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<p>[QUOTE="orenthal, post: 932596, member: 25579"]Good question. The investment angle is what I have always used to justify my time spent on coins. But to be honest, I think I am lying to myself. Suppose I "earn" $5/hour for my enjoyable efforts (just a wild guess). </p><p> </p><p>If someone offered me $5/hour to watch TV for four hours each night (something else I would certainly enjoy), would that be a worthy justification for doing it? Of course not. It would still be a tragic waste, because there are almost always much more productive uses of that time.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, I think I might shoot for a compromise. Since I find coin roll sorting and error/variety hunting an enjoyable and relaxing activity, I might limit myself to 30 minutes per day or something like that. </p><p> </p><p>Too often though I spend many hours doing it probably as a way to procrastinate doing less relaxing but much more rewarding things. I am referring to the things in life that are very important but almost never urgent such as exercising, goal setting, self-improvement reading, etc.</p><p> </p><p>I just don't want to look back 20 years from now and regret how I spent my time back in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>I guess it depends on one's situation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="orenthal, post: 932596, member: 25579"]Good question. The investment angle is what I have always used to justify my time spent on coins. But to be honest, I think I am lying to myself. Suppose I "earn" $5/hour for my enjoyable efforts (just a wild guess). If someone offered me $5/hour to watch TV for four hours each night (something else I would certainly enjoy), would that be a worthy justification for doing it? Of course not. It would still be a tragic waste, because there are almost always much more productive uses of that time. Anyway, I think I might shoot for a compromise. Since I find coin roll sorting and error/variety hunting an enjoyable and relaxing activity, I might limit myself to 30 minutes per day or something like that. Too often though I spend many hours doing it probably as a way to procrastinate doing less relaxing but much more rewarding things. I am referring to the things in life that are very important but almost never urgent such as exercising, goal setting, self-improvement reading, etc. I just don't want to look back 20 years from now and regret how I spent my time back in 2010. I guess it depends on one's situation.[/QUOTE]
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