I can do an hour of working out with weights, but I need half an hour of cardio, plus a half hour at home to hype myself up, and the 15 minutes to walk there, another 15 to walk back, meaning I need 3 hours for workouts
I can do this in one go. I have all the knowledge, materials and time. 2 hours and this will all be done. (3 trips to the store, 2 days, and 6 youtube videos later)
I can’t justify $400 on a watch or $300 on colognes for myself, but I can justify $200 on a watch for my mom and $150 on perfume for my MIL for mothers day. Boy math
An item is worth the price if I’m going to use it for a greater amount of time than it would take me to make the money to buy it.
Example: if I make $30/hr and an item costs $300, it is worth it if I get a minimum of 10 hours of enjoyment out of it. As a musician, this concept has validated many expensive purchases.
Car guy math. Since I’m already replacing this part might as well replace this other part that is still serviceable will only be accessible on this rare occasion
I’ve never seen sunk cost fallacy outside of the world wars so bad as men trying to fix up the beater in the driveway ‘it’ll cost less than the mechanic I swear!’
Buying the buy 2 get 1 snacks because it saves money and I don’t have to buy them next time. Then I eat all three packs in the same amount of time and still buy them the next week.
In Sweden we have an expression called “guy guessing” (killgissa), basically means you answer a question confidently without actually knowing if you’re telling the truth.
Right now, it’s: “I had better buy all of the shit I want or need before the tariffs make them cost 25-100% more”. So I can justify spending because the future costs will be unfathomable.
“I need to leave in 30 minutes, and a match from this video game is only 25 minutes, therefore I have time for one.” makes sense, right ?
except it’s completely missing how much time all the little in-between steps take, like turning on the computer, finding a match, character select screen, then putting on my socks, getting my phone etc I end I end up like 20 minutes late
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If I can bench 5 reps with 120kg. My 1rm should be 600kg.
If I have 11 hours at work today, but 6 are on meetings, 1 at lunch, 1 at talking to coworkers, I only have 3 hours of work today so its a short day.
Steiner math.
The numbers don’t lie, and they spell disaster!
It will get done. Just not when you want it to be done.
With the bros: “Just one more beer”, “Just one more game”. One more =/= 1
In the gym the number scale starts at 45
Every issue that requires my attention can be solved with the below formula in whereby n is the amount of fucks I have to give
(D−n)×B=0
I keep saying my future self will be able to handle any problem I create today.
He can not.
I’ll do it in a minute.
Or Steiner math, that’s GOATed
I can do an hour of working out with weights, but I need half an hour of cardio, plus a half hour at home to hype myself up, and the 15 minutes to walk there, another 15 to walk back, meaning I need 3 hours for workouts
“Alright, I’m only going to read until 11 then I’m gonna go to bed for sure, big day tomorrow”
11:05
“Well I missed that 11 pm deadline, but at midnight, I am 100% no questions, going to bed”
12:03
“Oof, missed it by thaaaat much. Now at 1am…..”
Repeat until the book is either done or I can’t keep my eyes focused on the page anymore
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My wife asked me if she could use one credit card to pay the other.
I can do this in one go. I have all the knowledge, materials and time. 2 hours and this will all be done. (3 trips to the store, 2 days, and 6 youtube videos later)
“Yea I’ll take care of that right now!”
Right now for me is + or – 24 hours. Pisses people off sometimes lol
I can’t justify $400 on a watch or $300 on colognes for myself, but I can justify $200 on a watch for my mom and $150 on perfume for my MIL for mothers day. Boy math
Oven 200 °C 30 minutes
= Microwave 1000 watts 5 minutes
(results may vary)
Gamer math. Yeah, this game is 15$ per month, but I’ll save money by staying home all the time.
When i recently became single I basically saw it as getting a raise since i would pay for 90% of activities
The entirety of N+1 hobbies where you can always justify buying another bike / gun / woodworking tool / guitar / effect pedal.
No matter how much shopping you did, it will only require 1 trip.
Ok, I’ll bite, what is “girl math?”
