What did that really cost you?
Convert purchases, loans, cars, homes, and subscriptions into real work hours, future value, and smarter decisions.
Recent Purchase
$1,200 New Phone
43.2 hrs
5.4 days
$2,430
28%
"This purchase takes a major amount of your work life. Consider delaying or replacing it."
Calculations made
Life audits completed
Work hours revealed
Future value protected
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What is your life worth?
Drag the slider to your hourly wage and see how much life energy common items actually cost you.
Your Hourly Wage (After Tax)
$35
Daily Latte
$6
Costs you
10 mins
of work life
Streaming Suite
$45
Costs you
1.3 hrs
of work life
Weekend Trip
$450
Costs you
12.9 hrs
of work life
New AirPods
$249
Costs you
7.1 hrs
of work life
iPhone 15 Pro
$1,099
Costs you
3.9 days
of work life
MacBook Pro
$2,499
Costs you
8.9 days
of work life
Luxury Watch
$8,500
Costs you
1.4 months
of work life
New Car
$45,000
Costs you
7.7 months
of work life
House Deposit
$120,000
Costs you
1.7 years
of work life
Most financial tools show the price. TrueTimeCost shows what the price takes from your life.
Most financial apps stop at the dollar amount. TrueTimeCost goes deeper. It shows how many hours you need to work, how many days of your life the purchase takes, and what that money could become if you kept it.
Money
Traditional tools show you the price in dollars, but dollars are abstract and easy to spend.
Time
We show you how many hours and days of your life you are actually trading for that purchase.
Future Value
See what that same money would be worth in 10, 20, or 30 years if you invested it instead.
How TrueTimeCost works
1. Enter the decision
Add the purchase, subscription, loan, car, or debt payment you are considering.
2. Convert dollars into time
We calculate the real cost using your after-tax income, work hours, and future value assumptions.
3. Decide with clarity
See the work hours, workdays, income impact, future value lost, and a clear verdict.
Real decisions. Real life-cost.
$6 coffee every workday
= $1,560/year
= 55.7 work hours
$650 car payment
= $7,800/year
= 278.5 work hours
$89/month subscriptions
= $1,068/year
= 38.1 work hours
$3,500 vacation
= 125 work hours
= 15.6 workdays
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For debt payoff
See how every purchase affects your freedom date.
For smart spenders
Know when something is worth buying and when it is just impulse.
For car buyers
Understand the real cost beyond the monthly payment.
For families
Compare decisions in time, not just dollars.
For FIRE and minimalism
Protect future value and avoid lifestyle inflation.
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“I was about to buy a $3,200 watch. TrueTimeCost showed me it would take 114 hours of my life. I bought a $300 one instead and invested the rest.”
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Software Engineer
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$2,900
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Marketing Manager
Saved
$18,000
“My subscription audit revealed I was spending $287/month on things I barely used. That's 3,400 hours of work over a decade!”
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Freelance Designer
Saved
$3,444
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School Teacher
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“The AI Roast feature told me my spending habits are 'funding someone else's retirement while delaying mine'. Ouch. But needed.”
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Sales Rep
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$7,200
“I run every major purchase through TrueTimeCost now. My savings rate went from 8% to 28% in 6 months. This app changed my life.”
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AI Financial Coach
Active Analysis
"I really want that new $1,200 phone. My current one is 2 years old. Should I?"
Conscience Verdict: Hold Off.
That phone costs 43 work hours. Your current phone is still performing at 90% efficiency. Waiting 6 months saves you $300 in depreciation and keeps $1,200 in your compounding fund.
Meet your personal
financial conscience.
Our AI coach doesn't just track spending—it understands the life-cost of every decision. Get real-time clarity before you tap that 'Buy Now' button.
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