How many hours of your life does it cost?

Price it in hours of your life, not just dollars. Three questions, no login.

What does the thing cost?
$
What do you take home a month, after tax?
$
How many hours a week do you work, commute included?
hrs
0 hours
of your life, at what you earn

Plenty of things are worth it. Now you can choose on purpose.

Try this: sleep on it before you buy.
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Educational, not financial advice. If the numbers feel heavy, talk to someone you trust or a licensed pro.
the longer version, if you want it
Money is time you already spent

In Your Money or Your Life, Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez call money life energy: every dollar is time you traded for it. At $20 an hour of your real time, a $300 thing costs 15 hours of your life.

This isn't about buying less

Hours cut both ways. They also give you permission to buy what's clearly worth it, like a good mattress you'll sleep on for years, without the guilt.

The number we show you

Your take-home divided by the hours you give to work, commute included, gives a rough hourly figure. The price divided by that is the hours. A gut-check, not your exact wage.