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Subject: "Time is money" and "Buy some time".
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Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
> > Why do you need money to buy time ?
> 
> Do you get charged a dollar amount for each minute you are alive ?

"Time is money" and "Buy some time" are well-known colloquialisms.
Do you know what a "timeshare" is ?
How about "doing time" or "I paid my time" ?
Have you ever rented a hotel for a night, a week, or a month ?
How much did it cost ?