Albert Camus: Use Money for Time
on Tuesday, September 8, 2015Albert Camus Money Quotation saying we should use all our money to gain more time, rather than our time to get more money. Albert Camus said:
“We use up our lives making money, when we should be using our money to gain time” — Albert Camus
In this quote, Albert Camus is arguing that many people approach life backwards – they dedicate most of their limited time on Earth to earning a living and accumulating wealth, when they should instead be using their financial resources to purchase more free time.
Camus suggests it is better to work enough to gain the money needed to then take time away from work for leisure, travel, hobbies or time with family and friends.
The key message is that true fulfillment comes from having discretion over one’s hours each day to enjoy life, not from amassing savings and possessions after a lifetime spent working. We should strive to balance earning a living with also using money to liberate our time for more important pursuits.
Birthday: November 7, 1913 – Death: January 4, 1960