The Cost of Free and not Valuing Your Time
6/6/20264 min
Free is not always free. Sometimes it costs you the most valuable asset you have. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why trying to do everything yourself just to save money can actually keep you broke. Let’s be real… If you spend five hours trying to fix a problem just to save fifty dollars… You are valuing your time at ten dollars an hour. And if you are the CEO… That math does not work. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why doing everything yourself can become a massive liability How low-level tasks steal time from high-value revenue work Why hiring experts is often cheaper than wasting your own hours How to buy back your time and focus on the vision The truth is simple: Your job is not to save every penny. Your job is to build wealth. That means knowing when to delegate. Knowing when to hire. Knowing when to pay for speed. And knowing when your time is too valuable for the task in front of you. Too many founders stay stuck trying to save money… While losing the hours they need to actually scale. Free can be expensive. Cheap can be slow. And doing it yourself can become the biggest bottleneck in your business. Protect your time. Deploy your capital. Hire the experts. And keep leveling up. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024 Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQ LinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Paul Alex· Host0:29
Welcome to the Level Up Podcast. I'm your host, Paul Alex. I went from being a cop to a eight-figure entrepreneur that helps average people like you and me make money every single day. I created this podcast to help you get motivated and to crush your goals. Let's win together. Remember, I have your six. Get ready to level up right now. What's up, everyone? Welcome back to the Level Up Podcast. I'm Paul Alex, and today we are talking about a mindset that keeps intelligent people completely broke, the concept of free. Because let's be real, if you spend five hours trying to figure out a software glitch just to save 50 bucks, your hourly rate is literally $10 an hour. Let's break down how to properly value your most expensive asset. First, understand that doing it yourself is a massive liability. Too many early-stage founders wear their frugality like a badge of honor. They think building their own website and running their own bookkeeping saves them money.