A couple of beers could be anything between 2 and 20
Well, I could pay someone 200 to do it, or I could spend 195 on new tools, and get it done in three months. So, I’m really saving us money.
buying a 1000€ worth of tools to make sometinng that i can buy for 50€ of ebay is absolutley worth it
What is girl math?
A whole bunch of you know what your “guy math” is. And no, that’s not really 6″.
Live with a significant other for free, eat for free, make good money, somehow always broke
I don’t need to have the latest iPhone because of cost, but I don’t blink at getting it for my kid .
is that the kind of thing you’re looking for?
The light tug on a fastened object before saying “yep. That ain’t going nowhere”
I don’t wanna spend $50 on an expensive trading card. So I’ll spend $60 on packs, not get the card, cave and eventually buy it anyways…
Nerd Math.
Chores/sex math!
I need an explanation on what that even is
If i take the longer and faster route. I get their faster compared with going through residential.
It’ll buff.
An item is worth the price if I’m going to use it for a greater amount of time than it would take me to make the money to buy it.
Example: if I make $30/hr and an item costs $300, it is worth it if I get a minimum of 10 hours of enjoyment out of it. As a musician, this concept has validated many expensive purchases.
I’m 6 foot tall (when i’m using sneakers).
Consistently loses money at gambling and is always broke, but claims he “has a system”.
“No instructions needed”
Car guy math. Since I’m already replacing this part might as well replace this other part that is still serviceable will only be accessible on this rare occasion
I know where my shoes are. They are under my desk.
I know where my laptop is, it’s under my bed.
I know where my keys are, they are beneath that hat.
I’m organized.
Your as in men’s?
I’ve never seen sunk cost fallacy outside of the world wars so bad as men trying to fix up the beater in the driveway ‘it’ll cost less than the mechanic I swear!’
My husband’s is “just one more game.”
Getting frustrated and saying “We’ll figure it out later” then when “later” comes it’s twice as hard to solve the issue.
Crypto bro logic – “buy the dip”.
Sure how about some analysis based on reality?
The number of motorcycles I should own is worked out using the equation n+1, where n equals the number of motorcycles I currently own.
Also, if I die, don’t let my wife sell my motorcycles for the prices I told her I paid for them.
“Oh wow these games are on sale, okay I guess I can spend the 60 anyway, but then I’ll have 3 games to play!”
proceeds to focus on the one and forget the other 2
I have so many games on my steam account that I haven’t seriously even given a chance to yet because I keep doing this to myself.
Cut twice, eyeball once.
Steiner math
2×4 is 1-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
Entertainment prices are calculated hourly. So video games tend to be way cheaper than everything else
I dont usually carry a lot of cash, so things bought in cash are free because the bank account number dosnt go down.
Same logic but for fishing gear, not shoes.
The crazy/ hot matrix….
Actual math.
Yvette Young with a guitar
Buying the buy 2 get 1 snacks because it saves money and I don’t have to buy them next time. Then I eat all three packs in the same amount of time and still buy them the next week.
I step off distances. Figuring 3 ft per step.
The only answer is chicken math. and no I don’t have time to explain it. I have to go build a pin for an ostrich.
Hours of sleep
Boy math
A 5k is just 5 laps of my local park
In Sweden we have an expression called “guy guessing” (killgissa), basically means you answer a question confidently without actually knowing if you’re telling the truth.
Right now, it’s: “I had better buy all of the shit I want or need before the tariffs make them cost 25-100% more”. So I can justify spending because the future costs will be unfathomable.
Pokemon cards don’t count.
Pay with your phone -> dont see the price -> didn’t cost any money.
I bowl in tournaments. They have side pots and brackets that cost $5 each. I lay down $230. At the end of the day I “won” $65 and go home happy.
20*20=420
What’s a girl math? Since when math has a gender?
“I need to leave in 30 minutes, and a match from this video game is only 25 minutes, therefore I have time for one.” makes sense, right ?
except it’s completely missing how much time all the little in-between steps take, like turning on the computer, finding a match, character select screen, then putting on my socks, getting my phone etc I end I end up like 20 minutes late