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LIFE DESIGN TOOL

Hours of Your Life Budget

Every expense is hours of working life sold. See what you're actually trading — in hours, not dollars.

YOUR NET HOURLY RATE

$31.88

$85,000/yr × (1 − 25% tax) ÷ 2000 working hours

Your Income

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Monthly Expenses

$
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LIFETIME SECONDS YOU'RE TRADING

193.26M

53,684.7 hours over 40 working years — on this expense list alone.

HOURS / MONTH

111.8

HOURS / YEAR

1,342.1

HOURS / LIFETIME

53,684.7

What Each Expense Costs You

Ranked by monthly hours sold.

Rent / Mortgage
58 hrs/mo= 100.29M sec lifetime
Groceries + dining
22 hrs/mo= 37.95M sec lifetime
Car payment + insurance
19.5 hrs/mo= 33.61M sec lifetime
Utilities
6.6 hrs/mo= 11.38M sec lifetime
Subscriptions + phone
5.8 hrs/mo= 10.03M sec lifetime