{"id":224388,"date":"2023-11-16T13:08:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=224388"},"modified":"2023-11-16T13:08:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:08:22","slug":"hundreds-of-households-happy-to-help-friends-and-family-out-for-free-poll-finds-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/hundreds-of-households-happy-to-help-friends-and-family-out-for-free-poll-finds-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of households happy to help friends and family out for free, poll finds | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A CALCULATOR has been created to reveal the monetary value of your free time.<\/p>\n

By estimating how much free time you have and adding your own costs for each, the tool provides you with a calculated sum at the end \u2013 which could be hundreds of thousands of pounds.<\/p>\n

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It comes after research found the average Brit reckons an hour of their time is worth \u00a347 – more than twice the average wage.<\/p>\n

Researchers asked 2,000 adults to put a value on the different ways they spend their time, to include work, socialising, looking after children, housework and helping others.<\/p>\n

It shows that while the nation earns an average of \u00a322 an hour, they value their free time much higher at \u00a356.<\/p>\n

Time with children is the most valuable of all, with people typically putting the value of that at \u00a3106 for 60 minutes.<\/p>\n

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But when friends and neighbours in need are concerned, time is not an issue, as 80% would happily\u00a0help out\u00a0for free.<\/p>\n

It also emerged adults reckon they waste 11 hours of their time a week waiting around for things \u2013 or just doing nothing in particular – costing up to \u00a3517.<\/p>\n

The research was commissioned by over 50\u2019s life insurance company, Cover Today, whose spokesperson said: \u201cTime is the one thing you can't buy or earn more of, so invest it in what truly matters.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt seems millions are squandering some of their valuable time on nothing in particular \u2013 which we\u2019re all guilty of.\u201d<\/p>\n

The research also found 26% of adults admitted they are guilty of under-valuing their time.<\/p>\n

And 72% value their personal time far more than that which they spend at work.<\/p>\n

More than half (56%) said it\u2019s because you can\u2019t put a price on freedom, while 54% blame it on work being something they\u00a0have to\u00a0do, not something they want to do.<\/p>\n

Two thirds of adults polled, via OnePoll, also hate having to wait around for things.<\/p>\n

And the same figure believe we now live in a time\u00a0where\u00a0having to wait a long period for something is "unacceptable".<\/p>\n

A spokesperson from Cover Today, which claims to be the only over 50's life insurance provider to offer immediate protection for death by any cause, added: \u201cTime is precious, and waiting can be a real test of one's patience.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a world where everything moves at lightning speed, waiting is the last thing anyone wants to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo\u00a0finding ways to cut how much you need to wait is a smart way to live, which will give you time to do the things you really want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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How much Brits estimate an hour is worth:<\/p>\n