Dale Whelehan: If time is money, how do we make more of it?
This week's episode of the Money Talks podcast, hosted by Katie Byrne, starts from a familiar saying: time is money. Her guest, Dale Whelehan, is a behavioural scientist and assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin who studies why modern life leaves so many people feeling permanently short of time. Whelehan's latest project, House of Time, works with people who are perpetually busy and tries to give them practical ways to get hours back. The conversation asks what the time-is-money mindset really does to our financial decisions. One of the bigger questions raised is whether we should cut an entire day out of the working week. Another is whether a time audit of daily routines could save people not just hours but actual money. The episode treats the old cliché seriously and tests it against research on how people actually spend and value their time.
The saying goes that time is money and money is time, but how does it all add up - and indeed, subtract - when we apply it to our own specific situation? This week on Money Talks, Katie Byrne is joined by Dale Whelehan, a behavioural scientist and assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research explores why modern life makes many of us feel like we never have enough time, while his latest project, House of Time, helps perpetually busy people find practical solutions. How does the ‘time is money’ mindset apply to our finances? Do we need to cut an entire day from the working week? And would a ‘time audit’ save us, not just hours, but money as well? Host: Katie Byrne Guest: Dale Whelehan Money Talks is part of the Trust Project. You can see our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism The content of this podcast is for information purposes and does not constitute investment advice or recommendation of any investment product.