Work Hours Calculator: Every Price Now Shows How Many Hours of Your Life It Costs
Hey Product Hunt! π
I got tired of buying stuff without thinking about what it really costs.
So I built Work Hours Calculator β a free Chrome extension that instantly turns every price tag into hours of your actual life.
Browse Amazon, eBay, Shopify⦠anywhere. Prices automatically become:
π Green = Less than 2 hours β Go for it
π Amber = 2β6 hours β Think twice
π΄ Red = 6+ hours β Sleep on it
That $349 headphones? β 5.8 hours of your life. That $19 phone case? β 19 minutes. 5.8h work5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work 5.8h work
Suddenly every purchase feels different.
How it works (literally 10 seconds):
Install the extension
Set your hourly wage (supports monthly too)
Browse like normal β it does the rest automatically
Why I built it: I was the guy who added random things to cart βjust because they were cheap.β Once I started seeing prices in time instead of dollars, my spending dropped hard. This tool does the painful math for you in real time.
Killer Features:
β¨ Works on any shopping website
Multiple wage profiles (day job + freelance + side hustle)
Smart color-coded badges
Built-in manual calculator
Wishlist + purchase history
Impulse protection (24/48/72h reminder emails)
Category tagging (Electronics, Clothes, Food, etc.)
Dark mode, full accessibility, keyboard shortcuts
Supports USD, EUR, GBP, ILS + more
100% free β’ No ads β’ No tracking β’ Privacy-first
I made this because time is the one thing we canβt get back.
Try it and tell me if your next shopping session feels completely different.
Links: π₯ Chrome Web Store β Install Free
π Landing Page + Demo β vovala14.github.io/work-hours-calculator
Would love your brutal feedback β what feature would make this 10Γ more useful for you?
Drop a comment if this already changed how you see money π
#ChromeExtension #FinTech #MindfulSpending #Productivity #TimeIsMoney

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This is such a clever reframe!! Does it work on mobile or is it strictly desktop?