The "Free" Trap: A simple breakdown of Opportunity Cost (Starting from the Basics)

To a lot of people free means zero cost. In economics, that is almost never the case because of Opportunity cost.

I am starting a series called "Starting from Basics" to explain some of these fundamental concepts that effect our daily lives, for eg. how a free pizza might actually cost you two hours of progress on personal goals.

I wrote a more detailed breakdown with some visual examples here: https://medium.com/@satinderpsingh21/the-hidden-cost-of-free-things-understanding-opportunity-cost-05c524198d0b

I would love to hear from you what free offers you might have turned down because of the hidden cost for your time was considered too high?