Life Energy Economics
Work Hours to Purchase Calculator
"Your money is your life energy." Calculate how many hours of work an item costs before handing over your credit card.
Income & Purchase Details
Life Hours Cost
48.0 Hours
of your life energy Work Days Equivalent: 6.0 full work days
Your Money is Your Life Energy
In the financial classic Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez, money is defined not as paper currency, but as something you trade your life energy for.
Evaluating Purchases in Work Hours
When considering a $1,200 smartphone or vacation, thinking in dollars can feel abstract. But converting that price into 48 actual hours of sitting at your desk (6 full working days) reframes the purchase decision around the real human labor required to fund it.