The economics of life.
Time rich, money poor is the mirror of money rich and time poor, which is the problem of our time as we return to the office at least 3 times a week.
My commute at the moment takes 4 hours out of my week, and it is shattering. Before I took this role, my commute was 30 minutes a day, 2.5 hours a week (unless I was part of a big jam). But it meant I had spare energy.
Next week, when the clocks go forward, cycling becomes an option again. I will be on a fold up bike, heading into the office – so at least my exercise for the day will be met.
But the clocks going forward means it will be day light in the evening. We walk: after cooking and washing up, we pound the pavement.
Except Wednesdays when we hit the gym.
Other things I do to get back some time is working out our meals up front. Google calendar means we share those decisions – it menas it takes out a decision a day. Only 10 minutes or so a day or nearly an hour a week!
While I’m out for my walks, I remotely start the waI’shing machine. By the time I walk through the door, the final spin is happening giving me time to wash and decoat, ready for hanging up the washing.
Normally, I wouldn’t say I look forward to the clocks changing, but next week I get to see the results of our move to an electric heat pump.
We should also, finally, have our 2nd Tesla battery added. Here’s to running off grid for the summer…
Posted: March 23rd, 2025 under 42, Driving off the grid.