About
This is a single-purpose calculator that asks a simple question: when you subtract everything your job actually costs you, and divide by every hour it actually takes, what's your real hourly wage?
The answer is almost always smaller than the number on your offer letter. Sometimes a lot smaller.
The concept comes from the 1992 book Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez. The math has been around for thirty years. The internet has been surprisingly bad at putting it into a tool that loads fast, doesn't ask for your email, and lets you type in what you're about to buy to see what it actually costs you in time.
That's what this is.
No, seriously, no signup
Every calculation runs in your browser. We don't store your numbers, send them anywhere, or try to upsell you on a subscription. If you want, you can look at the source.
Contact
Corrections, complaints, or calculator ideas go through the contact form . No email address on this site, because spam bots.