time is money?

Okay, so instead of doing my work, i am going to write about my thought of the week. i've talked about it with a few people, and i am still thinking about it and if it actually means anything or if it just means nothing.

So, i have to write in the journal for my macroeconomics class. weird, right? well, i'm supposed to talk about how economics relates to my life or whatever.

here is the thought i came up with while trying to finish this journal to get my 27 points or something.

Time is money. that's what we say. time is valuable. use time wisely, we say. we spend time. we waste time. we save time. we invest time. in others, in hobbies, in skills, in our pets, in our iphones. we manage time. we budget time. so, time is linear, it's one-time-use only. you have a minute, you use it, (or waste, or save it) and then it's gone. we talk about time largely in economic terms.

so, next question, what does that mean for relationships with people?
are relationships just commodities that we use or invest in where it seems most beneficial to us, most profitable? do we auction them off when that part of us dies, or when we need to clean out our house and go shopping for new furniture?
and is this commodification (real word?) of relationships okay?

or should time be something we share? something we experience with others?

consequently, i still talk about spending time. because time is money. ?