One of Lifehacker’s main tasks is to help you save money.
I’m going to call it the comfort principle.
I’ll use myself as an example to illustrate exactly what the comfort principle is.
That’s a pretty large percentage of my time.
Now I apply the comfort principle.
The higher the percentage of your day you spend in a task, the easier the question becomes.
Of course I would rather spend 62% of my time comfortably rather than suffering back pain.
The decision becomes more straightforward when framed in this way.
So let’s get some actual numbers.
Would you pay a quarter an hour to be comfortable?
My guess is yes.
The numbers look even better when you realize you won’t switch chairs every year.
Even at five yearswhich is short for a quality chairyou’re down to 5 cents per hour.
And preventing stress is much better than having to spend money later on to alleviate stress.
(Just ensure that everyone knows these items are yours and refrains from stealing them.)
The comfort principle applies to your leisure time as well.
This will be money well spent.
(And if you really must have a jet-ski, think about renting instead of buying.)
Of course, if money’s tight, the comfort principle can’t always apply.
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