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TOUGH-LOVE TOOL
The Waiting Tax
Every day you wait, you pay. Here is what it has cost you so far — and what it keeps costing, by the second.
What Are You Waiting On?
365 = one year. 1825 = five years.
Running Rate
$274/day
That is $0.0032 every second you keep waiting.
TOTAL WAITING TAX
$100,010.00
And counting — $0.0032/sec while you read this.
0HOURS AT MIN WAGE
13,794
$7.25/hr federal
MONTHS OF RENT
54
US median 1BR
YEARS AT AVG SALARY
1.67
$60K/yr benchmark
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Your Receipt
Start my own business — 365 days of waiting at $274/day = a $100,010 Waiting Tax. You are still paying it, every second.
The only way to stop the meter is to start.