how much is 2 cents?

I am suddenly interested with this amount as I happen to get advices all the time. For what's the worth of a friendly word or reminder?

In my Nokia Inbox:

"Don't let someone become a priority in your life when you are just an option in theirs. Relationships work best when they are balanced."

"Value yourself. Sometimes your very existence gives hope to others."

In my Yahoo Inbox:

"Angels exist, only sometimes they haven't got wings and we call them friends."

"Control your emotions. You should also know and realize that the people who make your day bad are jewels because you need them for you to mature."

In my Hotmail Inbox:

"Take the domestic flight of Vietnam Airline from HCM city to Hue at the earliest time, depart at 7:00 and arrive Hue at 8:20 am. In Hue, you book the Saigon Morin Hotel that has a good view by the river."

"Pour water directly into the vase to provide moisture for the plant."

In my Flickr Inbox:

"I presume the photo was taken in the afternoon. You can lower your ISO to say 120, apperture to 7, speed to say below 100 to give you a not so saturated shot."

"Pay very close attention to the reflections & lighting behind you - and any shadows. Eliminate them whenever possible."


HERE ARE MY TWO CENTS.

Meaning: An individual's opinion. Origin: "My two cents' worth" (or "two bits' worth") implies that, in order to express and opinion, a small charge is levied. This could well be a simple notional charge and not related to any actual payment. It has been suggested that "two cents" was the minimum wager required of a new player in order to enter poker games. There's no documentary evidence to support that idea. The US version of the phrase is pre-dated by the British "two-penneth" and there's little reason to believe "two cents' worth" to be anything other than a US translation of that. The card-playing origin of the phrase could just as well apply to the British version but, without evidence, that's merely speculation. [The Phrase Finder]

"My two cents" and its longer version "put my two cents in" is an American idiomatic expression, taken from the original British idiom expression: to put in "my two pennies worth" or "my tuppence worth". It used to preface the tentative stating of one’s opinion. By deprecating the opinion to follow — suggesting its value is only two cents, a very small amount — the user of the phrase hopes to lessen the impact of a possibly contentious statement, showing politeness and humility. However, it is also sometimes used with irony when expressing a strongly felt opinion. The phrase is also used out of habit to preface uncontentious opinions. [Wikipedia]