I find that money thing hard, people do spend their own money differently.
If I would spend company money like I spend mine there would not be growth at all, just cost cutting and terrible amounts of not invented here syndrome.
If I would spend company money like I spend mine there would not be growth at all, just cost cutting and terrible amounts of not invented here syndrome.
I expensed one subway sandwich and stretched it three meals and felt guilty expensing a snack later in the evening. When they later clarified and said I had $70/day, I realized they have different life experiences for what a person spends. I also ate better than I ever had in my life.
Substitution: Bought something instead of spending time. Multiplier: Spent money to be more effective with my time.
Really think like an accountant. Realize your time costs the company $500-600 a DAY. And 1.5X to 2X a year than what they pay you. Save a week of time, $3000 not counting moving your ship date forward an inch. Something that increases your productivity by 5%? That's worth $10k a year.