Most of us think about money
in dollar amounts. But
dollars are abstract. Time is
the real currency.
Using the unit of what we
call LifeSpend, Hourstospend
is a calculator that
translates any purchase, or
intended one, into the one
currency that actually
matters, the hours of your
life required to acquire it.
Those $200 kicks aren't $200.
They're a Tuesday afternoon.
* WHAT IS A LIFESPEND™?(+)
A LifeSpend is a unit of cost
— the portion of your life a
purchase actually requires.
Where a price tag shows
dollars, a LifeSpend shows
time.
$20 coffee maker
≈
$ 27 min
$200 sneakers
≈
$ 4.6 hrs
$1,200 laptop
≈
$3.4 days
$35,000 car
≈
$ 2.4 mos
* Examples based on $26/hr wage
* HOW IT WORKS(+)
01.Enter your hourly rate or yearly salary. Hourstospend converts it to what you earn per hour.
02.Enter the price of whatever you're either considering buying or have already purchased.
03.We calculate your LifeSpend — sharing exactly how many minutes, hours, or days of your life this purchase will cost you.
04.Decide if it's worth it. The math doesn't judge. It just helps provide a better understanding around what something costs.