay the bills). As I am working for someone else, for a billed hourly wage, I get to thinking about the actual value of the money I’m earning (the $15 an hour).
After income tax is taken out, I really only get to keep $11.50 for an hours worth of work! Don’t get me wrong, I really deeply appreciate having the option to earn extra cash! I’m not thinking about this to belittle the people I’m doing jobs for, or to abuse myself emotionally. I’m thinking like this because I need to challenge life.
So…is “this job” (whatever job I’m currently working on) worth $11.50 an hour? Or should I be trying to do something else?
I don’t think this quesiton has a black or white answer (yes or no). I think there are a lot of variables that come into play, and no instance will be exactly the same. What do I mean? Well…If I’m working on tearing apart computers for the local business Computer Hardware, I am getting paid $15 an hour and most people would feel like that’s all they are getting. But what about all that time that I get to listen to financial audio books, (growing my financial IQ) while I’m tearing apart computers? Can I put a price on that? If you look at it that way, I am actually getting paid to do a brainless activity and at the same time my brain power can be put towards growing my future successes!
Wow! This $15 an hour job isn’t so bad! So maybe I shouldn’t be looking at any job in just the term of ‘how much per hour’, but instead, look at the entire intrinsic value (what else goes into it, or what else can I get out of it). This way of thinking has really opened my eyes to the types of jobs I take and turn down. In certain cases, it may be worse for me to take a job that pays $25 an hour (where my brain must be used on that project fully) than it is to take that $15 an hour job (where I can work on my own growth at the same time).
Remember to dig deeper into life, and don’t just take the yes or no answers. Push yourself to become better at whatever you want to become, & have an Awesome day!
~Chais Meyer
Great Post!!! There are things in life and work that have more value than they seem. You make a great point of that in this post. Its refreshing to see another person have this type of perspective on things. Its like we think alike or something….
Thank you Tomas!
Dude, we do think alike. Isn’t it weird? It is all about opening up your brain to different thoughts from the norm’ and challenging yourself to be more. Thanks again for the Awesome commment!
Talk to you later,
~Chais
When my youngest child was but an infant, I was working for another firm. I made around $40k annually, but with 3 kids in daycare, by the time I got my check in the bank every other week, I had $100 left after paying daycare (and only daycare). It was when I realized this, that I decided no, that $40k/yr wasn’t worth it. So aye, there are always a lot of variables that will affect whether any sum of money is worth it to each person as an individual, I agree with you there totally!!!
Hugs,
Tracy