Time Makes You Rich… Money Makes You an Asset

There’s this quote that’s been sitting heavy with me lately

“Time makes you rich… money makes you an asset.”

When I say that, I’m not talking about luxury cars, big houses, or shiny things you can flex on the internet. I’m talking about the ability to live…really live. To be present. To experience. To exist in peace without the constant pull of “what’s next” or “how much.”

More like, “Hmm, what does today look like?”

For me, that richness shows up in the moments I get to spend with my children, watching them explore the world, hearing their laughter echo through the air, or listening to their stories no matter how cringe they get. Or even when I just get to explore somewhere new, just because.

That’s wealth.

No check, no business deal, no number in a bank account can ever match the value of time like that.

Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s not all peaches and cream. Shit’s tough. And I rather deal with the risk factors that comes with my choices than to fall into formation. It’s crazy how we’ve been taught to measure our worth by how much money we make instead of how much time we have. That’s something that never sat well with me. Something I never practiced.

Here’s the thing… money multiplies your ability to do more, and in that sense, yes, it can give you time when you put it into the right perspective. But still, money is a tool. A resource. It can make you an asset because it allows you to provide, create, invest, and build.

In my personal experience though, it also makes you a target…to be used. (But that’s a story for another blog.)

Time, though… time is the real currency.

It’s what gives everything else meaning, and it’s what I respect most in life. Ironically, it’s also my biggest pet peeve. But let’s stay focused here.

When you’re free to take a walk without rushing back to the grind, when you can ride a bike just because the weather feels good, or sit quietly and just watch the world move…that’s being rich.

When you can slow down enough to feel the wind, to notice your child’s curiosity, or to breathe deeply without stress clawing at your chest…that’s a kind of success money can’t buy.

And I could go on and on…but I think you catch my drift.

What I’ve learned is that the people who seem the happiest aren’t the ones who have the most, they’re the ones who have time.

Time to love.
Time to rest.
Time to dream, to explore, to just be.

Seriously, think about it.

Money gives you options, but time gives you life.
Because if the whole point of life is to chase money so hard that we lose the energy, confidence, and time to chase our dreams, then we’ve lost the plot.

So yes, time makes you rich. It does for me. Because every second spent doing what you love, with who you love, adds value to your soul.

And money? It makes you an asset… something valuable, something capable.

But true wealth? That’s found in the moments you can’t buy back… or scroll your way through on a screen.

Especially when you lose those moments…you realize not even money can buy them back.

So, put the phone down.
Take the walk.
Ride the bike.
Sit still.
Laugh loud.
Be present.

And I promise, you’ll thank me later.

Hope this helps.

-B